Chilmark’s select board unanimously appointed Anna McCaffery as the town’s next health assistant. Marina Lent, who performed all the duties of a health agent though she didn’t technically bear the title, retired from the job. Lent has gone on to become Aquinnah’s health assistant. Ahead of the vote, health board chair Katie Carroll mentioned Lent […]
The prevalence of allergic reactions triggered from the bite of the lone star tick has Vineyard tick experts concerned. Alpha-gal, a type of mammalian sugar, somehow becomes problematic through bites of lone star ticks, and can cause people to have reactions to meat products. Known as alpha-gal syndrome, the reactions can be severe, such as […]
The large number of dead birds found on the Island’s shores in June have been confirmed to have died from starvation. In June, the state issued an announcement suspecting highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to be killing birds, including “seagulls, ducks, terns, and cormorants,” in Massachusetts’ coastal areas. For several months prior to the announcement, […]
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The Chilmark select board created a five-member request for proposals (RFP) committee for a future affordable housing development at Peaked Hill Pastures. The committee will consist of two planning board members, a housing committee member, and two members of the public. The planning board will appoint two members, one of whom will chair, the housing […]