Thomas Humphrey

Vineyard Wind Finishes First Five Turbines

Vineyard Wind, the offshore wind farm under construction south of Martha's Vineyard, hopes to start generating power by the end of the year after completing five of its planned 62 wind turbines this week. 

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Land Bank to Open New Chappy Property

The land bank commission voted Monday to open the Caleb’s Pond Preserve, a three-acre strip of marsh and other habitat near the Chappy ferry that the land bank purchased in 2020. The opening is going forward without any of the planned waterfront access.

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After Nearly a Decade, Vineyard Message in a Bottle Washes Up

Anne Ganz threw a message in a bottle off a Chilmark north shore beach in 2014. It was found on Nantucket over Thanksgiving weekend, nine years after it was tossed into the sea.

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By the Numbers: That's The Spirit
Thomas Humphrey and Chris Burrell

 

Illustrations by Chris Burrell.

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Chilmark Votes to Raise Building Permit Fees

Construction projects in Chilmark will now face higher permitting costs, after the select board approved a new building department fee schedule proposed by building inspector Adam Petkus.

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West Tisbury Debates Short Term Rental Bylaw

West Tisbury residents got a chance to weigh in on a proposed bylaw to regulate short term rentals in town at a joint meeting of the planning board and short-term rental committee Monday, Nov. 27.

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A Compassionate Approach to Equine End of Life Care

Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center has an older than average horse age than most organizations, said executive director Sarah McKay, because many of their animals come to them for retirement after reaching an age where owners can no longer care for them.

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Parts of the Island Bumped Up a Notch on Plant Hardiness Zone

Gardeners on the Vineyard are experiencing warmer winters on average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly released Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

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Keeping Tabs on Tisbury to Tisbury

TisTalk is a Tisbury, England-based community podcast co-hosted by Mary Myers and Julie Anne Murphy. In recent episodes, the long connection to Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard has been celebrated.

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Adverse Growing Conditions Hamper Tisbury Shellfish Farmers

Shellfish farmers in Tisbury are lobbying for changes to town aquaculture regulations, hoping to gain more flexibility in permitted growing methods for oyster farms in the Lagoon.

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