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Children Meet Racism on Tisbury Side Street

Chris Burrell | Friday, August 18 2000 - 12:32pm

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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Dave and Dave Spin the Tunes at Post Office

Chris Burrell

When Dave Medeiros started working at the West Tisbury post office three years ago, some things were bound to change.

New Bedford Solicitor Quits

Chris Burrell

As New Bedford's city solicitor for the last four years, George Leontire led his city's fight for a Steamship Authority port and fast ferry service.

Officer Hospitalized After Auto Pursuit

Chris Burrell

It all started, police said, when 19-year-old Jonah Talbot rolled his car through the four-way stop near the fire station in Oak Bluffs. It ended up, after a six-minute police chase, at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.

Swapping Mopeds for Liquor License: Businessman Makes Deal in Oak Bluffs

Chris Burrell

Here's the trade. A moped dealer who controls two rental outlets in Oak Bluffs is offering to shut down one moped shop. In exchange, he wants town officials to hand him a liquor license and a sewer permit for a new restaurant near the harbor.

New Financial Pressures Hit Vineyard Businesses as Black Dog Retrenches

Chris Burrell

More Island businesses are feeling the impact of financial trouble at one of the Island's biggest and most ambitious private enterprises, the Black Dog Tavern Inc., which is still trying to recover from a $2 million drop in revenues last year.

Voters File Eminent Domain Petition After Golf Decision

Chris Burrell

Trees all along the perimeter of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs are plastered with bright yellow No Trespassing signs. Over at town hall, the town clerk is verifying a petition with more than 250 signatures demanding a vote on whether to take the 270 acres by eminent domain.