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Friday, July 3, 2009
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Obama Aides Close In On First Family Home For Likely August Visit
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Plan Okays Turbines in Vineyard Waters
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Recession Hits Nonprofits Hard
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Where Did All the Money Go? Professor Robert Solow Explains
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Holiday Promises Sun, Scent of Barbecue
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Civil War Memorial Gets a New Shine Amid Cannonballs in Edgartown Park
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Hellcat Finally Gets What She Deserves: Creative Living Award
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Hospital Annual Report Details Lower Operating Gains, Investment Losses
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Fishermen Cry Foul At Loss of Herring
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Telephone Solicitors Are Legitimate, If Annoying
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Terms of Chief’s Departure Disclosed
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Farm Takes the Kids Out of the Bronx
Friday, June 26, 2009
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Falling Values Hit Real Estate
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The Six Hundred Million Dollar Plan
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Help Wanted? Not This Year
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Vineyard Fishermen Win Sector in Fisheries Management Overhaul
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Critics Assail, Owner Defends Home Planned at Pond’s Edge
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Goose-About-Oak Bluffs Finds Temporary Home at Bird Park
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Island Fishermen Plead Case for Sectors
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Affordable Housing Poses Dilemmas for Chilmark
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Rev. Cathlin Baker is Installed At West Tisbury Congregational
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Vineyard Welcomes Another Summer
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Original Musical Shines a Spotlight On Unsung Wives of Vineyard Whalers
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Loose Goose Keeps To Circuit Crosswalk
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Friday, June 19, 2009
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Teen Driver Charged With Motor Vehicle Homicide
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Youth and Alcohol: Hard Questions, Few Answers
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Pothier Family is Surrounded by Friends and Remembrance
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No Quorum In Edgartown
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Mystery of the Missing Horseshoe Crabs
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Tear-Down Plan for 18th Century House Provokes Heritage Debate in Chilmark
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Adventures of a Father and Son, Hunting for Good Times Together
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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News Update: Wednesday, June 17
Criminal Charges Against Teen Driver
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Car Accident Claims One Young Life; Charges to Be Sought Against Driver
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Commission Challenges Cape Wind
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Gourmet Stroll Is Tasty Tribute to Preserving Island Landmarks
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Oak Bluffs Cleared to Build Fuel Dock on the Harbor
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Judging Bookstore, Buying Covers At Bunch of Grapes Reopening
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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News Update: Friday, June 12, 9 pm
Youth in Fatal Car Accident
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High School Class of 2009 Prepares to Face the Future
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Shattered Peace on North Road
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Class Valedictorian Headed to Wheaton
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Confusion Reigns Over Grant for the Oak Bluffs Waterfront
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Columnist and Island Historian Isabel W. West Dies at Age 97
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Ravaged by Fire, A Book Store Returns to Life
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Trading Caps for Flowers in Their Hair, Nine Charter School Students Graduate
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Town Takes Fuel Dispute to MVC
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Arcane Groundwater Problem Plagues Commercial District
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Swine Flu Case Confirmed on Island
Friday, June 5, 2009
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Town Tackles Budget Crisis
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Cape Wind is Moving Ahead
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Downturn Colors Outlook for Summer
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Nine Charter School Graduates Shine
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Edgartown Bill Comes Due: MVC Assessment Must Be Paid
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On the Defensive, Selectman Declares Government is Open
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Eelgrass Makes A Comeback In Katama Bay
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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Sengekontacket Pond Summer Closure Begins; Conflicts Remain Over Data
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Letter Over Police Chief Never Aired
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Longtime Florida Educator is Picked to Head Chilmark School
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Girls’ Lacrosse Team Ends Dream Season With a Tough Loss to Powerful Hingham
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Busy Bees: Swarming Season Has Home Hive-Busters on the Hop
Friday, May 29, 2009
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News Update: Friday, May 29
Winning Streak Ends for Vineyard Girls
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Awash in Red Ink, Town Faces Employee Layoffs
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Archaeological Board Gives Blue Mussel Farm a Green Light
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Chappy Heliport Plan Will Not Fly, Says Superior Court Judge
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Police Chief’s Comments to a Newspaper Two Years Ago Are Remarkably Similar
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Girls Advance in State Tournament
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Vineyard Hospice Plans Expansion
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Activist Laurie David Cited For Wetlands Violations
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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News Update: Wednesday, May 27
Vineyarders win again: Girls Lacrosse team powers into second round
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Chief Cashin Is Ousted; Selectmen Order Review
