Will Sennott
With contract negotiations at a standstill and tensions running high, full-time drivers for the Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) are due to walk off the job beginning Friday.
By the end of the day Monday, the first day of the commercial striped bass season, the Menemsha Fish House had brought in 297 filleted pounds of the elusive — and profitable — fish.
As contract talks drag on with no apparent end in sight, bus drivers held a public meeting at the high school Saturday to inform residents about what to expect in the event of a strike.
With gas pumps locked and no fuel for sale on the Edgartown harbor, there is growing concern and confusion among boaters as a busy summer on the water begins to ramp up.
Discussion continued at the selectmen’s meeting this week about possible uses for a 16-acre piece of town-owned land at Peaked Hill.
On Sunday a fleet of vintage cars arranged themselves on the lawn of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum to celebrate Father’s Day and the fifth annual Car-B-Q Classic.