Revised Yellow House Plan Attracts Lone Bid
A sole applicant is in the running in Edgartown’s second search for someone to lease and renovate the Yellow House.
Sara Brown
The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday sketched a broad set of goals for the coming year ranging from civic pride to better communication between town officials and residents.
The Martha’s Vineyard cab driver who has been at the center of national attention after a confrontation Sunday with a Republican videographer spoke out through his attorneys Wednesday evening, saying he had meant to shield his young daughter from the camera.
A video showing a dispute between a Republican Party videographer and a cab driver for Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren made the rounds on the Internet Monday, with state Republicans calling the incident “unacceptable” and Ms. Warren’s campaign denouncing the confrontation and saying the driver was not affiliated with the campaign.
A contract clearing the way for on-Island health care for veterans was signed Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., bringing a lengthy wait much closer to an end.
As the calender flips toward fall, heralding the end of summer and what are some are calling a profitable season, local business leaders want people to know that there is life past Labor Day. There are hotel rooms and cottages to be had (at cheaper rates), and books to buy for cooler but quieter days at the beach.
“We almost don’t want to let them know about the secret of September,” said Sarah Nixon, the owner of the Menemsha Inn, the Beach Plum Inn, and the Home Port restaurant in Chilmark.
Cape Wind, the controversial 130 turbine project slated for construction in Nantucket Sound, announced last week that it will purchase property in Falmouth Harbor for its operations headquarters.
Meanwhile, the wind farm’s opposition continued its fight against the project in court.