The native land of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah has a landmark lighthouse set on clay cliffs that offers a panoramic view and beautiful sunsets.
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High school building costs for year-rounders sharpen into focus
Updated April 21. A new tool for calculating an individual homeowner’s tax increase from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) building project went live last Friday, clarifying how each town’s differing policies impact the cost burden on year-round residents. The Times published the first look at tax burdens for all property owners in March…
Extensive mapping of deer population is in
Updated April 17. From dusk to dawn, drones were flown daily this winter from more than 100 spots across the Island to collect and mark the heat signatures of deer, in what is regarded as the most extensive survey of the herd ever done. Now the results are in. The nonprofit Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard…
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