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Harbor Fuel Dispute Erupts in Oak Bluffs
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Three Finalists Are Interviewed For Chilmark Head of School
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The Great Chase: Opening of the Pond Attracts Herring, Bass and Fishermen
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Fishermen Gather to Celebrate Revival of Home Port, and Point Their Future
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Benefit for Tom Osmers Draws Hundreds
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Friday, May 15, 2009
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News Update: Tuesday, May 19
Tisbury Police Chief Out
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Possible Dreams Auction Will Move to Ocean Park, A Historic Seaside Setting
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Police Chief Lashes Out
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Norton Point Breach Migrates Eastward
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Aquinnah Voters Scrutinize but Agree
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Voters Face a Slimmer Warrant on Tuesday
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Wastewater Board Bans New Hookups Until Next Summer
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Friday, May 8, 2009
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Oceans Act Draft Map Leaves Island Exposed To Building on the Sea
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Hotel Rooms Dwindle on the Vineyard
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Affordable Housing Options Shift With Changing Market
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Genetically Modified Crops? Aquinnah Voters Will Decide
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Divided Board Kills Plan to Build Performance Stage at the Cliffs
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Discrimination Complaint Hits Police Department
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Loss of a Son Leads to Cause for Education
Friday, May 1, 2009
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Packer Agrees: No Rental Cars
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Concert at the Cliffs Plan Riles Aquinnah Residents
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MSPCA Hands Over Keys to Shelter
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Affordable Housing Backers Defend Their Cozy Contracts
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Chilmark Voters Curb Spending
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Hard Landing in Superior Court For Chappy Helicopter Dispute
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Friday, April 24, 2009
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Boatline Traffic Drops Sharply
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Farmers Seed Plans to Sell Wind Power with Produce
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Confusion Swirls Around Library Project
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Chilmark Town Meeting Monday
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Improvements To Cell Service Draw Skeptics
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West Tisbury Poet Wins Lilly Prize
Friday, April 17, 2009
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Tisbury to Petition for Alcohol Sales
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Oak Bluffs Voters Spend With Caution
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Edgartown Allows Library Renovations
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West Tisbury Scrimps on Pay Raises
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State Cuts Leave Health Care Access Scrambling
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Quest for Shellfishing Stimulus Millions
Friday, April 10, 2009
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News Update: Wednesday, April 15
Town meeting Tuesday: Two Done, two to go on
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Tisbury Reprises Alcohol Question
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West Tisbury Set for Salary Debate
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Oak Bluffs Faces Dredging Decision
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Edgartown Puts MVC in Spotlight
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Hospital to Drop Insurance Contract; Many Low-Income Islanders Affected
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Audacity of Hope for Obama Trip Trumps the Facts
Friday, April 3, 2009
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Summer Still Uncertain, Island Businesses Find Some Room to Move
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Café Moxie Rebuild Delayed Until Fall
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Bend in the Road Beach Project Is Littered With Complaints
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Tax Transcends Church and State
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Concert Promoter Claims YMCA Still Owes Money
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Smell Fish? Island Herring Runs Come Alive But Worries Persist
Friday, March 27, 2009
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County to Act For Pet Shelter
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Trying to Map Vineyard Winds
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Seasonal Population Is a Moving Target For Census Bureau
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Trader Elio’s? Mr. Silva Brings in the Bargains
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Director Takes Conservation Step By Step
Friday, March 20, 2009
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Package Store Plan for Club
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Islanders Take Fresh Look At Age-Old Beach Threats
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Calls for Tighter Rules on Revetments
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Energy Projects Pick Up Momentum, Money
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As State Eyes County Takeover, Eyes Roll at Sheriff’s Pay Raise
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Island Mourns Quiet Aquinnah Medicine Man Luther Madison
Friday, March 13, 2009
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News Update: Friday, March 13
Luther Madison, Wampanoag Medicine Man, Dies at 84
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MSPCA Chief Promises Shelter Will Be Available For Island Animal Home
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YMCA Construction to Begin in April, Fundraising Ongoing
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Island Banks Hit With Levy
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Spielberg Hooks Rights to Derby Book
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Seniors Laugh All the Way to the Centers
Friday, March 6, 2009
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Towns Face $89 Million in Unfunded Liabilities
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Thrift Stores Scrap All Children’s Stock
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Chilmark Home Site Can Stay in Family; Questions Remain
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Chilmark Scrimps While Value Skyrockets
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Plan for Stage Venue at Cliffs Passes First Hurdle in Aquinnah
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Towns Get Creative to Balance Budgets: Can Sheep Take Landscaping Contract?
