The 42-foot, 18-ton schooner Tangier was rescued on Tuesday morning. Carlton Sprague, the owner of Tangier, previously told the Times that strong winds from the blizzard ”pulled the cleat right out of the boat” causing it to drift and eventually run aground. Sprague received help from a group of volunteers to free the vessel. Sprague […]
At a joint meeting Monday evening, three Tisbury committees endorsed W.T. Rich Co. of Newton as the top-ranked choice for the $55 million Tisbury School project’s construction manager at risk role. At the same meeting, the select board voted unanimously to begin contract negotiations with W.T. Rich. Christina Opper, co-director of the management team hired […]
Two days after a nor’easter thrashed the Vineyard, folks are still dealing with the destruction. As of Friday morning, 2,000 Islanders remained without electricity, according to the MEMA power outage map. That’s down from 3,292 customers on Thursday. At the Woods Hole terminal on Friday morning, four utility trucks waited in line to board the […]
A powerful nor’easter clobbered Martha’s Vineyard Tuesday night into Wednesday with destructive winds, pounding surf, and drenching rain. Trees were downed all across the Island, causing thousands of customers to lose their electricity. Schools were canceled for the day, town offices were closed, and some businesses also shuttered. Martha’s Vineyard Community Services initially announced a […]
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