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Vineyard Sees First Cyanobacteria Blooms of the Year
The first harmful cyanobacteria blooms of the year were found in a pair of ponds this week. A bloom near the bottom of middle Chilmark Pond was found on Tuesday, prompting the Chilmark board of health to issue a warning for people and pets to stay out of the water there.
Police file charges in alleged Mashpee school assault
Police have filed seven charges of assault and battery in juvenile court in Falmouth against a 13-year-old girl in connection to an incident with another student at Mashpee Middle-High School, Mashpee Chief of Police Scott Carline said in a statement Wednesday. Mashpee Police Department began investigating the incident on May 25. The incident was filmed and posted on Snapchat, Carline said in the statement. ...
‘We remain hopeful’: Mass. family refuses to give up on 3-year-old with cancer
While battling an aggressive pediatric stomach cancer, doctors began fearing chemotherapy was becoming too toxic for a 3-year-old boy from Martha’s Vineyard. Instead, they turned to a new clinical trial in Boston in an effort to save his life. William, or Billy, Fournier, was diagnosed in May 2023 with...
With Rising Tides, Oak Bluffs Looks to Shore Up Hospital Access
As Oak Bluffs weighs the potential impacts of the climate crisis in the coming decades, a high priority is maintaining access to the hospital, which is located on the coast in an already active flood zone. In October, the town received a grant of nearly $170,000 to fund an initial...
Bystanders rescue 4-year-old from near-drowning at Cape pond
The boy was discovered face-down in the pond at Goodwill Park in Falmouth. A 4-year-old boy was rescued from an apparent near-drowning at Grews Pond in Falmouth on Sunday afternoon. Beachgoers rescued the boy and performed life-saving resuscitation until he was breathing again, according to published reports. The Falmouth Fire...
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