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Vernon Fire Rescue cautions residents on wildfire risk despite low fire danger rating.

Crowd Packs Town Hall For Heated Charter School Expansion Debate - Riverhead, NY - A proposed expansion of the Riverhead Charter School on Sound Avenue in Northville has students, residents pleading both sides of the issue.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” —Chinese proverb Listening to all that is out there in the news and in everyday conversations, the amount of information about climate change can be overwhelming, but maybe there is a simple solution: each of us doing our part, […]

All around us is news about climate change, and as it pounds away at us, it can get very disheartening and frightening — a giant comes to slay us. Fear does keep the species alive, as you would not reach out to try your luck at letting a rattlesnake become your household pet, but too […]

A grant from the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program will help protect the Island’s land and water from climate change stresses and misguided land-use practices, according to a press release from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The $163,540 grant will allow implementation of several actions in the 2022 Vineyard climate action plan, “The Vineyard Way” (thevineyardway.org). […]

Walking through the construction zone of the Tisbury School, it’s easy to see the vision that the project is building towards: Starting on the first floor — which currently has a dirt floor, no insulation, and an open-floor plan — the towering ceilings, grand windows, and history still lend an academic air.   The goal of […]

DETECTIVES in Widnes have charged two people with drug supply offences following a raid at a property in the town.

Martha’s Vineyard Commission representatives want the Oak Bluffs select board to provide a list of town priorities for an upcoming climate risk assessment. The assessment would be done through a grant, and conducted by the Woodwell Climate Research Center, which specializes in performing climate risk analysis for municipalities, Ben Robinson, MVC commissioner and member of […]

Town officials talked about action their communities have taken or plan to take, and how they can work together.

After almost a year in the works, Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Climate Action Plan, dubbed “The Vineyard Way,” has been unveiled. Spearheaded by MVC climate change planner Liz Durkee, The Vineyard Way aims to take on manmade climate change. Described by Durkee as a “turning point” for Island climate change action, the plan seeks to entice […]