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Friday, May 9, 2008
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Beer and Wine Question Fails by Two in Recount; New Petition Is Planned
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Aquinnah is Key Decider on School Assessments
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Noman’s Land Burns, Surprising Islanders
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One More Reason to Take Bus: Parking Fines Increase Sharply
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An Inconvenient Green Ban? School Debates Going Car-Free
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Three Judges Hear Graham Tax Case Argued on Appeal
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Wouldn’t Hurt A Flea to Shift To West Tisbury
Friday, May 2, 2008
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News Update: Friday, 4pm
Tisbury Dry by Two: Beer and Wine Vote Fails on Recount
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Caught in Money Bind, Sheriff Supports a Takeover by State
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Chilmark Allows Peaked Hill Tower
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Turning Twelve, Charter School Grows Up Well
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With H2B Visa Gap, Vineyard Employers Scramble for Help
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Advance Bookings Seen as Promising
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Tisbury Town Clerk Takes All Newfound Notoriety in Stride
Friday, April 25, 2008
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News Update: Thursday, May 1
Chilmark Approves Three Overrides
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Tisbury Registrars Will Recount Ballots May 2
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Gasoline Prices Skyrocket to Record High on Island
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Bradley Square Is Under Fire
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Moujabber Garage Drawn as New Plan Still Controversial
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Chilmark Faces More Spending on Education
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Museum Quietly Rethinks its Future
Friday, April 18, 2008
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Tisbury Turns in a Stunning Tie Vote; Beer, Wine Question to Be Recounted
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Weary Oak Bluffs Voters Wrap Up Four-Night Town Meeting
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As Fuel Costs Skyrocket, SSA Raises Fares
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Wary Selectmen Continue Public Hearing on Chappaquiddick Ferry Rate Increases
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Teacher Shortages Worry Schools
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Bay Scallop Harvest Increases on Island; Propagation Credited
Friday, April 11, 2008
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Breaking News: Tuesday, April 16
Stunning Tie Vote on Tisbury Beer and Wine Question
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West Tisbury Voters Find Accord on Town Hall Renovation Project
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West Tisbury Changes Course, Electing Mr. Knabel Selectman
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Tax Override Fails in Oak Bluffs; Meeting Heads Into a Third Night
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Duncan Ross, Ron DiOrio Are Reelected
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Edgartown Takes Care of Business in Short Order With Few Scrapes
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Selectman Margaret Serpa Wins Over Challenger Robert Fynbo
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Beer and Wine Question to be Decided Tuesday
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If Only Martha Knew the Power She Possessed
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Friday, April 4, 2008
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News Update: Thursday, April 10
Three Annual Town Elections Post Results
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News Update: April 4, 12pm
County Appoints New Manager
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Town Objects To Cape Wind
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Board Votes to Allow Ocean Park Concert
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In a Spending Mood, Tisbury Voters Okay Park Betterment
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West Tisbury Town Hall Project: It’s Do or Die
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Edgartown Takes Up Lean Budget Tuesday
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Oak Bluffs Voters Face Hard Choices
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Earthy? Briney? Oysters to Brave Battle of Shells
Friday, March 28, 2008
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Breaking News: Sunday, March 30
Edgartown Man’s Body Recovered in Harbor
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Tricky Real Estate Market Sees Home Sales Down, Commercial Demand Up
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Police Plan Charges After Car Plunges From Chappy Ferry
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Tisbury Annual Town Meeting Voters Will Confront Rising Operating Budget
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Bus to Run on Burger Grease as School Mulls Ban on Cars
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Denniston House Renovation, Expansion Generates Debate
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Secret to Smooth Town Meeting? Smart Townsfolk
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Friday, March 21, 2008
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Sewer Proposal Delayed Again
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Town Approves Lower Values
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Visiting Nurse Service Readies Plan to Shift Island Patients
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Brazilian Church Worships With Fervor
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Climbing Fuel Prices, Unexpected Cost Overruns Bedevil Steamship Authority
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Officials in Oak Bluffs Debate Seawall Solutions
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Roger Wey Tosses His Hat in Ring for House Seat
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Farmers Provide Woman’s Touch to Island Land
Friday, March 14, 2008
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Fishing Concerns Dominate Cape Wind Hearing
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Board Backs Town Hall Renovations
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Agency Plans to Close Visiting Nurse Service
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Virginia F. Poole, 73, Touched Island With Enthusiasm for Life
