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To some, they’re a boon to the construction industry; to others, a blight on the landscape. When talk turns to whether the Martha’s Vineyard Commission should regulate so-called mega-mansions on the Island, there’s rarely middle ground, and there’s usually a crowd.
Criticism of the annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament resurfaced at the town selectmen’s meeting this week, with a local group asking the town to reconsider the role it plays in the popular event, citing ethical and environmental concerns with the way sharks are killed and displayed in the town harbor.
Vineyard All-Stars
Vineyard fall athletes made an impressive showing in the Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star selections, announced earlier this week.
Cross country: Jeremy Alley-Tarter, Cooper Chapman, Kyle Joba-Woodruff, Hannah Moore, Michael Schroeder.
Field hockey: Maggie Johnson, Meghan McHugh.
Golf: Mike deBettencourt, Chris Morris.
Football: Delmont Araujo, Tyler Araujo, Michael Montanile, Conor Smith.
Boys’ soccer: Rodrigo Honorato, John Marcal, John Oliveira, Jack Roberts.
The long-planned connector roads in Tisbury hit another speed bump last week when the town learned that it had been turned down in its application for $4 million in state funds to build the roads which aim to create a bypass from the congested State Road business district to the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road.
With the team competing in just three home meets and eleven regular-season meets overall, the accomplishments of the Vineyard cross-country squads can get a bit, well, lost in the woods.
Engraved bricks, literary speakeasies and musical summer evenings have all added up, and the West Tisbury Library Foundation passed the $1 million mark last week in its fund-raising campaign for a new library.
Two months out from a Jan. 31 deadline, the foundation is nearing its $1.5 million goal.
And head library trustee Dan Waters credited others for the success.