Mark Alan Lovewell
Two of the three Catholic churches on the Island have closed down
for the winter season, leaving just one - Our Lady Star of the Sea
in Oak Bluffs - to serve the Vineyard's Roman Catholics.
The seasonal closures aren't for lack of interest. Church leaders blame a critical shortage of area priests and a financial deficit tied to rising heating oil costs and building repairs.
Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescued
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
A 17-pound live green sea turtle found on Chappaquiddick more than a week ago is recovering at the New England Aquarium. The turtle, nicknamed Quiddick by a Vineyard veterinarian who first treated it, is the first endangered green turtle recovered live from the Vineyard.
Tisbury Zoning Board Approves Bridge Commons Housing Plan
By MARK LOVEWELL
Tisbury zoning board members last night unanimously approved a comprehensive permit for a controversial 30-unit affordable housing project on eight acres of land off State Road.
The board's action includes numerous conditions but clears the way for construction of Bridge Commons, a housing project of 15 duplex-style buildings. Half of all the units will be dedicated to affordable housing, restricted in perpetuity as low or moderate income housing.
A coyote, whose carcass was found on the North Shore last weekend, may have swum to the Island from the Elizabeth Islands.
His neck is stiff, still sore from where a piece of exploding metal chipped the vertebra in the back of his neck.
This weekend recreational fishermen will take to the shoreline with dip nets and peep sights to search for one of the most prized gifts of autumn.