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Former Principal Returns to Lead Edgartown School
Island teacher and administrator John Stevens is returning to his former job as Edgartown School principal this summer, after current principal Shelley Einbinder-Fleischmann and assistant principal MaryAnn Bartlett depart at the end of June. Mr. Stevens, who retired in 2019 after 12 years as principal of the school he attended...
Opinion: On the stretch building code in Marion
At the last Select Board meeting, it was standing room only. The topic was the “stretch” building code which qualifies Marion as a Green Community. It was approved some years ago and has benefited Marion through a series of grants from the state. I am not an expert on the grant aspect of the code, but there were some well-respected members of the community who spoke eloquently on the subject. Many people spoke, all good friends and neighbors. I submit the following with all due respect.
East Chop Bluff Work Could Start Next Year
Construction on a long-awaited project to shore up the bluff along East Chop Drives inches closer as Oak Bluffs’ contractor works out where to stage its heavy equipment. In a presentation to the select board Tuesday, Tighe & Bond, the company in charge of the East Chop revetment and coastal bank restoration project, anticipated that construction could start September 2025 and potentially end in May 2027.
Environmental Film Festival Opens Thursday
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society opens its annual environmental film festival on May 23 with Every Little Thing about a woman living in Los Angeles who nurtures wounded hummingbirds. The festival runs for through May 26, and is done in collaboration with the Vineyard Conservation Society. Ten films will...
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