Three Dissenting Commissioners Speak Out About Class Divide; Others Agree, But Vote Yes on Edgartown Field Club

Despite bluntly expressed concerns about the changing character of the Island and a widening economic divide among its residents, the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week approved an upscale members-only recreational facility proposed for Katama.

Island residents and visitors have been warned about the high prevalence of tick-borne diseases and skin cancer on the Vineyard. But meanwhile, another medical malady has been quietly eating away at the health of the Island population.

For reasons that still remain unclear, people on Martha's Vineyard suffer from fractures of the fifth metatarsal - the small bone that runs along the outer edge of the foot - in unprecedented numbers.

State Appellate Tax Board Upholds Town Assessors in William Graham Case

By IAN FEIN

In a highly anticipated decision that reverberated across the commonwealth, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board ruled unanimously this week that the values West Tisbury assessors placed on the North Shore estate owned by William W. Graham were largely correct.

Chilmark town beaches Lucy Vincent and Squibnocket remain closed to swimming after droves of Portuguese man-of-war began washing up on the southern shore of the Island Monday, stinging five swimmers within minutes at Lucy Vincent. Two of the swimmers were hospitalized and released for wounds from the jellyfish-like creatures.

Signs of the times are everywhere.

As summer moves into high gear on the Island, the Martha's Vineyard Hospital will launch the final push to raise the rest of the money for the cons