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From the Front Page verdict is in, pedicabs are the way
to cruise Oak Bluffs.
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It’s Swell on Wheels in Streets of Oak Bluffs
What’s yellow, on wheels, and found carting paying (and non-paying) passengers all over Oak Bluffs? The answer is a new, open-air way to tour the Island’s pastel-painted town or bar hop along Circuit avenue: Vineyard Pedicab.
» Full Story by Brittany Lyte
Vineyard WeekFriday, July 3, 2009
Antiques Show at the Old Grange Hall
Antiques Show at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with many dealers; free parking and admission. For details, call 508-696-7979.
Papermaking Madness with Larissa Bernat: Learn to make and decorate paper of different sizes, shapes and colors from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Seastone Kids in West Tisbury. For ages 8 to 13. Cost $50, space is limited. For details, call 508-693-5786 or visit seastonepapers.com.
Vineyard Streetball Classic
Registration for Vineyard Streetball Classic, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament held on July 4, is from 10 a.m. to noon at Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs. The first 200 students to register will be entered into a raffle for a Wii and an iPod Touch.
Guided Kayak Tour at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn about the natural history of saltwater communities found on Martha’s Vineyard. Cost is $28 for members, $35 for non-members. Registration is required. For details, call 508-627-4850.
Felix Neck Kayak Quest is from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy Sengekontacket Pond at your own pace on this self-guided tour. Kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and quest materials are all included. Cost is $40, or $30 for members, per boat. For details, call 508-627-4850.
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Hospital Annual Report Details Lower Operating Gains, Investment Losses
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital ended its fiscal year with a sharp drop in operating profits, although with year-end gains well north of $600,000, the institution remains comfortably in the black, defying predictions early this year of an operating deficit...
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Fishermen Cry Foul At Loss of HerringRavaging of the river herring population by midwater trawlers and an absence of round-the-clock environmental police protection were the hot topics at a meeting between Cape and Islands Rep. Tim Madden and members of the newly formed Martha’s Vineyard Dukes County Fishermen’s Association Friday...
By SAM BUNGEY -
Telephone Solicitors Are Legitimate, If AnnoyingWhen the telephone rings at suppertime it may be a telemarketer. Or it may be a professional fund-raiser looking for money for a local police or sheriff’s organization. In recent days a small army of solicitors has begun canvassing the Island by telephone looking for donations...
By JIM HICKEY -
Terms of Chief’s Departure Disclosed
Ousted police chief to receive $30,000 in severance deal
The financial cost of the most recent round of feuding within the Tisbury police department and the related departure of former chief John Cashin is finally available, and it is more than $30,000...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
Farm Takes the Kids Out of the BronxFull of zest, a group of sixth and seventh grade students from the Bronx, N.Y., took charge of Katama Farm early this week in the Farm Institute’s first-ever residential program.
Fifty-one Bronx Academy of Letters students arrived on the farm Monday for a three-day introduction to farming, gardening, cooking and livestock management...
By BRITTANY LYTE
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