Land Purchase Links Preserves
Land Bank Buys Hilltop Property in Chilmark for $7 Million; Trail Easements to Connect Two Large Sanctuaries
By IAN FEIN
In a strategic acquisition that will connect a vast network of public trails in Chilmark, the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank this week announced the purchase of 21 acres of hilltop land that offers sweeping views of the south shore.
State Appellate Tax Board Sees Shake-Up at the Top
By IAN FEIN
Gov. Mitt Romney in an unprecedented shake-up this week nominated two new members to the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, including a replacement for the embattled chairman who presided over William W. Graham's high-profile property tax case against West Tisbury assessors.
State Appellate Tax Board Sees Shake-Up at the Top
By IAN FEIN
Gov. Mitt Romney in an unprecedented shake-up this week nominated two new members to the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, including a replacement for the embattled chairman who presided over William W. Graham's high-profile property tax case against West Tisbury assessors.
Sitting in a circle on the floor of tribal headquarters in Aquinnah yesterday, roughly 20 town children were talking about the history of whaling w
House of Representatives Passes Coast Guard Spending Bill, Eliminating Governor's Veto for Offshore Wind Farms
Abandoning what could have been a fatal blow to the offshore wind farm proposed in Nantucket Sound, the U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a revised Coast Guard bill that eliminated veto power over the Cape Wind project for the governor of Massachusetts.
Who Will Take the Baton Next: One Boomer Ponders Future
By IAN FEIN
It took V. Jaime Hamlin almost an hour to get to Edgartown from her Vineyard Haven home on Wednesday.
And the traffic congestion on this rainy day after the Fourth of July highlighted one of her primary concerns about the fate of the Island. She worries that the Vineyard is becoming too popular for its own good.