Discovery of Toxic Soil Halts Five Corners Work

Jason GayMark Alan Lovewell |

A team of workers digging near Five Corners this week discovered a patch of toxic, contaminated soil that may force a major environmental cleanup of the Beach Road extension area.

Contractors hired by the Massachusetts Highway Department found soil contaminated with gasoline and oil while digging on Beach Road extension next to the Wintertide Coffeehouse. The contractors were working on a drainage pipe project from Beach Road to Vineyard Haven harbor when they made the discovery.

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PFAS Found in Wells Near Closed West Tisbury Landfill

Katrina Liu
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last week notified the town that it needed to come up with plan after five monitoring wells had detected levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances above the state standard. 
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Vineyard Under Air Quality Advisory Friday

Thomas Humphrey
Poor air quality resulting from elevated ozone levels on Martha’s Vineyard may pose a risk to sensitive groups, according to an air quality advisory released by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Friday.
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Free Well Testing in West Tisbury

Health agents in West Tisbury are encouraging private property owners to take advantage of a free well water testing program to check for the chemicals known as PFAS.
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