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Timothy Madden of Nantucket claimed the Cape and Islands state representative seat on Tuesday, beating out two Vineyard contenders and a Falmouth hopeful by some 2,000 votes district-wide.
And according to Eric T. Turkington, Mr. Madden is taking a difficult job at the state house.
“It’s a trying time,” said Mr. Turkington, who will vacate the position in January after 20 years in the job. Mr. Turkington did not seek reelection.
MassHighway is considering closing Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown for the next six months in order to replace the two bridges known commonly as Big Bridge and Little Bridge.
The news came as something of a surprise to Oak Bluffs and Edgartown officials, who knew about the planned bridge work but not about the plan to close the road.
Town finance committees, mindful of a coming recession, have called for zero per cent increases in Island school budgets, leaving educators braced for another dramatic budget season of instructional and programing cuts.
A $3.5 million superintendent’s shared services budget, approved 10 to 1 by the All-Island school committee on Oct. 29, reflects a range of cuts made by superintendent of schools Dr. James H. Weiss.
Striped bass, the Vineyard’s most valued fish, is struggling.
A new report shows the number of striped bass spawned in the Chesapeake Bay this year was the lowest seen in well over a decade — and fishermen along the Eastern seaboard, alarmed that striped bass may be overfished, are raising concerns about the future of the fishery.
Vineyard voters came down decisively on the winning side of history on Tuesday, turning out in record numbers to help elect America’s first black President.
Correction
A story in the Oct. 31 Gazette about a fundraiser for Jim Moore reported incorrectly on the type of cancer he has. Mr. Moore has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The Gazette regrets the error.