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The Oak Bluffs library will be one of the first libraries in the country to be part of Google’s new indoor mapping project.
Sondra Murphy, the acting library director and children’s librarian, said a representative from Google’s Cambridge office e-mailed her “out of the blue” after finding the library’s floor plans online and asked if the library wanted to participate in the project.
“Okay, let’s do it,” Ms. Murphy recalled thinking.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) unveiled plans this week for a $167 million resort casino during a presentation in Lakeville. But the response from the communities of Lakeville and Freetown, where the tribe hopes to place the complex was “not positive,” according to Freetown town administrator Richard Brown.
On Tuesday a spillover crowd packed the auditorium of the Apponequet Regional High School auditorium in Lakeville as representatives from the tribe and its casino development team presented plans for the development.
In a candid conversation, Vineyarders this week discussed the varied and sometimes contradictory issues facing Islanders who are minorities: being teased or ignored, facing low expectations or having suspicion cast on achievements, having to choose between their culture and fitting in with the mainstream.
For the first time in five years, parts of Sengekontacket Pond will be open for shellfishing, at least through June. In July, August and Sepetmber the current plan calls for possible closures following periods of heavy rainfall, but otherwise the same parts of the pond now designated as safe for shellfishing will be kept open.
Only carry from place to place what can fit in your car, or if you’re lucky, a friend’s pickup truck. Pack your clothes in garbage bags and carefully stack them so they don’t tumble over on the drive. Leave the cabinets completely empty, tuck the plates and dishes in between your clothes, and lock the door behind you as though you were never there.
Loretta May of Vineyard Haven has been named an “Unsung Hero” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her efforts to better the lives of those in the community.
A VTA employee since arriving on the Island 12 years ago, Ms. May drives a regular morning route between the tree Island towns. On Tuesdays, she drive a Medivan to Boston. The journey keeps her and medical patients off-Island from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.