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In a victory that was as improbable as it was thrilling, Island golf sensation Tony Grillo overcame a seven-stroke deficit in the early going and sank a dramatic birdie putt on the final hole of the final day to capture his second consecutive Massachusetts Junior Golf Championship title.

With the win at the Crumpin-Fox Golf Club in Bernardston, the 17-year-old rising senior at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School retains his title as the best junior golfer in the state.

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Changing Routes for Tour Buses Hurt Shops at Aquinnah Cliffs

By KATE BRANNEN

There is only one listing under Tourist Attractions in the Vineyard Yellow Pages. It's the Gay Head Lighthouse at 9 Aquinnah Circle. Despite its status as one of the Island's most breathtaking views, fewer tourists than usual will see it this summer due to a change in tour bus routes.

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The Inkwell Beach is a symbol of pride for many Islanders, especially African Americans, whose families have visited this stretch of sand for generations.

The beach - which is no longer than a football field and bookmarked on both sides by jetties - does not have the royal vistas of Lucy Vincent or the commercial appeal of South Beach.

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By this time next summer, it may be possible to watch the sunset from the Aquinnah cliffs and talk - uninterrupted - on a cell phone.

That is the hope anyway of Jeffrey Burgoyne, Aquinnah town administrator, who along with selectmen from Chilmark and West Tisbury, has been working for the past two years to launch a project to install a partially underground system to make uniform cell phone service available in the up-Island towns.

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