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In Summer of Upheaval, Trust Announces Board Changes

Julia Wells | Tuesday, July 27 2021 - 3:32pm

Punctuating a summer of upheaval, the Vineyard Trust announced changes in board leadership, and said it had launched a search for a new executive director.

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State High Court Denies Wampanoags New Trial; Federal Petition Readied

Julia Wells

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has denied a petition by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to hold a new hearing on the much-watc

Health Report Unveiled: Depression Rates High, Lyme Disease Epidemic

Julia Wells

Vineyard residents enjoy good health, especially compared with the general population on the mainland. They smoke less, they are thinner and they visit their doctors regularly.

A Final Page in the Book, the Plot Lines Draw Down on Land, Water in 2004

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Island Land Bank Buys West Tisbury Pondfront Under Blind Trust Cover

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Island Land Bank Buys West Tisbury Pondfront Under Blind Trust Cover

By JULIA WELLS

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission deliberately concealed its identity as a publicly funded government land trust when it bought two strategic waterfront properties in West Tisbury - one on Ice House Pond and another on the Tisbury Great Pond.

Planning Vision: MVC Counts Three Decades of Unique Act

Julia Wells

The early framers were the Thomas Jeffersons of the Vineyard - visionaries and idealists ahead of their time.

Dr. Kriner Cash Resigns Superintendent Position After Nine Years on Job

Julia Wells

Dr. Kriner Cash Resigns Superintendent Position After Nine Years on Job

By JULIA WELLS

Vineyard Schools superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash announced unexpectedly this week that he will leave his post after more than nine years to take a job in Dade County, Fla.

Mr. Cash will leave the Vineyard in two weeks; Oct. 15 will be his last day on the job.