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Questions of transparency swirl around Vineyard Wind »

Just a fraction of Vineyard Wind’s planned offshore wind turbines are in operation despite nearly three years of construction, and the company is staying silent on what is slowing production down and when it’ll actually finish the project. First reported by the State House News Service, Vineyard Wind 1 — an offshore wind farm 15 miles south of the Island — only has four turbines providing power to the grid, which the Times confirmed with state officials. But that is one less than what was…

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Accessibility issues make good citizenship almost impossible  »

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Island students march to the sea for fallen soldiers »

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Nominations live for Creative Living Award »

Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2025 Creative  Living Award.  This award was established in 1983 to recognize outstanding members of the Vineyard community who embody Ruth Bogan’s spirit of courage and intelligence, a love for the Island, and who have contributed significantly to the quality of life on the Vineyard.  Bogan first saw Martha’s Vineyard in 1947 and was delighted by its natural landscape. Although a nurse by training, she taught herself…

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Late-season nor’easter dumps 5 inches of rain, cancels ferries »

Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a rare May nor’easter dumped more than five inches of rain in some areas, knocked out power for more than half the Island, and high winds and seas disrupted travel plans ahead of one of the busiest weekends of the year. There were also reports of minor coastal flooding around Edgartown Harbor, Oak Bluffs Harbor and, per usual, Five Corners in Tisbury where multiple cars had to be towed after traveling through the floods. “It was a pretty good soaking,” said Joe…

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Veterans services planned for Memorial Day »

As Memorial Day approaches, the Island is preparing to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the U.S. military. On Monday of Memorial Day weekend, American Legion Post 257 will host its century-old Memorial Day parade, starting at 10:30 am from the Legion Hall parking lot in Vineyard Haven. The procession will move through Oak Grove Cemetery, where 450 U.S. flags will be placed in the cemetery, creating the “Avenue of Flags.” Wreaths will be laid at memorials for…

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Chilmark to consider paid parental leave for town workers »

Most families across Massachusetts  who work for municipalities aren’t eligible for paid family leave after having a baby, and must instead take unpaid time off to care for their newborn. But a Chilmark resident is trying to change that on Island, one town at a time.  In a Chilmark select board meeting on Tuesday, Vicki Divoll, a lawyer and finance committee chair for the town, presented her initiative for the introduction of four weeks of paid family leave for new parents or adoptive ones of…

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Edgartown clerk nominated for judge position »

Five new Massachusetts attorneys were nominated by Governor Maura Healey Wednesday for Associate Justice positions in Massachusetts District Court’s, and one of the nominees is long-time Island resident, Edgartown Court Clerk Magistrate Liza Williamson. Currently a resident of West Tisbury, Williamson has served as the Clerk Magistrate of the Edgartown District Court for over 20 years, where she presides over small claims trials, issues search warrants, conducts bail hearings, and serves as the…

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Ahead of Memorial Day, Island braces for summer of ‘Jaws’ »

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Wire-fraud scam hits Tisbury town hall »

The Town of Tisbury was hit with a wire fraud scam this month, ultimately losing taxpayers a small sum of money. Just over $16,000, originally intended to pay for a dredge survey completed by CR Environmental, was wired to a fraudulent account on May 5 by town employees after a hacker compromised the email of a former harbormaster, according to town officials. It is the second time over the last year that a town on the Island was hit by a cyber scam. Oak Bluffs in August was scammed out of $332,000,…

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