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The long, slender vessel with the mast towering high above Edgartown is one part sailboat and one part floating workshop.
The Bird's Nest is not a house quickly forgotten.
Built in the Highlands section of East Chop 130 years ago, around the time that the United States was celebrating its first century, the whimsical cottage is painted green and embellished with Victorian architectural details such as corbels, St. Andrew's crosses and a three-story tower. An octagonal cottage sits out back.
County Boards Collide Again
Two Resignations Are Tendered, Two Appointments Rescinded on Airport Commission; Confusion Now Reigns
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
Resignations and rescinded appointments Tuesday shattered the fragile peace between the Dukes County Commission and the Martha's Vineyard Airport commission.
Using charts, graphs and an encyclopedic knowledge of sharks, a leading state marine biologist told the Oak Bluffs selectmen this week that the emb
Airport Commission Appointments Spark Resignation, Sharp Allegations
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
Concern over actions by the Martha's Vineyard Airport commission has spurred a former airport commissioner to call for an investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.
Three Young Couples Win Three Homesites in Lottery
By MAX HART
In the instant when their names were called, the young couple with two small children wriggling in their laps froze.
A moment of silence followed. Then, the realization of what happened hit.