People the waves have not awakened, Spanking the boats at the harbour’s head, What do they long for, as I long for, Starting up in my inland bed. – Edna St. Vincent Millay
A complicated arrangement that will require the town of Edgartown to put additional land under a conservation restriction in exchange for expanding an old hangar at the Katama Airfield was back up for discussion this week, with the town counsel asking for further thought about the deal.
After years of financial struggles, Oak Bluffs is poised to make up a $600,000 deficit in free cash by the end of June, town administrator Robert Whritenour announced to the selectmen last week.
Oak Bluffs is likely to make up a $600,000 deficit in free cash by the end of June, town administrator Robert Whritenour announced to the selectmen Tuesday evening.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation had awarded the county a $75,000 grant to help finance a beach rehabilitation project, Dukes County manager Martina Thornton informed the county commissioners last week. The money will be used to move sand from Eastville Beach in Oak Bluffs to Joseph Sylvia State Beach, which lost a considerable amount of sand during Hurricane Sandy.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced in a ceremony at the Gay Head Cliffs Wednesday morning that it had named the Gay Head Light to its 2013 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Members of the Gay Head Lighthouse committee, Martha’s Vineyard Museum, selectmen from across the Island, U.S. Coast Guard and town residents gathered under the lighthouse to mark the...
It sounds like the set-up for a joke: how many Jewish rugby players are there in America?
But that was the question Menemsha native Jasper Wilson asked himself last fall as he pursued try-outs for the American rugby team traveling to the World Maccabi Games in Israel this July.
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Calendar of Events
June 19, 2013
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9:00 amVolunteers Needed to weed, rake and maintain gardens from 9 a.m.
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9:00 amWest Tisbury Farmers' Market is from 9 a.m. to noon at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.
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9:00 amCamp for a Day: Mighty Mollusks for ages five to ten is from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
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10:00 amCoffee Time is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oak Bluffs Library.
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10:00 amSeashore Discovery for adults and children of all ages is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown. Meet creatures of the sea including crabs, whelks and scallops. Cost is $9 or $6 for members; free for kids under three. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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