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One year after forcing out family members who ran a popular up-Island bakery there for roughly a decade, the owners of the Vineyard Foodshop in North Tisbury appear to have abandoned the business and reportedly plan to sell the landmark property.

They are also now the subject of a lawsuit, filed by the West Tisbury board of health in Dukes County Superior Court last week, that seeks to compel them to cease and desist from discharging wastewater into a failed septic system.

North Tisbury Bakery Owners Abandon Well-Known Eatery

By IAN FEIN

One year after forcing out family members who ran a popular up-Island bakery there for roughly a decade, the owners of the Vineyard Foodshop in North Tisbury appear to have abandoned the business and reportedly plan to sell the landmark property.

They are also now the subject of a lawsuit, filed by the West Tisbury board of health in Dukes County Superior Court last week, that seeks to compel them to cease and desist from discharging wastewater into a failed septic system.

Chilmark Resident Admits Map Theft

Mr. Smiley Pleads Guilty in Connecticut to Stealing and Selling Rare Maps; Sentencing Is Set for September

By JAMES KINSELLA

NEW HAVEN - Edward Forbes Smiley 3rd of Chilmark yesterday pleaded guilty in federal and state courts in New Haven, Conn., to the theft of rare maps from a Yale University Library - part of a string of 97 maps that he stole between 1998 and 2005.

Vineyard-Born Mayhew Brothers Hope to Preserve Rural Lifestyle

BY IAN FEIN

When the time comes to raise a family, Jeremy Mayhew hopes that his children will be able to enjoy the same small-town, rural lifestyle that he has shared with many generations of Mayhews before him. He wants them to be able to leave their keys on the car seat, without locking the door, and to be able to see all the stars at night.

Tennis Program Offers Lessons with No Strings

By MAX HART

In 2002 when he first walked onto the court at the Vineyard Youth Tennis center, four-year-old Connor Downing was barely big enough to see over the net, let alone hold a racquet.