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Cronigâs set to reopen up-Island store
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After 13 months and 13 days being closed, up-Island Cronig s is scheduled to reopen later this month.
Bill Ewart stocks a shelf at up-Island Cronig s. That s Haroldo Nascimento in the background.
Cronig s Market in West Tisbury is reopening later this month.
Itâs lucky 13 for up-Island Cronigâs, which is scheduled to reopen for the first time in more than a year on April 26 with new coolers, new lighting, new checkout stands, and fresh stock.
âIâm totally excited. It will be 13 months and 13 days that weâve been closed,â Cronigâs owner Steve Bernier told The Times. âItâs been a long time. Everybodyâs excited. Everybodyâs nervous. Weâre trying to put bows up. Weâve rebuilt the package.â
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Firefighters train for ice rescue
Updated March 10
Aquinnah and West Tisbury firefighters held a training drill for ice rescues on Lagoon Pond Sunday. Survival suits and a pontoon sled were among the types of equipment used to reach West Tisbury Fire Lt. Eric Medeiros, who served as a mock victim. Aquinnah Fire Chief Simon Bollin and West Tisbury Fire Chief Manuel Estrella III both said the drill went well.
“I thank West Tisbury for putting it on,” Chief Bollin said. “They always do a good job.”
Given above-freezing temperatures, Chief Bollin said, he was impressed the West Tisbury Fire Department was able to locate any ice on the Vineyard.
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A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Chilmark Police at the scene of an SUV accident on Middle Road Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Plows at Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark. Rich Saltzberg
A front-end loader rigged with a plow helped clear the runways at Martha s Vineyard Airport Sunday. Rich Saltzberg
Snow whitened East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs. Rich Saltzberg
Tisbury had snow on Beach Road but no flooding. Rich Saltzberg
The Steamship Authority ferry Nantucket prepares to enter Slip 1 in Vineyard Haven. Rich Saltzberg
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At the ready 24/7
West Tisbury’s rescue squad members routinely risk themselves to save others.
West Tisbury s rescue squad responds to the scene of a crash. - Rich Saltzberg
Within the ranks of West Tisbury’s volunteer Fire Department, a rescue squad remains at the ready for the express purpose of extracting people from perilous environments. At any hour of the day, its members will respond to any situation where a person is trapped in a plane fuselage, in a hole in ice, in a collapsed building, or, most commonly, in a wrecked vehicle.
Squad members leave work, family, their beds, in exchange for a stipend that may or may not cover what they burn in fuel to get to the station, an emergency scene, or to the regular drills and training necessary to keep their skills sharp. This volunteer rescue duty is on top of being on call to fight fires.