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Sugaring Season Brings a Sweet Taste of Maples
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Friday, March 7, 2008
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News Update: Monday, March 10
Herb N. Putnam 3rd Dies
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Edgartown Will Protect Ancient Ways
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Chilmark Clears Middle Line Housing
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Debate Intensifies Before Island Wind Farm Forum
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Sea Wall Collapse Prompts Urgent Moves in Oak Bluffs
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Dancer, Founder of The Yard, Patricia Nanon Dies at Age 84
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Dunkls’ Repairs Will Make Sure Band Will Play On
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Friday, February 29, 2008
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Vineyard Towns Begin Budget Season; Red Ink in Oak Bluffs
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School Choice: Stephen Nixon
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Fatal Accident On Alabama: No Violations
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Byways Rules Set for Vote in Edgartown
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Boys Lose Heartbreaker in Overtime
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Encyclopedia That Requires No Bookshelf
Friday, February 22, 2008
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Concerts in Public Parks May Be Curtailed If Found Against Law
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As a Huge $2 Million Deficit Looms, Oak Bluffs Faces Some Hard Choices
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The Vineyard Energy Project Reaches Crossroad of Change
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Seawall at Pay Beach Collapses; Emergency Repairs Required
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Tisbury Residents Remain Divided On Alcohol Sales
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Bushel, a Peck: Hardy Mr. Peters Rakes a Living
Friday, February 15, 2008
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Independent Report Finds Trash Disposal on Island Is Inefficient and Costly
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Town Considers How to Spend Ferry Fees
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Vision Appraisal Defends Its Methods on Tax Assessments
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Police Cite Speed as Factor in Fatality
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Will the Clinton Years Return Again?
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For This Team, Winning Is Not Gold Standard
Friday, February 8, 2008
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Island Backs Mr. Obama, Mr. Romney in Primary
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Traffic Fatality Stirs Negative Reaction Against Brazilians
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School Committee Rescinds Sewer Vote
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Contractors Who Stay Out in the Cold
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Elaine Barse Finds Her Edge On Main Street
Friday, February 1, 2008
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Vineyard Voters Back Obama, Romney in State Primary
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State Primary Tuesday; Vineyard Town Clerks Expect Heavy Turnout
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Search for Principal Yields Four Finalists
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Island Housing Starts Were Up In 2006, Bucking National Trend
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Oak Bluffs Traffic Mishap Kills Young Island Woman
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Louise Aldrich Bugbee Wrote Well-Liked Column in Gazette
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Helen Vanderhoop Manning Was Historian of Wampanoags
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Skiff’s Island Is Here Today But Gone Tomorrow
Friday, January 25, 2008
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Sale of Homes Fell Last Year
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H2B Visas Vex Businessmen
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Retirement Obligations Figure In Changed Accounting Rules
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With a Practiced Hand, Mr. Wells Takes Helm of the Chappy Ferry
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Access Program Helps Islanders Navigate Complicated Maze of Health Care World
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Peter M. Williamson, Former Oak Bluffs Police Chief, Dies
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Island’s Living Room Awaits At the PA Club
Friday, January 18, 2008
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Cape Wind Clears Key Federal Hurdle in Draft Environmental Report
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Pondfront Owners Shocked at Tax Bills
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Chappaquiddick Ferry Ready for Sale
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School Enrollment Is Expected To See Steady, Steep Declines
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No Winter Blues on the Busy Waterfront
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Vera Shorter Is An Artist of All Things Possible
Friday, January 11, 2008
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Lawsuit Targets Subprime Bank
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High School Board Votes to Eliminate Facilities Manager
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Million Dollar Budget Shortfall Hits the Oak Bluffs Selectmen
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Town Challenges School Funding Formula
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Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road Becomes Busy Corridor
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Robert T. Morgan Dies at 84; Was Island Legislative Liaison
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Rev. Judy Campbell Leaves Pulpit For Creative Ministry of Mystery
Friday, January 4, 2008
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Land Bank Monies Fall Slightly as Market Slows
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Conservation Tax Law Has Few Takers on the Vineyard
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Winter Means Lean Business
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Building Codes Changes Cause Construction Costs to Increase
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If the Island Were Iowa on Caucus Night? Unscientific Poll Picks Obama, McCain
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Cowley’s Letters Lead His Army To Recognition
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Islanders Rush to Find Health Coverage As State Deadline Runs Out at New Year
