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The Aquinnah fire chief told the town selectmen this week that he was concerned about his ability to provide adequate fire protection for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) after the tribe refused to allow him to inspect tribal buildings.
The West Tisbury portion of Middle Road will be closed to through traffic from the town line to Music street on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for road paving. The paving is the first portion of an extensive townwide road repair project that voters approved at the annual town meeting in April. Drivers and residents are asked to plan accordingly.
Steamship Authority senior managers paid a visit to the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting Tuesday to discuss improvement projects around the ferry terminal.
SSA general manager Wayne Lamson, Vineyard governor Marc Hanover and port council member George Balco all attended.
Mr. Lamson said the SSA is ready to file for permits for dredging about 300 yards of sand next to the dinghy dock area in the Vineyard Haven harbor. He said he expects permitting to take at least nine months.
Seastreak is offering $40 roundtrip fare for Vineyard residents to the Working Waterfront Festival taking place in New Bedford on Sept. 29 and 30. This free festival is a celebration of commercial fishing culture and will feature an appearance by the singer/songwriter Gordon Bok. Additional performers include the Johnson Girls, Mary Garvey, Sharks Come Cruisin’, Jon Campbell, Ana Vinagre, Bob Quinn and more.
In addition to singing there will be demonstrations of all things seaworthy, from net mending and scallop shucking to fish filleting.
Danny Louis Larsen, 62, of Edgartown has reason to be surprised by his own success. When he started Edgartown Seafood 25 years ago, Mr. Larsen knew fish, but he wasn’t sure about retail.
“I didn’t think I would like it,” he said. “I didn’t think I’d be able to deal with the people. I didn’t think they’d be able to deal with me.”
After 35 years as chef and owner of his signature, classic French restaurant in downtown Vineyard Haven, Jean Dupon has put Le Grenier on the market.
“I love what I do, but I’ve had a good run,” Mr. Dupon said this week. “I just turned 69, I think it’s time for me to start relaxing a little.”
The restaurant will be sold along with its downstairs partner La Cave du Grenier. The asking price is $1.6 million for both the business and the two-story building. The restaurant went on the market in late August.