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This Sunday, August 17, the guest preacher at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs is Bishop Robert Christopher Wright from Atlanta, Ga. He is the first African American to become an Episcopal bishop in Georgia.
Two wins stand between the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks and a repeat championship title. The team's last home game is Tuesday tonight.
The following students were named to the dean’s list at University of Rhode Island for the spring 2014 semester: Erin Marie Gosson of Edgartown, Amalie E. Tinus of Edgartown, and Samantha White Billings of Oak Bluffs.
Chilmark selectmen are working to iron out the kinks in a free shuttle service between Tabor House Road and Menemsha that began in July. The service offers an alternative for drivers to park off site and away from the congested harbor area.
Oysters harvested from Katama Bay in Edgartown earlier this summer have been linked to two confirmed cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. State and local health officials said no evidence of mishandling was found and no closures have been ordered.
President Obama interrupted his vacation Monday afternoon to address the nation on escalating political tensions in Iraq. Speaking to a group of Democratic supporters a short time later, he had warm words of praise for the Vineyard.