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An Ancient Art Lives on at Island Boatyard
Friday, February 27, 2009
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Town, MVC Prevail in Moshup Trail Case
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MSPCA Releases Some Financial Data
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Too Quiet in Winter? Try Farming
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Clear Skies Reveal a Hazy Visitor from Outer Space
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Going, Going, Gone Online: Ferry Islander is Sold on Ebay
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Boys’ Hockey Team Makes Quarterfinals in State Tournament
Friday, February 20, 2009
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News Update: Tuesday, February 24
Hockey Team Advances, Plays Again Wednesday
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Schools Keep Salary Increases
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Advance Bookings Reported to Be Down For Vacation Homes and on Boat Line
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Critics Assail Bill to Impose Rental Tax
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Town Moves Over 7,000 Tons of Sand
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MSPCA Defends Decision to Close The Island Shelter
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Food Pantry Runs on Neighborly Charity
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Jobless Rate is at Record High
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Drunk Driving Cases Fluctuate
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Schooner High and Dry for Repairs — Again
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Many Questions, Few Answers on Closing of MSPCA Shelter
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School Enrollment Projections Are Revised; Budgets Affected
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Jabberwockians Star in Original Show on MTV
Friday, February 6, 2009
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Community Services Sees Skyrocketing Demand; Many People Are in Need
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MSPCA Head Announces Plan to Close Shelter Here
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Striped Bass Bill Divides Fishermen
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New Marijuana Law Is Cause For Confusion Among Police
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When Times Are Tough, The Cobbler Grows Busy
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Failboat: Islander Is No Longer Seaworthy, Course Set for eBay
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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Congressman Brings News of Stimulus Spending Home to the Tenth District
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Finance Leaders Call on Town Workers to Give Up Pay Raises
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Businesses Play Musical Chairs
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Absent the Comforts of Home
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Martha’s Vineyard Commission Budget Comes Under Fire Over Salary Hikes
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It’s Boom Time For Bone Setter, Plower, Plumber
Friday, January 23, 2009
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A Green Light For Cape Wind
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Inauguration Day 2009: Island Pauses To Witness History in Washington
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Lawmakers Confirm Cuts in Local Aid
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Petition Seeks to End Black Sea Bass, Scup Spring Fishing Season
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It Takes a Village to Shore Up Town’s Collapsing Waterfront
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NAACP Brunch Finds There is Much to Celebrate This January
Friday, January 16, 2009
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Oak Bluffs Already in Red for This Year
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Worried Edgartown Eliminates Cost of Living Salary Increases
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Surgery Drop Hits Hospital Bottom Line
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SSA Gives Hy-Line License Fee Relief
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Failed Septic Grids Are A Factor in Park Flooding
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Cuts in State Grants Threaten Health Care Access Program
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Inauguration On the Island: So Free, So Easy
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What Tie to Choose? Try Classic Obama By Vineyard Vines
Friday, January 9, 2009
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Towns Scramble to Apply for Federal Money
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Vineyard Elementary Schools Feel Budget Pinch This Year
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SSA Goes to Court, Claiming Mr. Packer Lacks Proper License
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Sheriff’s Meadow, State Reach Accord
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West Tisbury Tax Abatements Soar as Applications Increase
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Whither Weather, Nobska Foghorn Sounds Nonstop
Friday, January 2, 2009
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Islanders Hold Fast to Hope in Hard Times
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Friday, December 26, 2008
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One Family Shuns Bulldozer to Give Another a Home
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You Don’t Have a Cell Phone? Good Luck Finding a Pay Phone
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Commission Adopts Green Energy Policy for All New Building and Development
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So the Ponies Can Go Round and Round
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Airport Runway Project Slated to Begin in 2009; No Expansion
Friday, December 19, 2008
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Teacher Arrest Stirs Reaction
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Homelessness Looms in Cold
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Nell Coogan Is Named New Legislative Liaison
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Aquinnah Scrambles for a Plowman
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Museum Will Not Move to School; Town Seeks Bids
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Safe from Hunters, Deer Found Locked Inside Vacant Building
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Reach Out This Season, To Find What’s Been Lost
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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News Update: Wed., Dec. 17
Nell Coogan Named Legislative Liaison
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News Update: Monday, December 15
West Tisbury Man Injured in Car Crash
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Estuaries Study Now Complete
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Voters Preserve Money for Bradley Square
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Ecologists See a Thousand Acres of Worm-Eaten Trees
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Big Brother: Homeland Security Regulations Mean Extra ID for Charter, Ferry Captains
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County Funds Run Short Five Months Into Fiscal Year; Budget Cutbacks Loom
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Elementary Teacher, EMT Arrested for Pornography
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Museum to Decide: Old School, West Tisbury or Just Stay Put?
