The two lease areas for New England Wind 1 and 2. —Courtesy of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management The federal government officially targeted a key permit of New England Wind, an offshore wind project planned for 20 miles south of the Island. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) filed a motion on Dec. 2 that seeks a voluntary remand as the federal government reconsiders the project’s construction and operations plan (COP), approved by the bureau over a year ago. The voluntary remand,…
The Steamship Authority has finalized contract negotiations with its new general manager, marking the next step toward a new age at the ferry line. After returning from an executive session on Thursday morning, the Steamship Authority board voted 4-0 to approve a three-year general manager contract for Alex Kryska, the next head of the ferry line. New Bedford representative Moira Tierney was absent from the meeting. “He will be starting in early January,” said Jim Malkin, board chair and…
A new nonprofit initiative to combat the documented spike in tick-borne illnesses on the Vineyard went live today, with experts on the rising public health crisis running the operation. The main goal is to target the deer population, a frequent carrier of ticks. Tick Free MV is an Island-wide effort to take aligned action to reduce the number of ticks on the Vineyard. The nonprofit was officially launched on Thursday and includes some of the leading experts on tick research on the Island and the…
The chair of Tisbury’s Select Board may be facing criminal charges after allegedly breaking and entering into a Steamship Authority vessel last week. The Massachusetts State Police confirmed on Thursday that the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Christina Colarusso, was issued a criminal summons on charges of breaking and entering as well as trespassing after illegally entering one of the ferry line’s vessels overnight on Nov. 25. “Last week, Tisbury Police requested assistance from State…
It’s difficult not to know someone on the Island who’s afflicted by some tick-borne infection, from Lyme disease to babesiosis to anaplasmosis, and especially hard not to know an Islander affected by the relatively new but now widespread tick-borne condition alpha-gal syndrome. It can definitely be said this year is undoubtedly the year of the tick. In July, a 1-month-old contracted the rare Powassan virus. Alpha-gal made national news when The New York Times reported a rise of veganism due to…
A significant donation has been made toward the fight to end domestic violence on the Island. Organizers behind the music festival Ladyfest Martha’s Vineyard donated $25,000 to CONNECT to End Violence, a program run by Martha’s Vineyard Community Services with a mission to reduce domestic and sexual violence on the Island. Kelly Feirtag, one of the founders of Ladyfest, said the festival has been partnered with the program since 2017, and this is the largest contribution they’ve ever made.…
With the days getting shorter, it’s impossible not to notice the darkened homes around the Island where the lights are off on winter evenings — like broken bulbs along a string of Christmas lights. Second homes, filled with vibrant families in the summer months, go cold in the winter. The latest stats from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission puts the number of vacant homes on the Island at about 10,700 — a remarkable number that means more than half the houses on the Vineyard are owned by…
To the Editor: It was heartening to read the piece on food insecurity on the Island and the outpouring of support from Islanders to provide holiday meals to needy families (“Islanders helping Islanders,” Nov. 21). Organizations such as Island Grown Initiative have stepped forward in recent years to tackle the Island’s food-insecurity problem. It’s worth noting that food distribution on the Island goes back a long way. A pioneer in this effort was Betty Burton, who, along with her husband…
To the Editor: There’s been much clearing and building on the Vineyard Haven–Edgartown Road in the past few years. I’m concerned, however, about the relatively recent leveling of trees and brush and the mountains of accumulating dirt that’s going on off Great Rock Road. Gravel is now being dumped there as well. This land used to be “forever wild.” It is now a dumping ground for construction going on elsewhere on the Island, as well as a parking lot for large machinery.…
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