Chris Burrell

Children Meet Racism on Tisbury Side Street

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Two young girls from New Jersey got their first exposure to overt racism this week when they returned from a morning walk into downtown Vineyard Haven and found a racial slur spray-painted in letters two feet tall in the street by the house their family was renting at Clough Lane and Pine street.

Tisbury police are investigating the vandalism that happened Wednesday — possibly in broad daylight — and police chief John McCarthy is looking into whether the incident should be considered a hate crime.

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Voters Face Major Budget Issues at Annual Meetings in Three Towns

Chris Burrell

Voters Face Major Budget Issues at Annual Meetings in Three Towns

In Oak Bluffs, Expect the Unexpected

By CHRIS BURRELL

Voters in Oak Bluffs will be asked next week whether they want to ban dogs from town beaches, declare their opposition to the war in Iraq and borrow $750,000 to build an addition to the town hall on School street.

Those are just three of the proposals on tap for back-to-back town meetings that get under way Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.

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Seven Candidates Vie for Two Selectmen Seats in Oak Bluffs

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Seven Candidates Vie for Two Selectmen Seats in Oak Bluffs

By CHRIS BURRELL

Some people in town are calling it an outright horse race - seven candidates running for two seats on the board of selectmen in Oak Bluffs. It is the most hotly contested race in this year's political season on the Vineyard. Voters will pick their selectmen at the polls from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs School on Thursday, April 10.

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Schools Seek Finance Help

Chris Burrell

Schools Seek Finance Help

Leaders of Island School Districts Seek Reassurance from Towns that State Local Aid Funds Will Support Education

By CHRIS BURRELL

With annual town meeting season only days away, school leaders this week pressured Island selectmen and town financial teams to back amended school budgets that would earmark state funds for educational spending and avert the need to lay off teachers for next year.

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Public Questions Oak Bluffs Candidates for Their Stand on MVC Secession Issue

Chris Burrell

Public Questions Oak Bluffs Candidates for Their Stand on MVC Secession Issue

By CHRIS BURRELL

When it comes to the top elected post in Oak Bluffs, there's no shortage of applicants. In the most hotly contested race on the Island, seven candidates are vying for two seats on the board of selectmen in a town renowned for the drama of its political stage.

Last night at the Oak Bluffs School, the candidates made their best pitch to voters and then fielded questions from an audience seeking to ferret out what issues would help separate the pack.

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