Georgi Kanev, a 33-year-old Bulgarian national was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Wednesday in connection to a 2013 ATM card skimming scam that resulted in the illegal withdrawal of hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting Martha’s Vineyard Bank (formerly Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank) customers. The sentence was doled out by U.S. District […]
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Keeping the Island clean, one beach at a time
29th annual beach cleanup helps protect the environment and raises awareness around pollution.
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A lone volunteer braves the drizzle to pick up trash on Eastville Beach as the Woods Hole passes by.
Leighton brought gloves for the volunteers.
Bob Mclean’s haul from the fringes of the parking lot.
Amy Vanneman about to do a remote WMVY broadcast from her car in the parking lot.
Donna Jancsy extended her pickup efforts to Beach Road.
People on Martha’s Vineyard are more conscious about the impact of human activity on the natural environment than ever before.
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IHT breaks ground on Old Courthouse Road
IHT breaks ground at Old Courthouse Road. Rich Saltzberg
Island Housing Trust (IHT) broke ground on an affordable housing development on Old Court House Road in West Tisbury Thursday at the site of a 19th Century municipal building slated for demolition. One and two bedroom affordable dwellings will be constructed at the site.
IHT executive director Philippe Jordi said it was “bittersweet” to be razing the structure, but the end result would be affordable homes for two families or individuals. Jordi gave thanks to the many people and organizations that made the project feasible. He reserved special thanks for the the Town of West Tisbury and its voters who authorized $220,00 in community preservation funds to facilitate the development. Jordi said the town also helped with access to Department of Housing and Community Development aid that will fund an advanced denitrification septic system.
After four hours of discussion and debate, Falmouth Town Meeting passed the 2022 operating budget and disposed of other financial warrant articles at virtual Town Meeting on Monday, April 12.
A few technical glitches did not stop the 204 members from questioning two of the more controversial warrant articles to pay for Falmouth Fire and Rescue Department overtime and to fund the design of a new fire station. In the end, the body approved both items and the $142,647,656 budget as it was proposed.
The online meeting was met with some technical challenges as members were unable to be heard. Many were asked to call in their questions and Assistant Town Manager Peter Johnson-Staub would read them aloud. The sound did improve after the first half-hour, when Town Meeting members and the public could hear Moderator David T. Vieira s computer fan whirring. The IT department placed a desk fan near the computer to cool down his laptop.Â
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