Alex Elvin
With excavation work around the Gay Head Light expected to begin next week, several traffic changes are planned for Aquinnah Circle. The last day to visit the lighthouse before its relocation will be April 11.
Students gathered Monday morning in the high school performing arts center for the 18th Linguini Bridge Contest. Freshman Graham Lewis was the winner with a bridge named Bridget that supported 1,170 pounds.
Victims of a house fire in Edgartown that claimed the life of 32-year-old David Cleary last week have received an outpouring of support from the community, including an online fundraising campaign that has raised thousands of dollars.
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is looking for support for a new building from town meeting voters in all towns, who will be asked whether to support a $1.6 million bond for the purchase of the former Vineyard Nursing Association building.
Chilmark has joined Edgartown in seeking to extend its commercial scalloping season to make up for lost fishing days this year. Shellfishing around the Island took a major hit following winter storms in January and February.
Basil Welch photographed nearly everything there was to see on the Island: boats, buildings, people, animal tracks, trees.
