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Sunday's moped accident that claimed the life of a 41-year-old New York city woman has reopened old wounds for Islanders who want to see stronger safety standards for the two-wheeled vehicles, and others who want them banned from the Vineyard altogether.
The word on the street was no throwing candy. This year, citing safety reasons, volunteers at the Fourth of July parade in Edgartown would instead walk alongside the floats handing out candy. Despite the new rule, children and their parents appeared unfazed on Tuesday afternoon as they began lining up to celebrate the country's 230th birthday.
Delores Stevens Enlivens Music of Modern Era
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
In 1971, on the occasion of Tisbury\'s tercentenary, the Montagnana Trio of Caroline Worthington (cello), John Gates (clarinet) and Delores Stevens (piano) was invited to Martha\'s Vineyard to participate in the celebration.
The trio, consisting of musicians who had built an international reputation, accepted the offer.
Delores Stevens Enlivens Music of Modern Era
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
In 1971, on the occasion of Tisbury's tercentenary, the Montagnana Trio of Caroline Worthington (cello), John Gates (clarinet) and Delores Stevens (piano) was invited to Martha's Vineyard to participate in the celebration.
The trio, consisting of musicians who had built an international reputation, accepted the offer.
Who Will Take the Baton Next: One Boomer Ponders Future
By IAN FEIN
It took V. Jaime Hamlin almost an hour to get to Edgartown from her Vineyard Haven home on Wednesday.
And the traffic congestion on this rainy day after the Fourth of July highlighted one of her primary concerns about the fate of the Island. She worries that the Vineyard is becoming too popular for its own good.
House of Representatives Passes Coast Guard Spending Bill, Eliminating Governor's Veto for Offshore Wind Farms
Abandoning what could have been a fatal blow to the offshore wind farm proposed in Nantucket Sound, the U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a revised Coast Guard bill that eliminated veto power over the Cape Wind project for the governor of Massachusetts.