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The Chilmark Select Board approved a recommendation from the building department to charge more for permit fees. Town building inspector Adam Petkus proposed the higher fee during a public hearing on Tuesday. Without the increase, Petkus said that taxpayers would be subsidizing the department more each year. Petkus proposed charging $6.50 per $1,000 of total […]

FLORENCE, S.C. —Duke Energy took Pee Dee first responders to school Wednesday and taught them about electrical safety and talked with them about the upcoming hurricane season.

A limited sunset shuttle for Menemsha that was put back into service on Saturdays after intervention by Chilmark Town Hall and the VTA isn’t seeing much ridership. As The Times previously reported, the VTA took the shuttle offline on Saturdays and on foul weather days because, among other things, drivers were hard to come by. […]

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>> all right, gary. thank you. if you are not wondering about weather, you are probably wondering about traffic. the bay bridge looks like slow going there. 395 at edsall and 495 at 7 location. if you are watching us, you may be among the lucky ones able to leave work early or you came up with a good excuse for your boss. the bay bridge is the only one that is a little slow going. we will check back later in the show. if you are heading to the outer banks, consider the tunnel. offi...