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Liquor Stores Look to Sell Off Nips Ahead of New Ban
Miniature liquor bottles will no longer be sold on Martha’s Vineyard starting next week, with a ban on the so-called “nips” set to go into effect starting May 1. Voters in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, the only two Vineyard towns with liquor stores, approved the bans last April out of concern about litter and drunk driving. The two towns follow Nantucket, Falmouth, Mashpee and several other municipalities across the state in banning nips.
Court Report: Week Ending April 26
The following cases were heard in Edgartown District Court. Sheri Pagano, 57, of Aquinnah, was arraigned on a Jan. 11 charge in Oak Bluffs of vandalizing property. Bail was set at $100 and a pretrial hearing was scheduled for May 30. April 19. Herbert Devine, 71, of East Falmouth, was...
Edgartown Town Column: April 26
The sun came out and the trees and shrubs exploded. The forsythia, the hydrangeas leaves are out, the cherry and apple trees are showing their beautiful flowers and, yes, the pollen is all around us, but we are smiling. Happy Birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week....
7 Massachusetts counties under a frost advisory until early Saturday morning
A frost advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 11:18 a.m. valid from 11 p.m. until Saturday 5 a.m. for Essex, Middlesex, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service adds, "Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation." "Frost could...
Check your plants and pipes: Freeze watch for Cape Cod tonight
It's going to be a cold night on Cape Cod. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, in effect from late Thursday night through Friday morning. Temperatures as low as 28 degrees are possible. According to the National Weather Service, "Frost and...
Edgartown Outlines Potential Rules for Chappy Oversand Vehicles
Edgartown may have its new rules of the road for oversand vehicles on Chappaquiddick. The town’s conservation commission voted to have staff review draft regulations for The Trustees of Reservations that would cap the number of cars for different properties. The regulations are scheduled to come back to the commission next month potentially for a vote.
recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending April 19
Dennis R. Delaney TRS, Sarah M. Waelchli TRS and Plum Bush Realty Trust purchased a Quansoo Beach Lot in Chilmark from Susan E. Trees for $420,000. Huxford Realty LLC purchased 131 North Water Street, Suite 52, in Edgartown from Harbor View Hotel Owner LLC for $2,409,000 on April 16. Bruce...
Chappy Town Column: April 26
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 12. But don’t wait for the calendar to tell you when to do something special for your mom. Everyday is mother’s day! Surprise her tomorrow with a bouquet of flowers or take her out to dinner tonight. The Chappy Ferry steering...
Oak Bluffs Calls Summer Town Meeting
Oak Bluffs will have another town meeting this summer to ratify a pair of big-ticket spending articles already passed by the voters. The select board Tuesday voted to hold a special town meeting on June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs Elementary School to reauthorize two borrowing articles that were approved at the 2022 annual town meeting.
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