Business
Mark Snider, owner of the Winnetu Oceanside Resort and the founder of a new nonprofit, is finalizing an agreement with Benjamin Hall Jr. to lease the Capawock and Strand theatres for 10 years, and reopen them beginning this summer.
A proposal to bring trolley service to Oak Bluffs saw enthusiastic support from selectmen this week.
A new publication from the Vineyard Gazette Media Group makes its debut this week. The Vine, a full-color tabloid, brings original stories and a fresh, contemporary look to the special topical sections the company has produced for many years.
Starting this summer, JetBlue Airways will begin running seasonal nonstop flights between the Vineyard and Boston. JetBlue announced Tuesday that service will begin June 17, with daily flights through Sept. 7.
Dr. Gail M O’Brien of Vineyard Haven has been certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine as an ABOM Diplomate, a specialist in obesity medicine.
The Vineyard’s nonprofit radio station has received a boost from local brews.
Friends of mvyradio announced that Offshore Ale in Oak Bluffs has donated $2,160 to the radio station from sales of Blue Lobster Belgian Strong Ale.