A fire that spread through a commercial building and multiple vehicles in Oak Bluffs Wednesday night resulted in injury to two firefighters and extensive property damage. Around 9:15 pm Wednesday, Oak Bluffs Fire-EMS were dispatched to 79 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Rd, where fire officials believe a fire originating from the engine compartment of a work van […]
Updated Thousands of down-Island residents were struck by power outages on Monday. “Our crews responded to a power outage in the Oak Bluffs area just before 12:30 this afternoon affecting approximately 3,600 customers,” Eversource spokesperson Chris McKinnon told The Times in an email. “Using remote switching capabilities, our system operators were able to restore power […]
No one was injured after a truck burst into flames in Oak Bluffs on Saturday morning. First responders say the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The incident took place between the roundabout and Goodale Construction Company at about 11 o’clock Saturday morning. According to Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz, the call […]
A white, Blackfin motorboat capsized in Oak Bluffs Harbor on a windy Thursday morning, ultimately leading to one man being sent to the hospital. According to Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz, the vessel owner found his boat taking on water at its slip, and he attempted to fix the problem. However, the vessel owner […]
Someone dared utter the word “regionalize” on the Vineyard, and fires did not ignite spontaneously, massive waves did not crash over the Island, and locusts did not emerge to terrorize us. At a recent meeting between the Tisbury select board and the finance committee, finance committee chair Nancy Gilfoy told those assembled that Tracey Jones, […]