Quiet Island Equals Busy Bike Stores as Demand Skyrockets

Vineyard bike shop owners report rentals are down, but sales are booming during the pandemic.

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Hop to It! Having Fun Like a Lazy Frog
Aaron Wilson

For Jake and Sarah Gifford, owners of the Lazy Frog store in Oak Bluffs, it's a life dedicated to leisure.

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Edgartown Airs Details for Transforming Downtown Streets This Summer

Edgartown’s inchoate European model for downtown avenues and restaurants came into focus on Tuesday, as town administrator James Hagerty aired various proposals that would close off streets, limit parking and allow for outdoor dining in the summer during the pandemic.

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Pandemic Strands Foreign Workers, Amid Mounting Summer Worries
Will Sennott

Travel delays and bureaucratic obstacles caused by the coronavirus are disrupting the influx of seasonal workers who typically begin arriving on the Island around now.

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Business Community Calls for All-Island Action
Louisa Hufstader

As a truncated summer season looms, more than a dozen Vineyard business owners have issued an open letter calling for a public summit meeting with the all-Island selectmen and boards of health.

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Governor Outlines Slow-Motion Approach for State Reopening

Island restaurant and hotel owners reacted with frustration Monday after Gov. Charlie Baker announced his ultra-slow reopening plan for the commonwealth.

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Green Room Rides Wave of Cautious Optimism
Barry Stringfellow

The Green Room — the Main street Vineyard Haven store that’s become something of an Island institution — is adapting to the new normal.

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Essay Winners Announced

Leah Cimeno, Charlotte Cramer and Holden Graczykowski are winners of the Edgartown Board of Trade’s annual Mother’s Day essay contest.

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Island Innkeepers Join Forces in Appeal to the Governor
Will Sennott

Reeling from the devastating economic impacts of the pandemic, innkeepers from Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have joined forces to write a letter Gov. Charlie Baker seeking guidance.

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Tisbury Allows More Aquaculture
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury selectmen granted a second aquaculture license for town waters Tuesday, conditionally approving a license for Jeffrey Canha to raise oysters in Lagoon Pond.

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