Vineyarders Win Their Opener, 14-7
By ALEXIS TONTI
After a frustrating first half for the Vineyard football offense, defensive end Zach Mahoney blocked a Carver punt just minutes into the third quarter, shifting the momentum in the season's home opener Friday night. A quick score tied the game, and the varsity went on to defeat the Crusaders 14-7.
Mahoney, who played a standout game, also had six tackles, a fumble recovery and a sack on fourth-and-16 that led to a Vineyard possession.
After a summerlong reprieve from the traffic snarls, torn up streets and endless detours that marked last winter in downtown Tisbury, construction resumes this month on the town's $10 million wastewater project.
"The worst of it is over," said town administrator Dennis Luttrell this week. "A lot of the work will be done off the roads, and we don't expect to be working into the winter."
Vineyard Is Viewed as Costly ‘Red Spot’ for Home Insurers
By ALEXIS TONTI
Over the past decade, insurance companies have become increasingly skittish when it comes to writing policies for Island homeowners. For many, the risks - namely a catastrophic hurricane - outweigh the benefits. And for those who will do business here, their gamble comes at an increasing cost to Vineyard residents, who find themselves hit with new deductibles and higher rates.
The sapping humidity that plagued the Island for much of August washed away with last week's heavy rain. Friday broke clear and crisp for the home opener of the high school fall sports season. Four minutes into the soccer game that afternoon, striker Lucas Brewer found the net, all the boys' varsity team needed in their 1-0 victory over Sandwich.
Another Flap Over Cape Wind; Coast Guard Remains Neutral
By ALEXIS TONTI
In the latest war of words over a proposed wind farm for Nantucket Sound, a newspaper article has quoted a Coast Guard official calling the Cape Wind project a "manageable" risk - but the Coast Guard says the emphasis in the article is wrong.
Coast Guard officials reiterate that they have taken no official position on the project, and are only beginning to review its potential impacts.
County Contract Signed; Davis Starts on Tuesday
By ALEXIS TONTI
After an exhausting search process that began in January, the Dukes County commission signed a three-year $71,000 contract with the new county manager Thursday afternoon.