Chris Burrell

Children Meet Racism on Tisbury Side Street

Chris Burrell |

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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Attorney Argues Case Against MVC

Chris Burrell
For the second time in two weeks, Theophilus Nix Jr., an Oak Bluffs attorney, has come before selectmen holding a petition that could give voters a chance to pull their town out of the Martha's Vineyard Commission.
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Educators Identify Gender Gap in Math Program at High School

Chris Burrell
High school test scores revealed this week are raising concerns about whether a gender gap exists in math instruction at the regional high school. And after looking closely at the latest results from advanced placement (AP) tests, school leaders are also wondering whether some advanced and honors classes are over-enrolled.
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Land Bank Turns to Public for Views

Chris Burrell
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank wants your ideas on how to spend some $10 million of accumulated revenue. Plus, commissioners at the land bank are game for fielding questions on policies that govern the almost 2,000 acres of public lands it owns.
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Schools Open on Civil Note

Chris Burrell
Just when the stress of the summer season starts to ease up for most Islanders, it's a whole different story for teachers and children in the school system.
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