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Vineyard commercial fishermen are coming out ahead in a price war over bay scallops.
Yesterday, Island commercial bay scallop fishermen received as much as $15 a pound, while their counterparts on Nantucket were paid only $11 a pound.
Consumers on both Islands yesterday were paying essentially the same price, around $18 a pound. In Orleans, the price was $29.99 a pound.
The Vineyard and Nantucket still have viable bay scallops fisheries, though Cape Cod does have pockets of success.
Peace Council
The Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council will meet on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven to plan for activities. All are welcome. Call Sarah Nevin at 508-627-8536 for more information.
Jo Ann Murphy last weekend had a powerful perspective on the dramatically changing role of women in the U.S. military.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission last week unanimously agreed to review the Joseph G. Moujabber garage along the North Bluff in Oak Bluffs as a development of regional impact (DRI), setting the stage for the most comprehensive review of the controversial project to date.
Commissioners agreed that because the three-story building potentially affects views from one of the main gateways to the Island, it warranted a full DRI review.
Preliminary plans for converting part of the old Edgartown School to a performing arts center were presented to Edgartown selectmen by the school reuse committee on Monday.
Committee co-chairmen Stuart Fuller and James Cisek detailed plans to convert the old gymnasium and cafeteria into a theatre space, along the lines of Tisbury’s Katharine Cornell Theatre. The group plans to seek $64,000 in community preservation act funding for initial design work and expects final building costs to reach $500,000.
Aquinnah’s oldest road will be repaired by winter and the town may sport a new tour bus line next summer.