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As a black pickup truck rumbled away from the Depot Corner gas station in Edgartown with a pair of lawn mowers stowed in its bed, the screen at the pump displayed the hard truth: $191.64 for just over 41 gallons of regular gasoline. And this isn’t an exceptional case. Infamous in years past for its high prices, the Vineyard is a place where drivers should expect to see their wallets lightened by some of the nation’s most expensive gasoline this summer.
Edgartown has never had a shortage of patriotism when it comes to the town’s annual Fourth of July parade. The crowds and floats are as sure as flags and fireworks.
What the town really needs this year are some convertibles.
Kevin Burchill, a recent Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School graduate and recipient of a $1,000 Comcast scholarship for community service, leadership skills and academic achievement, attended a Comcast Leaders and Achievers ceremony at the State House in Boston on June 18.
Stephanie W. Roache has joined Sandpiper Realty, the agency announced this week. She will be working with her mother, Elaine T. Miller, one of Sandpiper’s top agents. Ms. Roache has a strong business background, having spent more than 25 years in sales management, selling business process outsourcing solutions to Fortune 500 companies. She also led a sales team responsible for new business development and customer service excellence.
Online clothing store Wasque Rip will now sell merchandise at Rainy Day gift shop in Vineyard Haven. The company, named for the Chappaquiddick fishing area, was a sponsor of the 2012 Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
The boil water order for Oak Bluffs was lifted Wednesday morning, and officials said they had shut down the offending Lagoon Pond well and started adding chlorine to another well closest to the town's water tank.