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Edgartown joined four other Island towns on Monday, issuing a letter of support for the Coalition to Create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank.
Substitute teachers are in such short supply on Martha’s Vineyard that Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea is recommending a one-third pay increase, effective immediately.
The number of new Covid-19 cases on Martha’s Vineyard for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 23 showed a decline after three weeks of gradually increasing numbers.
Standing at the top of the Gay Head Light you can see for miles, a 360-degree view of the Atlantic Ocean, Noman’s Land, the Elizabeth islands, fishing boats trawling the waters, tourists below looking out at the same view.
Health agents in West Tisbury are encouraging private property owners to take advantage of a free well water testing program to check for the chemicals known as PFAS.
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale registered another grim milestone this week, with a new estimate showing further declines in its population. A report Monday said a census found just 336 whales left.