Chris Burrell

Children Meet Racism on Tisbury Side Street

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Two young girls from New Jersey got their first exposure to overt racism this week when they returned from a morning walk into downtown Vineyard Haven and found a racial slur spray-painted in letters two feet tall in the street by the house their family was renting at Clough Lane and Pine street.

Tisbury police are investigating the vandalism that happened Wednesday — possibly in broad daylight — and police chief John McCarthy is looking into whether the incident should be considered a hate crime.

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'Saw You on TV': Cable Cameras Changing Face of Government

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Cable Cameras Changing Face of Government

By CHRIS BURRELL

Amy Tierney never bargained on becoming a television celebrity. But now when the top number-cruncher for the Vineyard public schools runs out the door to attend yet another meeting, budgets and invoices aren't the only things dogging her mind.

How about her make-up and wardrobe?

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A List of Suspects in Threats at High School

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A List of Suspects in Threats at School

Graffiti Writer Would Face Expulsion; Videotape from a Hidden Camera Was Used for Investigation

By CHRIS BURRELL

Relying on videotape and handwriting samples, Oak Bluffs police and officials at the regional high school said they have narrowed down the list of girls suspected of writing a threatening message in a school bathroom last Thursday.

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Oak Bluffs Weighs Zoning Questions

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Oak Bluffs Weighs Zoning Issues

By CHRIS BURRELL

You won't actually need to bring a hammer or architectural blueprints to next week's special town meeting in Oak Bluffs, but nearly the entire warrant is devoted to issues around building and zoning.

Voters who come out Tuesday will decide questions about leasing the old town hall, redesigning the new town hall, hiring a fundraiser for the library building project and protecting historic buildings from the wrecking ball.

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Web Poultry: Camera Sends Chickens Flying into Cyberspace

Chris Burrell
They are on camera more than any soap opera actor, and their fan base extends all the way to Europe. But they coudn’t be more clueless about their fame. That’s because they are chickens, and their every daylight move is being broadcast over the worldwide web from a backyard camera in West Tisbury.
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Oak Bluffs Tax Bills Going Up in Wake of Reassessments

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Oak Bluffs Tax Bills Going Up in Wake of Reassessments

By CHRIS BURRELL

A high-priced real estate market coupled with the payback on capital spending projects in Oak Bluffs is fueling tax increases that could hit some taxpayers hard when they open their bills next month.

In some cases, property taxes in Oak Bluffs will increase by as much as 36 per cent over last year.

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