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July 27, 2010
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News Update: Tuesday, July 27: Vineyard Haven Beaches Open Again
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:37pm EDT
Beaches around Vineyard Haven harbor are open again as of noon Tuesday, assistant health inspector Maura Valley confirmed, after results from water samples taken yesterday cleared the water as safe for swimming.
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President Obama Returns To the Vineyard in August For First Family Vacation
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

The worst-kept secret of the summer is out: the first family will return to Martha's Vineyard to vacation at the end of August.
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Emergency Scramble After Lightning Strike at Airport
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Lightning struck the Martha's Vineyard Airport during a series of thunderstorms that swept the Island over the weekend, knocking out the Islandwide emergency communications center computer server that operates in the main tower. The Dukes County Sheriff said yesterday damage and lost equipment were estimated at $100,000.
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Vineyard Haven Beaches Closed: Storm Overflow
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Vineyard Haven beaches from Owen Park to Ralph Packer's gas station remained closed Monday after electrical storm damage overnight on Friday caused a pump problem that allowed sewage to seep into storm drains which empty into the harbor between the Steamship Authority and the Black Dog Tavern.
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Five-Year Moratorium on Lobstering Is Shelved; Fishermen Are Relieved
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Worried Vineyard lobstermen are breathing a little easier this week following a meeting held last week with fisheries regulators in Rhode Island, where a proposed five-year moratorium on lobster fishing was placed on the shelf — at least for now.
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Right to Privacy But Not to Life: Is It Okay to Kill U.S. Terrorists?
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Before the government can tap the phone or read the e-mails of an American suspected of having terrorist links, it must get the approval of a federal judge. But if they target the same person for death, no such review pertains.
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Lost Ranger: Friend Tells Tillman Story
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Pat Tillman taught his comrade in arms Russell Baer a couple of important things.

In life, Mr. Tillman, the football star who walked away from a multimillion dollar career with the NFL to go and fight for America, taught Mr. Baer not to prejudge people.
July 23, 2010
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Tribe Blocks Path to Beach
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Aquinnah elected leaders fume over closed path at Lobsterville beach, but town attorney counsels cooler heads

Six years after the conclusion of a Supreme Court case in which the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) battled with Aquinnah taxpayers and the town over sovereignty rights, a new battleground has potentially sprung up on a sandy path to the sea.
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After Tragedy, Trauma Lingers
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Tisbury selectman writes letter to state following fatality, raising concerns about crosswalks and safety

Tisbury selectman Geoghan Coogan's letter to state authorities about the unsafe condition of State Road was understandably emotional, given the bicycle tragedy which had recently occurred the previous day right outside his office.
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Sewers and Oysters Said to Be Saviors For Ponds in Peril
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Last summer the Vineyard Conservation Society succeeded in convincing Islanders that their ponds were indeed in peril. At this year's Ponds in Peril forum, Islanders learned what they could do about it.
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A Nail for Main Street's Coffin? Edgartown Hardware is Moving
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

They're not moving far away, but the upcoming departure of the Edgartown Hardware store from Main street will mark the end of an era for downtown Edgartown.
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Begun of a Preacher Man, 175 Years Ago
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

It was 175 years ago next month that six devout Edgartown Methodists decided to establish a summer religious community of their very own and selected the largest oak grove in New England, near Eastville, to be its site.
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Three Decades of Building Boats Where Big Macs Might Have Been
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

The year was 1978, and Martha's Vineyard confronted a big decision about its character. It could take a big step toward becoming part of generic America or fight to maintain its individuality.
July 20, 2010
7:00
Coast Guard Questions Origin of Fire
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
A Coast Guard captain assisting with the investigation into the fire that destroyed the Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha last Monday said the fire may not have started in the boathouse.
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Menemsha Open for Business Again
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Parking lots are filled and people are once again crowding the restaurants, shops and fish markets of Menemsha.
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Illustrious Cookery Editor On Eating the American Way
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
When editor Judith Jones received the manuscript for Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, it was exactly what she had been looking for in her own kitchen. "And if I felt that way, there must be others out there," Mrs. Jones said from her summer home in Vermont. For her and many Americans, it wasn't just another cookbook. It was a teaching book.
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Torts Amid the Tombstones? Author Probes Afterlife Laws
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

