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It is a summertime tradition, a shopping destination known for its rare antiques and its bizarre gems — a prosthetic leg, a mounted deer head, a talking bathroom scale. It is the flea market and, after 40 years as a Chilmark institution, it is moving to West Tisbury.

The move, to the grounds of the West Tisbury School on Old County Road, will reduce the scope of the flea, but will allow congregates of the Chilmark Community Church to continue to host the twice-a-week market.

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MVOL.com Adds Staff

MVOL.com, an Internet-based business in Vineyard Haven, has added several employees to its staff.

Ezra Sherman has been named managing editor. Among his primary responsibilities will be the production of news content for both MVOL.com and MVYradio. Megan Sokolowski and Abigail Southard have joined MVOL.com as account managers.

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Vineyard Village Offers

Charter Membership Rate

Vineyard Village At Home, a nonprofit business that offers assistance to Island residents 55 years of age and older, is offering a charter membership rate to give access to its services.

For a limited time, the charter membership rate for a one-year membership is $450 for an individual and $600 for a household. The membership dues will increase after Sept. 30.

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Incumbent Aquinnah selectman Camille Rose easily won reelection to a second term Wednesday. Ms. Rose received 112 of the 195 votes cast in the annual town election. Challengers Roxanne Ackerman and John Walsh received 53 votes and 26 votes respectively in the only contested race on the ballot.

In ballot questions, voters also said yes to allow the sale of beer and wine in town restaurants, rejected a Proposition 2 1/2 override for a $50,000 addition to the fire station and accepted an override to pay past debt on the Vanderhoop Homestead.

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Welcome Isabel

Jenny and David Littlejohn of Menemsha announce the birth of a daughter, Isabel Susan Littlejohn, born on April 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Isabel weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.

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