SSA Bids Farewell to Gay Head, Welcomes New Freight Boat

The Steamship Authority this week sold off the M/V Gay Head, just days before the M/V Barnstable is set to make its first trip to Nantucket.

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Sheriff’s Officer Arrested for Rape

Craig A. Daley, who has worked as a corrections officer at the sheriff’s office, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery on a household or family member and rape in Edgartown District Court on Monday and was ordered held without bail. 

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Vineyard Wind Withstands Another Legal Challenge

A panel of judges with the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision on Dec. 5, saying claims that the federal government mishandled the approval process for the wind farm were unfounded. 

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Health Officials Begin Alpha-gal Survey

As alpha-gal syndrome rapidly spreads across the Vineyard, Island public health officials are hoping to gauge the public’s concern over the meat allergy and gather important information that could aid in future research.

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Steamship Settles Workplace Injury Lawsuit

Keith Maxwell, a deckhand for the Steamship Authority, came to an undisclosed agreement with the boat line on Oct. 8.

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Shrews, Not Mice, Could Be Main Source of Vineyard’s Lyme Disease

In a new study, scientists say they found more infected ticks had fed on shrews, upending the common belief that white-footed mice were the main culprits.

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Police Arrest Man After Alleged Break-In Spree

Eric Johnson, 25, is facing about 80 charges after he was arrested at his Tisbury residence last week.

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Trustees Face New Challenge Over Chappy Trails

A plan to re-route a portion of an oversand vehicle trail on Chappaquiddick is being challenged by a group of landowners, which believes more study should have gone into the proposal. 

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Tisbury Neighbor Files Lawsuit Over 97 Spring Street

Mary Bernadette Budginer-Cormie, along with her husband Leigh Paul Cormie, filed a lawsuit with the state Land Court earlier this month, seeking a reevaluation of the zoning’s board denial of her previous appeal on 97 Spring street. 

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Struggling Stripers Prompt Regulators to Consider New Rules

Federal fishing regulators are considering new ways to help revive the striped bass population after new estimates show the species remains overfished. 

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