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A recent incident involving a vicious dog attack came to a swift end this week with the announcement by the Tisbury selectmen that the three dogs involved in the attack have been euthanized.
Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed this week to sign an intermunicipal agreement that will allow the county to buy a building to house the Center for Living, but they balked at a second agreement that would establish oversight of the nonprofit organization’s programs for elderly Islanders.
A partnership led by a South Boston bar owner and condominium developer will pay $5.15 million for 51 acres in Oak Bluffs once planned as a luxury home development. Paul Adamson, a real estate developer who also owns Shenannigans, a South Boston pub, was the high bidder at a foreclosure auction June 26, held on the property off County Road formerly owned by Corey Kupersmith.
Dean Bragonier nimbly hopped down the rocks on the Sengekontacket Pond side of State Beach in the morning sunlight this week. Starting July 11, the 42-year-old will embark on a 27-leg swim around Martha's Vineyard to bring awareness to dyslexia.
The shelter has a new resident, an orange female cat who was thrown out of a car! She is a beautiful girl who is multidactyl.
On Sunday, July 5, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick will lead the service at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.