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Friday, December 5, 2008
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News Update: Saturday, December 6
Vineyarders Lose Heartbreaker To Amesbury
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Town Prevails in Graham Case
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Garage Begins To Come Down
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David M. Flanders Was Country Realtor, Farmer, Man of Land
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Topsail Schooner and Boatline Spar Over Town Harbor Space
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Super Bowl Road: Vineyard Plays Amesbury for Title Tomorrow
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Naturalist Rose Treat on the Art Of Living at 100
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Friday, November 28, 2008
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News Update: 12/03
Vineyarders Head to Superbowl
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Island Economic Outlook Darkens, as Land Bank Revenues Drop Sharply
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High School Principal Trims His Budget
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Heroin Bust Casts a Spotlight on Island Addiction Problems
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Biggest Ever Scratch Card Winner Still Driving Tour Bus a Year Later
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Can Someone Tell Me the Way to Tisbury? Compass Saga Leaves Town Directionless
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Tears and Fears From 150 Years All Housed Here
Friday, November 21, 2008
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News Update: Saturday, November 22
Triumphant Vineyarders Carry Home Island Cup
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Construction Sees a Sharp Downturn
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Wildest Turkey Case Is Closed
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Preservation Trust Buys Historic Boathouse
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Fracas in Courtroom Follows Heroin Bust
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Tisbury Selectmen Vote to Shift Tax Rate, Favoring Commercial Property Owners
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Vineyard Travels to Nantucket to Play for Storied Island Cup
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Young Quarterback Carries Family Legacy to the Snap
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Friday, November 14, 2008
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Finance, School Leaders Exchange Budget Woes
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State Cuts Hit Preschool Care
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Bay Scallop Fishery on the Rebound
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Edgartown Will Consider Trust Fund for Housing
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How Temporary Is Drawbridge? Agency’s Record Raises Doubts
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Brendan O’Neill Has Big Impact On Small Island
Friday, November 7, 2008
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Election Day 2008: Vineyard Backs Obama All the Way
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Tim Madden Wins With Hefty Vote on Nantucket
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Beach Road Closure Proposed Amid Race to Replace Bridges
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High School Braces For Budget Season
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Striped Bass Index Drops, Anxiety Rises
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Veterans Help Hampered by Security Rules
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Breaking News: Wednesday, November 5, 12 a.m.