When Boston College Law School professor Ray Madoff set out to write a book about the legal rights of the dead in America, she only intended to include one chapter on the law itself, devoting the rest of the book to a philosophical, psychological, sociological and even religious interpretation. But as she began prying into the more remote and cobwebbed corners of the legal system, she stumbled upon a bizarre legal world of grave robbing, posthumous procreation and cryogenic preservation that was too rich a topic; in the end, she devoted the entire book to this world.
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Books, Not Bumper Stickers: Stephen Carter Defends Debate
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Best-selling author and Yale law professor Stephen Carter deplores those bumper stickers with which people advertise their views on political and social issues.
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Farm Institute Grows Community
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Hay bales in the distance, belted Galloways grazing in the fields, the sun setting softly over Katama Farm — it was a picturesque Vineyard evening for the Farm Institute's Meals in the Meadow event Saturday night that was full of local food, drink, fun, and most importantly, education. The annual fundraiser was held to raise money for the institute's education programs that teach children and adults sustainability through farming practices.
July 16, 2010
3:23
An Inconvenient Truth for Schools Debuts on Island
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:23am EDT
Waiting for Superman is the new documentary by the same people who made An Inconvenient Truth, and this film sets out to do with regard to public education in America what its predecessor did with regard to climate and energy policy.
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Chilmark Fire Chief Praises Response
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:22am EDT
It's been an exhausting week for Chilmark fire chief David Norton, but during a brief respite at the station yesterday, he took a few minutes to look back on the events, Monday afternoon that are now well recorded in newspapers and cameras around the Island and beyond.
3:21
Senior Chief Jason Olsen Stands Tall in First Crisis
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:21am EDT
Most people who move to the Island have a grace period to learn the tricky street names, quirky personalities and unique rhythms of the Vineyard. But on Monday that grace period came to abrupt end for Chief Jason Olsen, station commander for the U.S. Coast Guard station at Menemsha. Chief Olsen, 35, took command just six weeks ago.
3:21
Vineyard Cup Races, Festivities: As Open as Programs They Fund
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:21am EDT
Sailing is a summer sport, at least for the most part. It is also usually limited to people of means who belong to expensive private sailing clubs.
3:20
Child Care Help is on the Way For Families Struggling to Pay
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:20am EDT
There was good news this week for Islanders struggling to pay for child care, including preschool: a state grant has come through that will make child care subsidy money available for income-eligible families in five of the six Island towns.
3:19
Town Selectmen Declare A State of Emergency For Menemsha Village
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:19am EDT
The Coast Guard has pledged to rebuild and the Chilmark selectmen have declared a state of emergency in the village of Menemsha following the Monday afternoon fire that destroyed the U.S. Coast Guard boathouse and most of a wooden pier leading out to the West Dock.
July 14, 2010
15:23
News Update: Wednesday, July 14: Pond Closed to Shellfishing After Fire
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Posted: July 14th, 2010, 3:23pm EDT
The state Division of Marine Fisheries has closed Menemsha Pond to shellfishing following the fire on Monday that destroyed the U.S. Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha.
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News Update: Wednesday, July 14:
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Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:01pm EDT
July 13, 2010
7:00
Chaos in Menemsha as Fire Destroys Coast Guard Boathouse
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

A huge fire erupted in the U.S. Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha yesterday afternoon, completely destroying the 68-year-old building along with an extended wooden pier that leads to the west dock on the Menemsha harbor. Also destroyed in the blaze were at least one truck and an unknown number of small boats nearby. Miraculously there were no injuries save one minor injury to a volunteer fireman, a Coast Guard public affairs spokesman confirmed last night.
7:00
New Ambassador Takes Oath On Vineyard Haven Front Porch
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

