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Aquinnah, State Police sign new agreement »

The Aquinnah Select Board has signed off on an agreement between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Massachusetts State Police that allows troopers to respond to incidents on tribal lands. The agreement, finalized Wednesday night at the town’s select board, comes as a result of a scant police force. The department had four officers to start the year, but that’s dwindled to just one now due to one officer going out on medical leave, one officer retiring, and one officer transferring…

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Pine beetle scourge spreads to residential areas »

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The Aquinnah Police Department and the case for regionalization  »

The Aquinnah Police Department is teetering on the edge.  What was a department of four to start the year — two patrol officers, a sergeant, and a chief — has fallen to a department of one: Chief Rhandi Belain. Officers have either aged out, are on leave, or have left for another department. And even the lone man standing, Chief Belain, who has served the department for three decades and whose father served as chief before him, is expected to retire in eight months. The staffing problem is compounded…

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Controversy at the Derby »

From the shoreline at Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah to the rolling surf of Wasque Point on Chappaquiddick, anglers have been whispering and wondering about a fishing controversy that floated to the top of this year’s annual Martha’s Vineyard Bluefish and Striped Bass Derby.  A fisherman who had been chalked at the top of the leaderboard last week, and who is also a member of the Derby committee, Cosmo Creanga of Vineyard Haven, was accused of cheating, according to five fishermen with badges…

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A Derby roundup: week 3 »

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Island-wide vote considered for high school building project »

With funding for likely one of the most expensive regional infrastructure projects expected to go before voters in the spring, Island school officials are weighing how voters will ultimately make their decision. In a meeting planned for next month, school committee members may decide whether to ask voters to support funding the nearly $350 million project as a majority vote across the entire Island, or on a town-by-town basis.  Some school officials are pushing for an Island-wide vote because they…

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Susan Rosinoff »

Susan Rosinoff, 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 28, after a long and courageous fight against multiple sclerosis. Sue was also a two-time survivor of breast cancer. Susan refused to let her illnesses define her. She was most proud to define herself as an Islander. Sue and her husband Bruce purchased a home in Island Grove, Edgartown, in 1985 — they commuted from Boston and Cape Cod for many years, but finally settled down as full-time Islanders in 2003. Sue had successful careers as…

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Rebecca Puopolo-Kelly »

Rebecca Puopolo-Kelly (“Becky”) was born in Framingham on Nov. 22, 1949, and passed away peacefully to her Eternal Home on Sept. 6, 2025. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and some of her great-grandchildren. She was born in Framingham, and lived in Boston’s North End. A friend in Nevada offered her a job and help finding a home if she agreed to go to dealer’s school. There was no dust on Becky’s shoes! She told her husband Danny to sell everything and follow…

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Betty Jewel Carter »

Betty Jewel Carter (née Ward), 90, passed away peacefully on Sept. 17, 2025, in Oak Bluffs. Born in Crystal River, Fla., she was the cherished daughter of James Sr. and Juanita Ward, and a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend. An avid lifelong learner and educator, Betty began her academic journey as a business major at Florida A&M University, where she pledged as a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority before moving north to New York and eventually settling in the Boston area,…

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Grace Catherine Sullivan »

Grace Catherine (Railsback) Sullivan passed away peacefully on Sept. 3, 2025, at her home in Edgartown, surrounded by her family. She was born on Feb. 13, 1939, in Mansfield, Ohio, to David H. Railsback and Claire E. Pease. Grace was raised in Bridgeport, Conn., and was a 1956 graduate of Central High School. She married James J. Sullivan, and raised four children in Chelmsford, where she lived for many years prior to moving to Newburyport in 1997. Her fondest memories were of summers spent at her…

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