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The natural resources director of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) told the town selectmen on Friday that the cleanup from oyster aquacul
In the wake of record-high gasoline and diesel prices across the Vineyard, there have been at two reported incidents in recent weeks of fuel being stolen from boats in the Edgartown harbor.
Edgartown harbor master Charles Blair confirmed yesterday that he had received two reports from boat owners that gas had been taken from boats moored or docked in the town harbor. In one instance, someone stole a six-gallon gas tank from a boat, he said.
In another case someone reportedly siphoned fuel from a boat docked at the end of North Water street.
Since Carrie White joined Connect — formerly known as Women’s Support Services — last fall, her focus has been on reducing the client base. “We’re trying to get out there to help change the social norms,” said Ms. White who since coming on as program director has made one full-time hire for preventive work and is cross training the rest of the agency’s five staff to work both with prevention and support. The agency has been working with victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault on the Island for over 20 years.
They were two young sailing misfits at the East Chop Beach Club more than 30 years ago. And through the years they’ve cultivated a friendship that has crossed the sea, built a business and continues to reinvent itself. Todd Alexander, 45, is the Oak Bluffs harbor master. His wife is Kara Gelinas and they have a son, Sebastian, who is three. Capt. John S. Potter, 46, runs the 40-foot charter fishing boat Skipper. He and his wife Susan have two sons, Max, five, and Zak, 10 months. Mr.
Opponents to the Cape Wind project have suffered another setback, with a new court ruling dismissing a series of complaints related to the state’s jurisdiction in assessing the project.
Barnstable Superior Court Judge Robert Kane ruled in favor of Cape Wind Associates, and struck down four of five counts brought by the town of Barnstable, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and a group of individuals, who had claimed the state’s review of the project’s impact was inadequate.
After hearing recent complaints about a lack of information, the national company hosting a concert this summer in Ocean Park featuring the Boston Pops released final information about the event last week. The information provides ticket prices and a list of scheduled performers that includes both national and Island acts.