Nantucket Voters Put Tim Madden Over the Top for State Representative
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Tuesday Election Nears; Record Turnout Expected And Town Clerks Are Busy
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County Charter Question Seeks to Reduce Commission Terms
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Once a Republican Stronghold, Forest of Democrats Grows Here
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Candidates Release Spending Records
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Bonanza Cranberry Harvest Has Island Growers Seeing Good Red
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Joe the Plumber on the Island: Pressing Issues, No Press Corps
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Cause of Plane Crash Unknown
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SSA Won’t Divert Oak Bluffs Ferries
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Bunch of Grapes Bookstore is Sold
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State Representative Candidates Battle Over Endorsements
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Maggie White Stamps Brand On Edgartown
Friday, October 17, 2008
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State Representative Candidates Face Off
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Sewer Water Seeps Into Park
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West Tisbury Town Hall Project: Borrowing on Temporary Hold
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Wall Street Fallout: Harbor View Hotel Halts Construction
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Fishing Derby Enters Home Stretch
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Oceans Act Unclear on Power of Review by the Commission
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Breaking News: Friday, October 10
Telephone Bankfraud Targets Island Residents
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Construction Industry Falls Off; Long-Term Forecast Uncertain
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Angels Practice the Art of Organic Gardening
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Challenges of Home Heating: Energy Experts Offer Tips
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Real Estate Downturn Continues, With Brokers in the Trenches
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Second Hand Business Booming; Thrifty Islanders Go Shopping
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State Representative Race Begins to Take Shape: Crowded Field of Four
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School Committee Checks Balances
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Oceans Act Seeks to Regulate Development in State Waters
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Born in the White House, Pastor to All, Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr. Dies at 93
Friday, October 3, 2008
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Owner of Café Moxie Ready to Rebuild
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Island Banks Remain Steady Despite A Deepening Crisis in U.S. Economy
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MCAS Report Card: Oak Bluffs Finds Good News, Bad News
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Engineers Show Bridge Drawings
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Tisbury Voters Agree to Relocate Emergency Services Near School
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President of Edgartown National Bank Dies at Home on Tower Hill at Age of 97
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Few Dry Eyes in Agricultural Hall Tuesday At Service for Cape Air Pilot Lost in Crash
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Island, Cape Air Mourn Death of Pilot in Crash
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Tisbury Special Town Meeting Tonight
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Heavy Rains Force Pond Closures
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Hundreds Turn Out for Harvest Festival
Friday, September 26, 2008
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News Update: Monday, September 29
Memorial Gathering Tuesday for Pilot David Willey
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MCAS Scores Released; Most Vineyard Schools Are Strong Performers
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Pandemic Preparedness Plan Thrown Into Temporary Limbo
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Struggling Nightclub Is Put Up for Sale
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Daniel Larkosh Wins Democratic Primary
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Historical Commission Moves To Halt Cottage Reconstruction
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Veteran Anglers Bring in First Catch of Derby
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Stymied by Problems With Insurance, Burned-Out Café Remains as Rubble
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At 85, Don Mohr Knows Where All the Fish Are
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Good News at Sengekontacket: Bacteria Levels Show Decline
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Michael Domitrovich Brings Broadway Act To State Beach Stage
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School’s Back, With Pencils and Books, Trusting Looks the Lesson of the Day
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Home Port Purchase Sees a New Twist
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Camp Ground House Work Under Scrutiny
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Pint-Sized Pioneers Begin New Program For Growing Special Needs Population
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Principal Laury Binney’s Year in Brazil
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Beans in a Jar, MVC Convenes to Begin Key Talks for Future
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Main Street Vineyard Haven Still Adjusting Following Fire
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Seals Rebound In Waters Here, Scientists Agree
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Real Estate Remains Slow; Scattered Foreclosures
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Livestock Show, Fair Begins Under Sunny Skies in West Tisbury
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Lighting the Lanterns of Tradition
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Volunteer Firemen Struggle To Keep the Show Sparkling
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Aquinnah Selectmen Pull Plug On Pioneering Energy District
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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Small Business Loans Open Up for Victims of July Fourth Fire
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Tashmoo Overlook Versus the Willows
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Uneasiness Over Lyme Disease Spreads
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Glorious Summer Weather Shines on Festival
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Stalking Cause of Coastal Pollution
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Dreams Auction Raises Over $560,000
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All Island Art Show Paints a Pretty Picture
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Mitch Posin, Clarissa Allen Take Blue Ribbon for Creative Living
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Summer Sales: Mixed Review
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Catch a Dream at Outerland; Do It for Community Services
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MVC Balks at Offer from Field Club; Commission Votes for a Hearing
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Sheriff’s Meadow Files Plan to Restore Preserves Mined for Native Plants
