Aquinnah is one step away from qualifying for up to $1 million in state funds, a valuable resource for a planned microgrid for town offices as well as upgrades to electric vehicle chargers. Town officials say the projects would help their community in the event of a grid failure, and would help officials do their part to transition to renewable energy. To qualify for the funding, Aquinnah must first complete six steps, of which just one remains — creating and adopting a decarbonization plan on…
While ICE representative James Covington has confirmed, no ICE activity has occurred on the Island so far this year; individuals arrested by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston last year have been deported. At the Edgartown District Court on Wednesday, two individuals previously apprehended by ERO Boston last year – held in ICE’s wing of the Plymouth county jail – were deported out of the country by ICE, resulting in their failure to appear at their Edgartown District Court summons…
The M.V. Commission got some clarification last Thursday on the 97 Spring Street project, a hotly debated Vineyard Haven development under their review. The nine-bedroom structure, intended to house Vineyard Wind workers in a residential district, has been criticized by town residents and officials since last spring for obtaining a building permit for a single-family residence. Commissioners did not reach a decision regarding any restrictions on the property in their three-hour hearing last week.…
First responders sprang into action to deal with a house fire on Tuesday night. The Edgartown Fire Department responded to an external house fire at 47 Pine Street on Tuesday at 10:48 pm. According to Edgartown Fire Chief Alexander J. Schaeffer, one person remained in the building, so they called for mutual aid to ensure they had the appropriate resources at their disposal. No one was injured from the incident. The Oak Bluffs Fire Department was on scene with their ambulance and rehab vehicles…
To the Editor: Comprising more than 5,200 acres, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MCSF) is the largest and most important conservation land on Martha’s Vineyard. This site supports important coastal sandplain habitats, including globally rare pitch pine scrub oak barrens, that have many unique and specialized plants and animals. Given the importance of the State Forest for protecting this special wildlife, this task force endorses its ecological restoration. Toward that end, we support the removal…
To the Editor: Last week, I attended a public Zoom session hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding public beach access on Chappy. The DEP listened to comments by various stakeholders, including the Trustees, the Edgartown Conservation Commission, the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, and a Cape Poge residents’ group. The session was not intended or designed to receive input from the public at large, and this is completely understandable, given…
To the Editor: I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another. Reading that clear-cutting and burning are also planned for the stands of white pine in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest has left me depressed. Is this really necessary? Various rationales are being put forth to justify violent interventions in forests that I thought were permanently conserved for nature. The…
There is a famous Jewish teaching by the Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who lived about 250 years ago. He said, “The entire world is just a narrow bridge, and the essential thing is not to be afraid at all.” I have been thinking a lot about that teaching lately, because the world has indeed felt more and more like a narrow bridge. What does it mean to “not be afraid,” when there is so much to be fearful of? And instilling fear seems to be the point. Declarations of mass deportation have undertones…
There is no question that climate change is having a detrimental effect on our planet and our way of life. If we are smart, we’ll transition to a fossil-fuel-free world as quickly and safely as we can. The Vineyard, through guidance from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, is on its way. Like Massachusetts, the hope is to be powered by renewable energy completely within the next 15 years, a bold but commendable target. A significant part of that plan is transitioning our cars to electric, with…
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