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“A foundation for the future” »

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:54:14 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

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‘Jaws’ celebrates 50 on Martha’s Vineyard »

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:51:09 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

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Newest Steamship ferry curbed by sanitation issues »

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:42:51 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

A day after its debut, the Aquinnah had to cancel several trips on the Vineyard route on the much anticipated “Jaws” 50th anniversary weekend. In a Sunday morning social media post, the Steamship Authority announced that its newest freight ferry, the Aquinnah, had to cancel trips because of a “blockage in the vessel’s sanitary system.” Steamship communications director Sean Driscoll said four trips were canceled because of a piping problem. “The women’s and the ADA heads on the…

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Honoring the legacy of a safe space »

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:36:29 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

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Teachers union, schools finalize three-year contract »

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:35:17 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Public schools across the Island have reached an agreement for a new, three-year contract for teachers and other union staff, which includes higher salaries and, for the first time, paid family leave. The All Island School Committee is waiting on a review from its lawyer before giving final approval, but they are expected to sign off next week. The contract, which is expected to go into effect on July 1st and last until the summer of 2028, was reached through negotiations between the teacher’s…

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The Amity Island of 1974 »

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:23:15 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

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Building inspector disciplined over town meeting incident »

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:20:49 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

West Tisbury building inspector Joseph Tierney will be disciplined for allegedly shoving an elderly man at the annual town meeting in April. On Wednesday, the West Tisbury select board voted 2-1 to sign a “last chance” disciplinary agreement with Tierney over the incident. The town found that Tierney had violated its employees’ standards of conduct and the agreement states that the building inspector was “aware of the seriousness of the situation, accepted responsibility for his actions,…

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