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Vineyard Wind installing turbine blades again »

Vineyard Wind officials say that they have returned to attaching blades to turbine towers at its offshore wind farm more than a dozen miles off the Island, following a malfunction in July that temporarily suspended construction. A spokesperson for the development said that work began on Saturday and continued through the weekend after an “extensive inspection” of its blades.  Federal officials have indicated that they have given approval for the addition of three blades for now.  How far the…

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Community, Built on Stilts »

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Pirate’s Puzzle Escape Room »

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Building trust, trades, and company »

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Celebrating Our MVRHS Grads: Damien Harris »

Damien Harris, class of 1989, finished high school and proceeded to college, but had a sort of wanderlust to travel. As a high school student, he had journeyed to D.C. and other locations for numerous family trips, but the major high school trip that he took was to Russia. This was in the 1980s, and Gorbachev, who wanted to open up Russia and westernize it more, was the leader. This further opened up the world of travel to Damien. During his college years, he volunteered to work at Close Up, a Washington,…

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Dogcharmer: Pet me, pet me, pet me »

Dear Dogcharmer, I have a 2-year-old Airedale named Winston. He’s loving, smart, and a pleasure to live with, except when anyone comes to visit. Then he’s really annoying, a real pain in the ass. It’s not aggression, it’s the opposite –– he won’t stop demanding attention to be constantly petted! First, when people are at the door he acts like they’re his best friend in the world who he hasn’t seen in years. Then when just hanging out, he goes from person to person shoving his…

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Good Soles »

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Steamship Authority restores ferry advertisements »

The Steamship Authority is backpedaling on its decision to nix advertisements aboard its vessels, restoring a source of around $100,000 in annual revenue for the ferry line.  During the joint meeting of the Steamship Authority board and the Port Council on Monday afternoon, ferry officials voted to rescind their July decision to stop accepting new ads until an updated advertisement policy could be created.  The board voted 4-1 for the rescission, and the Port Council unanimously voted in favor…

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Honoring our Island’s public libraries »

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Vineyard hockey crush rivals in season opener »

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional high school Varsity hockey squad made the trek out to Nantucket on Saturday, defeating the Whalers 10-0 on the road in their first game of the season. For the Vineyard Hockey squad, there were a lot of “firsts,” highlighted by head coach Matt Mincone throughout the strong showing at Saturday’s game.  Freshman forward, Ryan Heidt (No. 9) made an immediate impact, scoring his first high school career goal on his very first shift of the game. Freshman forward…

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