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Vineyard hotelier Mark Snider is expanding his interests to Nantucket, where he is set to buy The Point Breeze, a historic hotel on the Vineyard’s
Coast Guard Study
The Coast Guard is asking for public participation in a study of maritime use and vessel traffic. The results of the study may determine whether routing changes are necessary to balance multiple uses of the waterway, such as offshore wind farms. More information on the study and instructions on how to participate are available at uscg.mil/lantarea/acpars. The comment period end Jan. 31.
Last spring, when a local angler wanted to catch Atlantic mackerel in Vineyard waters he had to get in a boat and motor more than a mile off Gay Head. This week there is no need for the boat. For the first time in many years anglers are jigging for mackerel off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown and they are getting quite a few; some have caught enough for a holiday dinner. Plus, they are catching plenty of Atlantic herring.
Chilmark selectman sharply criticized the Massachusetts Estuaries Project this week, questioning both the necessity of the project and the significance of the results, at least for their town.
There is much ado over eelgrass. On the Vineyard the modest sea grass has brought dredging projects to a halt, thwarted would-be pier developers and has down-Island towns considering millions of dollars worth of sewering to restore water quality to a level amenable to the light-sensitive plant. Why all the fuss?
Marking a sudden new turn in the Islandwide negotiations under way for a cable television contract, Edgartown has pulled out of the talks and says it will stay out until a draft contract with Comcast includes service to Chappaquiddick.
The news of Edgartown’s decision surfaced at a cable advisory committee meeting Wednesday that had no quorum. Edgartown selectman and board chairman Arthur Smadbeck later confirmed his town’s decision to walk away from the negotiating table until cable service to Chappy can be guaranteed in the contract.