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Possible Dreams Tests a Change
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Leaders at Boys’ and Girls’ Club Defend Firings at Thrift Store
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Cronig’s Market Owner Studies Shifting Trends
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Tularemia Cases Are Confirmed
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Gas Water Heater in Basement Sparked Vineyard Haven Fire
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Celebrating 50 Years at Polly Hill’s Garden
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No Real Threat: Shark Experts Seek to Calm the Public Fears
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Wild Turkey Terror Reigns in Up-Island Rural Neighborhood
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Bluesman Maynard Silva Dies at 57
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No State, Federal Funds to Help After Fire
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Moujabber Garage Will Come Down
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Size No Drawback as Sailboats Battle in Race Around Vineyard
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Friday, July 11, 2008
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Insurance Investigators Begin Work at Fire Site, Seeking Clues in Rubble
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South Shore Erosion Divides Lucy Vincent Beach in Two
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Swimmers Sent Out of Sea Following Shark Sighting
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Lucy in the Soil (And on Island) With Discoverer
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Fourth of July Fire Cripples Vineyard Haven Over Holiday; But Town Vows to Rebuild Quickly
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Ready for Season’s Start, Café Moxie Owners Watch Destruction in Shock
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Land Bank Revenues Continue to Decline
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Wide Breach at Katama Sends Tidal Surge Through Edgartown
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Vineyard Celebrates Fourth of July Holiday
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West Tisbury’s Katie Mayhew is Pops Diva, Winning Competition; She Sings Tonight
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Emily Bramhall Finds Milestone on Way Home
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Housing Bank Bill Approved by Senate, Faces House Action
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Oyster Cleanup to Take Weeks, Tribal Leaders Tell Selectmen
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Precious Commodity: Gas Thieves Strike Edgartown Harbor
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Connecting to End Violence and Abuse Against Women
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Boys’ Soccer Team Plays to a Final Match At Weekend State Champion Tournament
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Southern Woodlands Housing Project Stalls, Left Unfinished
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Helicopter Crashes Off Lake Tashmoo: No Injuries, Investigation Continuing
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Aquinnah Rejects Energy Bylaw
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Snack Shack Faces Demolition as Town Repairs Waterfront
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Turkey Shoot: Naturalist Stands by Police
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Senator O’Leary Confirms Standoff Over Key Study
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Boat Line Strives to Conserve Fuel
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One Wild Turkey, Four Gunshots Lead to Three Assault Charges
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Plover Found Dead; State Investigates
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Flood Story Turned Love Story on Stage at Vineyard Playhouse
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Fishermen Face Licensing Law
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Managing Conservation Land With Fire
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Thanks for Calling: Employers Say Most Summer Jobs Filled
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Walking Long Hours: Relay for Life Helps Raise Needed Funds
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Beside Long Shadow of his Grandfather, Artist Anthony Benton Gude Comes Home
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Gourmet Stroll Feeds the Care of Island’s Past
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Hail to the High School Graduates
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Six on Stage: Charter Commencement
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State Tourism Committee Hears of Plan to Import Island Labor
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Against Odds, Piping Plovers Rebound
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Class of 2008 Heads Into the Big World: Commencement is Sunday at Tabernacle
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For Truman French, Being Valedictorian Reads: Hard Work
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School Administrators Receive Salary Hikes Across the Board
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Two Island Charter Captains Report a Great White Shark
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County Charter Study Final Report: Little or No Change in Government
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Drawbridge Fails to Close, Snarling Traffic
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Oak Bluffs Voters Approve Override for School Funds
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Island Minister Heads for Post in Holy Land
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Sheriff’s Meadow Halts All Native Plant Removal On Foundation Property
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As Memorial Day Arrives, Outlook is Sunny
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On the Waterfront: Edgartown Sees Many Changes Downtown
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Bombs on the Beach: Trustees Warn Public to Avoid Ordnance
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One Year on the Market; No Takers
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What a Long, Strange Trip His Book Has Been
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Native Plant Stripping Violates State Law
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Sheriff Runs Out Of Money; Appeals To State for Funds
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Law to Protect Right Whales May Hamper Ferry Operations
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Shark Tournament May Be Endangered
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Beer and Wine Question Fails by Two in Recount; New Petition Is Planned
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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Earthy? Briney? Oysters to Brave Battle of Shells
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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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Sewer Proposal Delayed Again
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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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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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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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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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Boys Lose Heartbreaker in Overtime
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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