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A proposal to allow the only commercial wind farms in state waters close to the western end of the Vineyard has been advanced without due consideration of the views of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), tribal historic preservation officer Bettina Washington said yesterday.
Under the draft ocean management plan released last week by the state, as many as 166 wind turbines might be built in two areas, around Noman’s Land and off Cuttyhunk, as near as three miles offshore.
Exposing the limits of environmental policing, wetlands violations that took place across six and a half acres of privately-owned, ecologically sensitive Cow Bay land were stumbled upon after the fact by Edgartown conservation agent Jane Varkonda while she was in the area on other business.
The violations took place on property leading to Cow Bay beach owned by C. Dean Metropoulos of Connecticut.
Robert S. McNamara, the tragic and controversial former Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, who was most closely associated with leading the country into the Viet Nam War, died yesterday morning at his home in Washington, D.C., after a long period of failing health.
He was 93 and was a former longtime summer resident of the Vineyard.
Things looked brighter on the Vineyard over the Fourth of July weekend, as the sun reemerged after a month of hiding and a healthy crowd of visitors arrived for the holiday.
Merchants reported a robust weekend, about on par with last year.
“It was awesome, we did well,” said Jason Leone, owner of the Island Hoppers moped dealership in Oak Bluffs. “After 40 days of rain it was nice to see the sun again. It finally felt like summer.”
Island police responded to numerous motor vehicle accidents, broke up several loud parties and placed a few intoxicated holiday revelers into protective custody over the weekend.
Edgartown
On Friday at 10:30 p.m. Edgartown police responded to a single-car accident on Meshacket Road near Morning Glory Farm. When officers arrived they discovered that a blue Chevrolet S10 Truck had gone off the road and struck the guide wire of a telephone pole.
The Fourth brought eager Islanders out in full force on Saturday, ready to bid farewell to a rainy June and dive headfirst into the fun and sun that should characterize a Vineyard summer. It was a celebration of our nation’s birthday, and Edgartown proved that it still knows how to throw a great party.
Waiting spectators lined the streets, politely vying for front-row curb space along the parade route to catch the best view of the Island’s legendary Independence Day procession.