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Island Theatre ballot question approved in landside
State needs to lead possible changes for Steamship Authority
To the Editor: Recently, at public meetings in Nantucket and on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro presented his office’s Dec. 18, 2025, report (“The Steamship Authority’s Website Development Project; Poor Planning and Lax Oversight Wastes Millions”) regarding the “cascade of failures” that led to the Steamship Authority’s failed website project. The report outlined…
Town meeting: Spark of a revolution
As our Island towns convene for their annual town meetings this spring 2026, we have the opportunity to reflect back 250 years, to when nearly 60 Massachusetts towns, in 1776 alone, debated the notion of Independence. In 1776 — actually, beginning in 1774 — the three towns on the Vineyard incorporated in 1671, Chilmark, Edgartown,…
Editor’s pick: Wind coverage
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