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Salvage work began off a remote beach in Aquinnah Thursday morning to remove some 800 gallons of fuel from a 46-foot Wesport lobster boat that went aground late Tuesday night.
The Dukes County commission voted Wednesday to name their executive administrative assistant as the new county manager.
Martina Thornton, who has held the number two staff position at the county for the past four years, will now negotiate a contract with the seven-member elected commission to take over as county manager.
The vote to offer the job to Ms. Thornton was unanimous. Two weeks ago the county commission voted to offer the job to New Hampshire attorney Katherine Rogers, but last week Ms. Rogers declined, citing personal health reasons.
A Wesport lobster boat remained on the rocks and in the surf off a remote coastline in Aquinnah Wednesday night, with salvage efforts set to begin again on Thursday morning.
Coast Guard public affairs spokesmen said that while the 46-foot Sherry Ann had a gash in her hull and some 800 gallons of fuel on board, they believed there was no imminent danger of a fuel spill.
Pay Beach in Oak Bluffs has reopened for swimming, one day after it was ordered closed due to elevated levels of bacteria.
Oak Bluffs health agent Shirley Fauteux said Wednesday that a routine water sample taken on July 9 revealed higher than allowed levels of enterococcus, organisms that may indicate the presence of bacteria found in sewage. The beach was reopened Thursday when a subsequent water sample showed bacteria levels well below the range of what is considered safe for swimming.
The fuel station at Church’s Pier will remain closed after a Fourth of July gas leak.
The fuel station at Church’s Pier will remain closed after a Fourth of July gas leak.
Oak Bluffs fire chief Peter Forend said that because of old fuel lines, the station at the Oak Bluffs harbor — the only source of fuel at the busy marina — will be closed until repairs are made.
It’s summer on the Vineyard; crowds are expected. But nobody, from event organizers to the hundreds of people who gathered outside the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center last Thursday night, expected mayhem at a speaking event about the Supreme Court.