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Woman, 22, Killed in Martha's Vineyard Crash; Driver Facing Charges
A 22-year-old woman from Martha’s Vineyard has died after an accident Saturday night.
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Ailing Fisherman Airlifted to Hospital From 60 Miles Off Martha's Vineyard
A U.S. Coastguard helicopter rescued an injured fisherman 60 miles off of Martha’s Vineyard on Friday, officials said. The call came in around 6 p.m. from a commercial fishing vessel named Persistence, according to a Coast Guard news release. A 50-year-old member of the crew was showing stroke-like symptoms. A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter was able to safely hoist...
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Coronavirus Cluster Tied to Martha's Vineyard Wedding Sickens at Least 8
Health officials in Martha’s Vineyard are investigating a coronavirus cluster that apparently stemmed from a wedding on the island earlier this month and has sickened several people. According to the Martha’s Vineyard Boards of Health, the virus was spread by wedding guests who left the island the morning after the event. Eight people connected to the event have tested...
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Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Aquinnah Bingo Gaming Case
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head and the town of Aquinnah have presented arguments to the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals for the tribe’s planned bingo hall. The tribe is trying to build the bingo hall on the western end of Martha’s Vineyard under the Indian Gaming Rights Act and argued Monday that it should not be subject...
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Jackie O's Island Getaway Sold to Land Preservation Groups
The Martha’s Vineyard estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is being sold to a pair of nonprofits that plan on turning the property into conservation land open to the public.
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Nearly 300 Sharks Have Been Spotted Off New England This Summer. Here's Where
The past week was another busy one for shark sightings. Sharks were spotted off the coast of Maine, off Hampton Beach in New Hampshire, off Nantucket, and mostly swimming and feeding off Cape Cod. This summer, sharks have been spotted further north than in recent years, in areas like New Hampshire and southern Maine, where a woman was fatally attacked…
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Beachgoers on Edge After at Least 8 Shark Sightings on Cape Cod
A total of four great white sharks were reported in the Chatham area. There was also a confirmed sighting that closed Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, and another that closed Newcomb Hollow Beach. Coast guard Beach in Truro was also closed Saturday due to a shark sighting.
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Here's Where Sharks Were Spotted in New England This Past Week
July and August are prime shark season in New England, especially off Cape Cod. But already this summer, numerous sharks have been spotted even further north, in areas like the North Shore of Massachusetts and even southern Maine, where a woman was fatally attacked by a great white last month. So far, there have been over 250 shark sightings off…
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Family Vacationing on Cape Cod Spots ‘5 to 6' Sharks
The Reigels, vacationing on Cape Cod from Pennsylvania, spotted several sharks Saturday about a quarter mile off the coast of Nauset Beach in Eastham.
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65 Cats Rescued From Martha's Vineyard Home
Sixty-five cats were removed from a home this week on Martha’s Vineyard, and a breeder will be charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty in the case, according to the Animal Rescue League of Boston. A search warrant was executed at the Edgartown home of Jennifer Winsper, 48, on Wednesday, the animal rescue said. The more than five dozen…
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Mass. Islands Prepare for Drastically Different Memorial Day Weekend
On Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the coronavirus has been a concern for months. But Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer season on the islands, brings a stark reminder that all of it has changed. Nantucket would typically be hopping this weekend for Figawi, the sailboat race from Hyannis to the island. But this year, there’s no race,...
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The Impact of Coronavirus on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Restaurants and shops on the islands of Massachusetts will be much less busy this summer.
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Leaders on Cape and Islands Urge Visitors to Stay Away Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Leaders on Cape Cod and the Islands are telling seasonal residents and visitors to stay away after two COVID-19 deaths were reported on the Cape this week.
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Vineyard Wind Still Waiting on Key Approval
The state’s first offshore wind project remains in a holding pattern, waiting for a key federal environmental review to wrap up. Vineyard Wind last month said that if that review from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management isn’t done by the end of August, “it would be very challenging to move forward” with the current plan.
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JFK Jr.'s Life in Photos, 20 Years After Tragic Death
Tragedy struck 20 years ago on Tuesday when a single-engine plane crashed into the waters off Martha’s Vineyard, killing John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife and her sister.
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Jackie Kennedy's Martha's Vineyard Estate for Sale for $65 Million
The island estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is now on the market and it boasts one mile of private beach space, a four-bedroom guest house and a tennis court in the small town of Aquinnah.
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Jackie Kennedy's Martha's Vineyard Estate for Sale for $65 Million
The island estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is now on the market and it boasts one mile of private beach space, a four-bedroom guest house and a tennis court in the small town of Aquinnah.
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Turbine Blade Testing Underway Ahead of Massachusetts' 1st Wind Farm
In just a few months, construction begins on the first offshore wind farm in Massachusetts waters. And as the push for green energy continues, so does turbine blade testing in Boston.
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Bill Murray Involved in Dispute With Photographer at Martha's Vineyard Restaurant
Actor Bill Murray was reportedly involved in a dispute Wednesday with a photographer at a restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard. Peter Simon, 71, was taking photos at Lola’s for The Martha’s Vineyard Times when Murray allegedly assaulted him, according to a police report obtained by the Boston Globe. Simon reportedly claimed that someone turned him and slammed him against a door,...
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Bill Murray Allegedly Involved in Dispute at Martha's Vineyard
Actor Bill Murray was allegedly involved in a dispute at a restaurant in Martha’s Vineyard.