Police and Fire Officials Continue to Investigate Junkyard Fire

A fire last week at the JWL Transport junkyard remains is being considered suspicious, a fire official said Wednesday. 

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Jimmy Seas Eyes Next Chapter

After opening a new location in Connecticut, the owner of Jimmy Seas Pan Pasta is planning a slow retreat from his Oak Bluffs restaurant in order to give a new owner the chance to learn the pasta business. 

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Vineyard Wind Powers Up

After missing the initial goal of delivering power by the end of 2023, Vineyard Wind this week announced one of its first five wind turbines is now sending electricity to the grid.

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Chilmark Congregation Breaks Away From Methodist Church

The Chilmark Community Church is starting its new year as an independent church, severing its ties to the United Methodist Church earlier this week. 

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Political Parties Eye Open State Rep Seat

Since state Rep. Dylan Fernandes announced early this month that he will run for state Senate next year, only one candidate has made a public bid for his seat. The seat has been held by a Democrat for at least 35 years but the GOP is determined to get a candidate on the ballot.

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Vineyard’s South Shore Bears Brunt of December Storm

The high winds and surf from Monday’s storm exacted a heavy toll on the Vineyard’s south shore, tearing several new breaches, eroding dunes and creating a sinkhole on Atlantic Drive in Edgartown

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Planning Board to Appeal Turf Decision

The legal battle over a turf field at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will continue after the Oak Bluffs planning board voted Tuesday to appeal a recent state Land Court decision that allowed the field to bypass local zoning review. 

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High Winds Hit the Vineyard

More than a dozen ferry trips to and from the Vineyard were canceled Monday morning as a storm hit southern New England with strong winds.

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State To Receive $372 Million for Cape Bridges

Massachusetts lawmakers announced the grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Friday evening, and said it could be a sign of further funding for the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, the two aging roadways that serve as the only vehicle passage to and from the Cape.

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Hotel Industry Shakes Off Covid Fatigue

While the number of vacation home rentals has exploded on Martha’s Vineyard since Covid, the proportion of lodging tax revenue from hotels grew sharply in the last two years, now accounting for about a third of lodging tax receipts Islandwide.

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