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County Commissioners Delay on Manager Hire

By MANDY LOCKE

The Dukes County commissioners stalled again this week - failing to resolve questions raised about newly hired county manager Laurie Perry's college degree.

"I'm dismayed it's taken this long to resolve the issue. It does sound like a broken record, but this will be resolved at our next meeting. There isn't any more to talk about," said John Alley, chairman of the county commission.

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By Air and Sea, the Daily Trip to the Office

By MANDY LOCKE

NANTUCKET - It's 6:40 in the morning. The workmen stepping off an Island Airlines puddle jumper are already through their second cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. In cut-off shorts, steel-toe boots and sleeveless T-shirts, the new arrivals cradle Styrofoam mugs in one hand and coolers in the other.

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NANTUCKET - On a hot Tuesday morning, tourists clog Nantucket's cobblestone streets, strolling from boutique to art gallery to coffee shop.

Walking from Main to Centre streets, they sip a latte, buy a hooded island sweatshirt and brunch at the Jared Coffin House, knowing nothing of the obstacles this old whaling city has overcome just to serve them.

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Island Agencies Win U.S. Health Grant

Half a Million Dollars Will Address Doctor Shortage, Add Rural Clinic, Provide Brazilian Translators

By MANDY LOCKE

Three agencies on the Vineyard have won nearly half a million federal dollars to ease the Island's shortage of primary care physicians and break down language barriers for Brazilian residents seeking health care.

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Wind Farm Review Needs Another Year

Army Corps of Engineers Says Issue Complex; ‘We're Not Trying to Meet Some Artificial Deadline'

By MANDY LOCKE

Determining the fate of a 130-turbine wind farm development proposed for the shallow waters of Nantucket Sound will take the United States Army Corps of Engineers at least another year.

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