Fueled by a federal grant aimed at countering a bioterrorist attack, scientists at a Providence, R.I., pharmaceutical company are banking on the collection of blood samples from nearly two dozen Vineyarders to help them develop a new vaccine against tularemia, the rare disease with an unexplained presence on Martha's Vineyard.

Two historic Vineyard inns - Lambert's Cove Inn in West Tisbury and the Tuscany Inn at the Captain Fisher House in Edgartown - were sold during the last week in heavily leveraged deals.

The sea was rough on the night of Dec.

Road Plan Hits a Raw Nerve

Edgartown Neighbors Question Access to Pennywise Project, Selectmen Cut Short Debate and Look to Town Meeting

By IAN FEIN

A handful of Arbutus Park residents are fuming over a plan by Edgartown officials to build a road over Tenth street south as the second access to the Pennywise Path affordable housing project.

Vineyard residents enjoy good health, especially compared with the general population on the mainland. They smoke less, they are thinner and they visit their doctors regularly.

Tisbury Great Pond Property Owners Claim Land Bank Attorney Misrepresented Sale

By JAMES KINSELLA

A family that unwittingly sold land to the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank has accused the public agency of misrepresentation - and is calling for an amendment to the land bank statute to prevent such practices in the future.