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Chasing shadows offshore
Updated July 29. CHATHAM — The water looked like glass as the center-console fishing boat, refitted for chasing sharks, left Ryder’s Cove at 9 am, motored past Chatham Bar through…
Celebrating local industry in Menemsha
Local fishermen came together in Menemsha on Thursday afternoon for the ninth annual Meet the Fleet, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust. For many Islanders, the event that took place on the Menemsha docks 3 to 7 pm as the sun began to set, is more akin to a holiday. “In my family,…
Katama Meadows decision pushed to September
The deliberation on the 54-acre subdivision proposed in Edgartown called Katama Meadows went over time again Thursday, and further discussion was pushed until September 10. Islanders who are anxiously awaiting some certainty regarding Katama Meadows will have to wait a bit longer. It remains unclear whether the meeting in September will include a decision on…
Prodigal groundfish permit comes back to the Island
More than a decade ago, Greg Mayhew was set to retire as a commercial fisherman and decommission his 75-foot dragger Unicorn, a staple on Dutcher Dock in Chilmark. But the loss of him and his vessel from the Menemsha docks would mean the loss of the Island’s last federal groundfish permit, and there was no…
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Hospital to launch Island’s first alpha-gal research center
As cases of alpha-gal syndrome continue to rise on the Island, the first local center to study the condition is set to be opened by the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, in partnership with Boston’s Mass General Hospital (MGH). The multi-million dollar research center, the cost of which the hospital didn’t specify,…
Hospital president’s first summer at the helm
Claire Seguin is stepping into her first summer leading the largest provider of healthcare for Martha’s Vineyard. As new president and chief operating officer, she’s been the face of the hospital for the past six months. She took over the position just before the Island was rocked by winter storms…
Ten days in at the hospital’s new tick clinic
Last Thursday afternoon, June 25, the new Express Care and Tick Clinic was open for appointments. It’s one of many responses from health organizations to increased hospital visits and a rising number of positive tests for tick-borne conditions, like the allergy to mammalian products called alpha-gal syndrome. The new center,…
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