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Prompted by by a 40 per cent drop in ridership and scheduling inconsistencies, beach officials said Tuesday they are considering eliminating the summer bus route connecting Chilmark inns to Lucy Vincent Beach.
Beach superintendent Martina Mastromonaco and beach committee chairman Kristen Maloney said at the Chilmark selectmen’s meeting that last summer’s schedule was the most difficult to manage in recent years.
The West Tisbury selectmen say they will need to call a special town meeting to secure additional funds for the roundabout lawsuit after preliminary attorney fees have quickly drained the town’s legal funds budget.
Three months after abruptly shuttering operations on the Vineyard and laying off much of its staff nationwide, the lifestyle cable network Plum TV said this week it has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
The Vineyard Gazette has named Joel Greenberg as managing editor, the newspaper’s publisher Jane Seagrave announced this week.
Mr. Greenberg comes to the Gazette after 20 years at The Los Angeles Times, where he served as science and medicine editor. For the last two years he has worked as a writer in the media relations office of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
A New Year’s Day fire caused severe damage to an Oak Bluffs home, with Oak Bluffs fire chief Peter Forend saying the home is likely “a total loss.”
Rep. Keating to Visit
U.S. Rep William R. Keating (D-Mass.) is scheduled to visit Martha’s Vineyard Monday for a series of tours and meetings.