Chris Burrell

Children Meet Racism on Tisbury Side Street

Chris Burrell |

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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Bad Weather Brings Mixed Prognosis for Tick-Borne Illnesses

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Bad Weather Brings Mixed Prognosis for Tick-Borne Illnesses

By CHRIS BURRELL

When you're talking ticks and the many illnesses they can spread, bad weather can be a double-edged sword.

Donna Enos, the infection control nurse at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, will tell you that the combination of rain and cool temperatures have kept many people indoors, significantly reducing their risk of a tick bite.

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Oak Bluffs Turns to Healing Rifts from Election

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Oak Bluffs Turns to Healing Rifts from Election

Fault Lines Can Still Be Seen

By CHRIS BURRELL

The phones have stopped ringing, and the yard signs are down. In Oak Bluffs this week, there is a weary sense of relief that the town finally has its answer: They will remain in the Martha's Vineyard Commission.

"People are so tired of fighting," said Renee Balter, a resident and executive director of the Oak Bluffs Association. "Now it's finally been settled."

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SSA Planning to Enforce Its Policy on Late Arrivals

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SSA Planning to Enforce Its Policy on Late Arrivals

By CHRIS BURRELL

Steamship Authority officials plan to clamp down later this summer on a policy that would force last-minute drivers with reservations to change their habits, or risk getting bumped into standby.

With the advent of new electronic ticket scanners, SSA managers said they hope to enforce the policy written in fine print on the backside of tickets, requiring drivers to arrive 30 minutes before the boat departure.

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