The year-round gateway to the Island, Tisbury’s working waterfront is where the Steamship Authority’s main terminal resides in the village of Vineyard Haven.
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Local departments practice oil spill response
Local firefighters and harbormasters, in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), practiced oil spill containment tactics last Wednesday in Lagoon Pond next to Safe Harbor Marina. The…
Housing solutions: Accessory dwelling units
On a windy day this August, architect Geoffrey White strolled to a 100-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) he had built near his home in West Tisbury. He’d designed the small building as a livable “garden shed” back in 1995. It’s a small structure, with a white wooden desk, a bike, and a lofted area for…
Bracing for a nor’easter
Updated Sept. 23. Ahead of predictions for an early season nor’easter that is expected to pound New England, Islanders and transportation services are bracing for the possibility of heavy wind and rain. As of Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) was forecasting a gradual increase in powerful winds, with gusts up to 34 mph expected…
Fond farewell, Shenandoah
The sun set as Islanders gathered for a potluck at the Black Dog Wharf docks in Vineyard Haven to honor Shenandoah, a one-of-a-kind, 108-foot wooden topsail schooner, where thousands of the Island’s youth have embarked on week-long adventures to be educated in hands-on maritime work. At the potluck on Saturday evening, with Shenandoah docked along…
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Tisbury
Last Saturday, if you were anywhere near Tisbury Harbor a little before 7 pm, you may have heard a cannon blast out across the harbor! That was the historic Shenandoah…
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