The federal government will continue to foot the bill for its mandatory at-sea monitoring program for another year, after meeting with fishermen and state representatives in recent weeks and reviewing the economic impact of the costs associated with the year-old catch shares fisheries management program.

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Cape Wind, the controversial 130-turbine, 50-square-mile project slated for construction on Horseshoe Shoal, hit a major roadblock late last week when a federal appeals court rejected a key finding from the Federal Aviation Administration that the wind farm would pose no hazard to pilots.

Senior circuit Judge Stephen F. Williams reached an opposite conclusion.

A home off the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road was completely destroyed by fire early Friday morning, Oct. 28. No one was injured, Tisbury fire chief John Schilling said.

Joins Real Estate Firm

Caroline Taylor of Edgartown, a well-known real estate broker on the Island with almost 30 years of experience, has moved to Island Real Estate. She can be reached at 508-693-4800 or e-mail [email protected].

Edith W. Potter of Chappaquiddick, a longtime conservationist who wrote the first zoning bylaws for Edgartown and was influential in saving South Beach and the Katama airfield, will receive the annual Spirit of the Vineyard Award, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard announced this week.

The award is given annually to a person who has served for one or more nonprofit organizations on the Island, and whose work has made a difference to individuals and to the community as a whole.