Friday, December 28, 2007
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In With the New, Out With the Old? Year’s Events Test Vineyard Values
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Heating Costs Trouble Island
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Island Community Preservation Committees Analyze Requests
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School Committee Will Consider Sewer Proposal at Revised Cost of $1.5 Million
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Miracle on Franklin Street for New Year
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David Belcher Leaves Chappy A Better Place
Friday, December 21, 2007
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Casino Hearing Draws Crowd
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MVC Approves Aquinnah Energy District
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SSA Governors Allow Cutbacks In New Bedford Ferry Service
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Two Towns Train Their Attention On Troubles at Sengekontacket
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Keeping Bay Scallops in the Crib Longer Is Easy on Budget, Good for Town Fishery
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Some Propane Customers Must Endure Credit Check
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Peace on Earth — Message of Christmas Spans Faiths, Underscores Need for Community
Friday, December 14, 2007
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State Auditor Charges Estuaries Project With Contract Violations
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Aquinnah DCPC Set for Monday Vote
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Renovation or Demolition? Interpretation Allowed Developers to Skip MVC Review
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Chamber Takes Heat From Members
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Stage Set for Regional Talks On School Funding Formula
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Fishermen Take Their Case To New England Council
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Cheryl Maltais Takes the Helm Of Tribal Nation
Friday, December 7, 2007
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Music, Drama Survive Budget Cuts
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As Trend Shifts, Brazilians Are Leaving Island
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Cold Winter Looms, Economy Wavers; Food Pantry Stocks Up
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Wrapped and Ready, Edgartown Leads Weekend of Merrymaking
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View of Charter Study, Then and Now
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County Commission Starts Over Again, Launching Fresh Search for a Manager
Friday, November 30, 2007
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High School Students, Parents Plead For No Budget Cuts in Music, Drama
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Study Blames Birds, Dogs for Pollution
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Costly Sewering Seen As Great Pond Solution
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Ban Striped Bass Catch Method, Island Fishermen Tell the State
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Bills Grow Larger For Home Insurance
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Can This Old House Be Saved? Maybe
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Cafeteria Lunch May Be Farms’ Growing Market
Friday, November 23, 2007
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Edgartown Great Pond Perilously Near Nitrogen Limits, Estuaries Study Finds
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Drawbridge Replacement is a Complicated Affair
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Black Friday, Island-Style
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Red Stocking Fund for Children
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Wampanoag Tribe Ousts Its Chairman; Cheryl Andrews-Maltais Takes Helm
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With Science, Future Is Hopeful For Bringing Back Bay Scallops
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Geraldine Brooks Creates Fiction From the Facts
Friday, November 16, 2007
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Breaking News: Saturday, Nov. 17
Vineyard Trounces Nantucket to Keep Island Cup
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Thimble Farm Will Be Saved
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Third Quarter Sales Are Slow
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Two Islands, One Cup:
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Tribal Elections Set for Sunday; Chairman Fights to Keep Seat
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New Bedford Ferry Operation Is Slated For Cuts in Service
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Harley Riders Host Annual Toys for Tots Run
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Sandy Grant’s Scratch Ticket Is Big Winner
Friday, November 9, 2007
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SAT Scores Drop At High School
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Aquinnah Keeps Wind Power Plan Moving
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Vineyard Scallopers Realize Premium
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Harvesting Controversy Over Nub Scallops Comes to Island
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Bequest from a Quiet Islander Buys Steinway for Arts Center
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MVC Enforcement Found Lacking
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Conover Partners Buy Katama Subdivision From Town Selectman’s Business Group
Friday, November 2, 2007
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Breaking News: Sunday, Nov. 4
Strong Northeast Storm Lashes Island
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Aquinnah Tests Energy DCPC
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Veira Park Plan Remains Magnet for Controversy
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Museum Director Resigns; Building Campaign Silent
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Edgartown Harbor Marina Idea Floats Past the Selectmen
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Bay Scallop Season Opens Across Island With Predictions for a Decent Harvest
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Seawalls, Jetties, Groins Starve Beaches, Marine Scientists Say
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Oldest Living Creature Found To Be Quahaug
Friday, October 26, 2007
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Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Joins Seneca Nation in Bid to Build Casino
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Island Schools Superintendent Braces for Reaction to Budget
