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The West Tisbury Town Hall reports that its phone lines are down, and will likely remain out of service through part of the day.
It was all about sparkles at the high school junior prom Saturday: the sequins on prom gowns, the silver stars hanging in the Edgartown Yacht Club, the sun hitting the water in Edgartown Harbor, the excitement of the juniors as they gathered for their big night.
Students walked into Yacht Club wearing their tuxes and gowns—purple was a popular color, and sequins were abundant—past a crowd of parental paparazzi snapping pictures and squid fishermen on the pier.
Monday, May 14 marks the Gazette's 166th anniversary. The first edition of the paper was printed in 1846. The Gazette has never missed an issue in more than a century and a half..
With town meeting season over, some Islanders gathered with state Sen. Dan Wolf Saturday morning to celebrate all six towns passing resolutions against the Supreme Court Citizens United case.
Part of the Edgartown-West Tisbury road was blocked from traffic Friday afternoon after a car collided with a utility pole, police said.
Around 1 p.m. Friday, a vehicle driven by Carolyn Spengler, 72, of West Tisbury, collided with a utility pole on Edgartown road just past Deep Bottom road, West Tisbury police Corporal Garrison Vieira said. Ms. Spengler was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital with minor injuries.
Mothers are the light that guides us all, so it’s fitting that on this day entrance to the Island’s brightest lights should be offered gratis. The Edgartown Lighthouse will offer free admission for all mothers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the Gay Head Lighthouse from 1 to 3 p.m.