At 10 o'clock in the evening on June 30, Theodore (Tod) and Kate Sedgwick had just turned out the lights of their shoreside colonial summer home in Vineyard Haven, ready to settle into their first night of vacation when the phone rang with an unusual insistence.
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There's Something About Ted: Special Honors for Mr. Morgan
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

With tears in his eyes, an emotional Fred B. (Ted) Morgan Jr. stood at a podium to thank his number one supporter through the past 65 years of his life. The hundreds of people gathered to honor Mr. Morgan with a 2010 lifetime achievement award from the Edgartown Library Foundation sat silently as the guest of honor graciously acknowledged his wife, Floss, for seeing him through thick and thin for the better part of a century.
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Debating U.S. Foreign Policy Quagmire
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

The United States will likely remain stuck in the war in Afghanistan well past President Obama's nominated date next year for beginning to pull troops out, one of the architects of the President's Afghan policy says.
7:00
Counselors Offer Special Help For Witnesses to Cyclist's Death
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
A fatal accident in downtown Vineyard Haven last Tuesday left a young mother dead, and her family and friends devastated; it also has badly distressed many Islanders who witnessed the sudden tragedy.
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Tisbury Street Fair Celebrates a Town Birthday With Food, Music, Frolic
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

After a weekend long July Fourth celebration, the party continued in Vineyard Haven last Thursday night to celebrate Tisbury's 339th birthday at the annual Tisbury street fair. It was all food, games, music and dance as families packed Main street to enjoy a night out of fun.
July 12, 2010
17:37
Breaking News: Monday, July 12: Coast Guard Menemsha on Fire
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Posted: July 12th, 2010, 5:37pm EDT

The boathouse at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Menemsha has burned to the ground and the West Dock continues to burn as firefighters from around the Island struggle to contain a fire that broke out at 2:40 p.m. on Monday. Menemsha has been evacuated, all roads leading to the village have been closed and the harbor has been evacuated and closed to boat traffic. Lifeguards have evacuated Menemsha Beach and the sky is filled with smoke and burning ash. A command center has been set up at the Home Port Restaurant and firefighters are being shuttled in and out amid conditions of extreme heat. The fire was first reported at 2:40 p.m. and at 4 pm. was still fully engaged.
July 09, 2010
7:00
Bike Accident Claims a Life
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Day trip to the Vineyard turns tragic for Dina Dececca, 40, who falls from her bicycle into tractor trailer's path

A Melrose woman who took a trip to the Vineyard for the day with her husband, friends and young family, was killed in a grisly accident on Tuesday afternoon when she fell from her bike on State Road in Vineyard Haven into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer.
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Heat and Holiday Sales Boost Island Businesses
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Business leaders around the Island are feeling bullish following the Fourth of July weekend, which was marked by a jump in hotel room rentals, jam-packed stores and restaurants and the largest number of people traveling to the Vineyard by ferry in at least six years.
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Raising a Glass (or Two) in Tisbury
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

When Abby Fligor stopped for a quick supper with her parents on their way to the theatre on Wednesday night, she had no clue she was about to become a minor historical figure.
7:00
Four Win Homes in Lambert's Cove
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

After six previous disappointments, Marie Meyer-Barton's luck finally changed on Tuesday evening, and she was a winner in an affordable housing lottery.

