Enthusiasm Builds for Farm Agency
By IAN FEIN
Just over a decade ago, the Massachusetts state government cut funding for the Dukes County Cooperative Extension Service and forced closure of the popular Island program, which provided useful resources for Vineyard farmers.
Today, with a resurgence of small-scale agriculture spreading across the country and taking hold here on the Vineyard, the state is recommending the creation of another Island public agency to address farming interests.
Town, Tribe Pact on Land Use Nears Decision; Attorneys Press for Accord
By IAN FEIN
After a three-month stalemate, a proposed land use agreement between town and tribal officials in Aquinnah is approaching a tipping point, but leaders on both sides remain unsure which way it will fall.
Vineyard voters in the state election this week overwhelmingly said yes to a study of their county charter and swept two new members onto the Dukes County commission, but expressing a measured mandate for change, also returned two incumbents to the regional governing board.
Hospital's Building Proposal Draws Concern, Support at Final Two MVC Hearings
By IAN FEIN
An offsite parking lot emerged this week as a critical sticking point in the continuing Martha's Vineyard Commission review of the proposed Martha's Vineyard Hospital renovation and expansion project. Questions about the parking lot reflected longstanding concerns among some commission members that the existing 13-acre hospital location in the Eastville section of Oak Bluffs may not be appropriate or adequate for further expansion.
The Harbor View Hotel, a shingle-style turn-of-the-century hotel that graces the entrance to the Edgartown harbor at Starbuck's Neck, is set for sa
While widespread disapproval with the direction of the country threatens to unseat the Republican-controlled Congress in the nationwide election next week, growing unhappiness with Dukes County government on the Island has created an opportunity for Vineyard voters to bring about change on the regional level.
