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The World War II-era hangar at Katama Airfield was reduced to scrap on Thursday afternoon — not for the first time, but definitely for the last.
Martha’s Vineyard officially passed the 100-case count for total coronavirus patients on Friday, with Island health officials recording two new positive Covid-19 patients.
The historic Kelley House in Edgartown, among the oldest hotels in the country, was sold Friday to Blue Flag Partners, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, for $19.6 million.
To tackle the challenge of protecting homeless Islanders this winter, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has pledged $150,000 toward establishing and staffing temporary shelters.
Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Tuesday a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in low-risk communities throughout the commonwealth, loosening indoor and outdoor gathering requirements and allowing performance venues, gyms, libraries and museums to increase capacity.
Nantucket has experienced a surge in coronavirus case numbers since Labor Day, with nearly 50 cases reported this month and 19 in the past four days — many of them contact-traced back to large gatherings.