But her tears were not only of joy. Her best friend was one of those who missed out on the right to buy one of the four affordable housing units at Lambert's Cove, by chance.
7:00
Hottest Commodity for Sale? Try Sand from Sengekontacket
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
On the Vineyard sand is emerging as a commodity, right up there with gold futures and pork bellies, as towns and private groups compete to get their hands on the stuff to use as ammunition in their ongoing battle against erosion.
7:00
Island Finds Ways to Keep Cool as Heat Wave Melts Northeast
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

It was so hot this week that even the waves at Joseph Sylvia State Beach looked limp. A heavy haze rested on the horizon, matched only by the wall of heat and humidity that hit anyone who ventured outdoors, leaving some short of breath. The heat put a strain on the power supply, and on Monday and Tuesday there were widepsread brownouts and blackouts.
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Jaws Returns to Show Lives Shaped by Film
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

He hasn't caused any trouble in these parts since the last recorded attacks, way back in the earlier half of the 20th century. Unless, of course, you count the mass hysteria he incited with his big-screen debut in the horror classic Jaws.
July 06, 2010
22:33
News Update: Tuesday, July 6: Woman Cyclist Dies in Truck Accident
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 10:33pm EDT
A 40-year-old woman cyclist from Melrose was killed in Vineyard Haven on Tuesday afternoon when she was struck by a tractor trailer owned by the E.C. Cottle Lumber Co., state police have confirmed.
7:00
Watch Out for Sharks, The Coast Guard Warns In First-of-Its Kind Alert
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

It's been 35 years since the movie Jaws forever linked great white shark attacks and Martha's Vineyard in the popular imagination of the world, yet in all that time no one has ever been attacked.
7:00
Festive Fourth Filled With Flags and Sparkle
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

If nothing else, this July Fourth was a celebration the founding fathers would have approved of — a celebration of life, liberty, and above all, the pursuit of happiness. Parade-goers wore ribbons in their hair, held flags in their hands and were all smiles with ice cream dripping down their chins as they eagerly awaited the first floats of the annual Edgartown parade.
7:00
Where Oaks Die, Blueberries Live In Ever-Changing Forest
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

For Polly Hill Arboretum director Tim Boland, the swift demise of his oak forest that spans the arboretum property has been literally startling. "I'd be outside in the collections this winter and I would just hear wha-BAM!" The trees, ravaged by a plague of caterpillar infestation that lasted just over three years from 2005 to 2008, are now hollowed and rotting, teetering toward collapse. "I used to think these trees would stand for the next 10 years or so. They won't. Within the next three to four years they'll all be down," Mr. Boland said.
7:00
Relic of World War II Ready For Replacement; But How?
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 7:00am EDT

In the fall of 1944, a hurricane swept through the Vineyard, hitting Katama and damaging beyond repair the two hangars used to service Katama Airfield. Out of scraps collected from the two destroyed structures, a group of Islanders fashioned a new hangar in 1945 to help get the tiny airpark up and running again. Almost as soon as it went up, the new structure was outdated, requiring renovation and repair to meet the needs of the airfield aviation team.
7:00
Vineyard Fishermen Join Forces Against Idea of Lobster Ban
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
A group of Island lobster fishermen plan to attend a meeting later this month in Warwick, R.I. to express their opposition to a proposed ban on lobster fishing in southern New England and beyond.
July 02, 2010
7:00
Vineyard Fishermen Sue in U.S. Court to Block Cape Wind Associates
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Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

Like David against Goliath, the Martha's Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen's Association and a well-known Menemsha draggerman last week filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, claiming that the giant wind farm planned by Cape Wind Associates for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound threatens to put Island fishermen who work the shoal, including squidders and conchers, out of business for good.
7:00
BP Breaks Commitment to Fund Oil Spill Research After Obama Deal
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Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 7:00am EDT
Six weeks ago, as the oil giant BP sought to rehabilitate its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company announced it would put $500 million into scientific research into the effects of the spill. Now, it seems, that money will not be forthcoming.
7:00
Forecast is Fine for Flags, Floats, Fireworks
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Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 7:00am EDT

There's something comforting about wandering the streets of Edgartown and being able to see inside the extra large doors of the old whaling captains homes, knowing so much history has crossed those thresholds. And as American flags go up this week decorating the streets of the Vineyard, and red and white flower pots dot balconies and adorn storefronts on Main street in Edgartown, history repeats itself.

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