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Owner of Quitsa Strider in Menemsha Sells His Fishing Rights, Ending an Era
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Court Ruling Favors Aquinnah, Upholding Townwide DCPC
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Beach Restoration to Cost $2.7 Million
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Rogers Path Case Tests Public Rights On Island Ancient Way
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Tiffany Smalley Finds University Life Rewarding
Friday, October 19, 2007
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Plan for Building On the Harbor Stirs Emotion
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SSA Budget Is Busted by Oil
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Superior Court Judge Hears Arguments In Ancient Way Tree-Cutting Dispute
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Vineyard Haven Handles More Waste from Boats
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Derby Ends With Records All Around
Friday, October 12, 2007
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Special Education Needs Rise In Island Preschool Programs
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Wind Turbines Are New Trend
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Women Drivers Fail Road Test More Often
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Magistrate Reduces Hefty Fines In Case Against Joseph Alosso
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On Home Stretch, Fishing Derby Hits Final Familiar Fever Pitch
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Scott Lively Is Most Unlikely Farmer Green
Friday, October 5, 2007
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Island Commission Votes to Protect Ancient Ways
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Tree Cutting on Byways Angers Town, Neighbors
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Conservation Gift of Quansoo Farm Goes to Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
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Controversy Over Heavy Bass Roils Derby
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West Tisbury, Oak Bluffs Fail MCAS Progress Report Card
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A Facelift for Two Old Lighthouses
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Vineyard Gazette Launches New Web Site Today; Complete Electronic Edition Online
Friday, September 28, 2007
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Clean Again, Sengekontacket Pond Reopens on Monday for Shellfishing
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Land Swap Creates Conservation Trails, Affordable Housing Lots
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Former Town Librarian Indicted on Sex Offense
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Authorities Puzzle Over Man Missing from Ferry
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Business of Derby Goes Beyond Fishing
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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High School Principal Margaret Regan Will Resign at Close of School Year
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MVC Holds Veira Park on Deck After Bronx Cheer from Critics
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Emotions Pave Ancient Ways Debate
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Two Sides Debate Cape Wind Plan
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Monster 56-Pound Bass Stays in Lead
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Sengekontacket to Reopen For Shellfishing on Oct. 1
Friday, September 21, 2007
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Fuel Outlook Concerns SSA
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Island Tribe Revives Casino Efforts
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Data May Show Rise in Suicide Attempts by Vineyard Teens
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Wind from the West, Catch Derby Culture Lessons From the Best
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Island to Honor Unlikely Ladies’ Fight for Rights
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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Boat Builder Launches His Dream
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Kids’ Derby Draws Crowd
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Intensity of Derby Grows
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Medflight Mishap Diverts Flights to Island Airport
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Film Festival Directors Project Success
Friday, September 14, 2007
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High School Moves Forward on Sewer Plan
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Sengekontacket Fine Is Planned
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Landowners May Fund Dredge For Use in Edgartown Great Pond
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Oak Bluffs Sends Garage
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Building Code Changes May Increase Construction Costs
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Kids Catch Derby Fever, Prizes At Annual Contest in Oak Bluffs
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Tivoli Day Sends Off Summer Season With Circuit Avenue Party and Parade
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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Bass Derby Opens With Plenty of Fish; One Lucky Angler Posts Grand Slam
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Feeling Derby Fever, Aquinnah Selectmen Vote to Open Parking Lots to Fishermen
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Tisbury Selectmen End Closed-Door Talks on Boch Park
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Dry Conditions Stress Island Vegetation
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Vineyard Starts With Win Over Old Rochester
Friday, September 7, 2007
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Mr. Moujabber Files an Appeal
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Report Mixed On Cape Wind
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Edgartown School Welcomes New Principal
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Bass and Bluefish Derby Begins; First Weigh-in Sunday Morning
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Cited for Fuel Dock Violations, Ralph Packer Pledges Repairs
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Edward Brooke Reflects on Long Political Career
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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Island Students Head Back to School
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Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf: Fall Sports Season Begins
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Thimble Farm Sale Sees a Reprieve
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Windsurfing Challenge Marks 20th Year
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