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They’re not moving far away, but the upcoming departure of the Edgartown Hardware store from Main street will mark the end of an era for downtown Edgartown.
“One of the core businesses, the only core business left, is leaving,” said Edgartown zoning board of appeals chairman Martin V. (Skip) Tomassian Jr., at a public hearing where Edgartown Hardware owners John and Pat Montes were granted permission to move their business into the former Old Colony car dealership building on the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road.
Tisbury selectman Geoghan Coogan’s letter to state authorities about the unsafe condition of State Road was understandably emotional, given the bicycle tragedy which had recently occurred the previous day right outside his office.
A tourist, Dina Dececca, 40, was killed on July 6 when she fell from her bike into the path of an oncoming truck. As Mr. Coogan put it in his letter, he had become “intimately involved with the details as the situation unfolded.”
Last summer the Vineyard Conservation Society succeeded in convincing Islanders that their ponds were indeed in peril. At this year’s Ponds in Peril forum, Islanders learned what they could do about it.
Church Treasures
The West Tisbury Congregational Church will offer its third, popular summer sale of collectibles and treasures on the church grounds in the center of town on Saturday, July 24. The sale runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Come out of the cellar all you Boo Radleys and celebrate the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee with the Vineyard Haven Library. On Tuesday, July 27, they will host a reading by local authors. On Thursday, July 29, at 6 p.m. über dad, Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck, will be on the screen. Feel free to dress up as your favorite character. For full details, call 508-696-4211.
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