Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association » In the Press http://aghca.org Aquinnah, MA Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:20:39 +0000 en hourly 1 AQUINNAH FIREFIGHTERS FACING CRITICAL SHORTAGE, LOSS OF CHIEF http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-firefighters-facing-critical-shortage-loss-of-chief/ http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-firefighters-facing-critical-shortage-loss-of-chief/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:11:01 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2144 Already facing a critical shortage in staff, the Aquinnah fire department now finds itself about to be leaderless after the town fire chief said this week that he would resign by the end of the year.

In an e-mail to selectman and board chairman Jim Newman, acting fire chief Jim Vercruysse said the

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The 60,000 kilowatt system will power all of the town buildings and street lights.

]]> http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-says-yes-to-landfill-solar-panels/feed/ 0 MOSHUP TRAIL LOT DENIED PERMIT DUE TO LACK OF ROAD FRONTAGE http://aghca.org/press/moshup-trail-lot-denied-permit-due-to-lack-of-road-frontage/ http://aghca.org/press/moshup-trail-lot-denied-permit-due-to-lack-of-road-frontage/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:11:29 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2134 A long-running effort by an Aquinnah property owner to build a house on a lot off Moshup Trail was blocked by the town planning board plan review committee this week, which found the lot lacks adequate road frontage under new zoning rules adopted by the town eight months ago.

After a series of

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/moshup-trail-lot-denied-permit-due-to-lack-of-road-frontage/feed/ 0 Special Town Meeting to Consider Solar Power Plan at Landfill Site http://aghca.org/press/special-town-meeting-to-consider-solar-power-plan-at-landfill-site/ http://aghca.org/press/special-town-meeting-to-consider-solar-power-plan-at-landfill-site/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:39:54 +0000 AGHCA http://aghca.org/?p=2132 From Adam Wilson:

On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, a singular warrant article is to be considered next Wednesday at a Town Special.  The article is to see if the Town will vote to enter into a solar power services agreement between Vineyard Power Cooperative, Inc. and the Town of Aquinnah to

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/special-town-meeting-to-consider-solar-power-plan-at-landfill-site/feed/ 0 Wampanoags here press for seat at table http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-here-press-for-seat-at-table/ http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-here-press-for-seat-at-table/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:37:50 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2123 The passage of a bill that legalizes gambling casinos in Massachusetts has renewed hopes among the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) for a casino of their own.

The bill signed on Tuesday by Gov. Deval Patrick legalizes three full-scale resort casinos and one slot machine parlor. Two of the casinos will go

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-here-press-for-seat-at-table/feed/ 0 Land Banks Adds to Aquinnah Headlands http://aghca.org/press/land-banks-adds-to-aquinnah-headlands/ http://aghca.org/press/land-banks-adds-to-aquinnah-headlands/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:36:28 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2120 The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank added a small but significant piece of land to its holdings at the scenic Gay Head Cliffs this week with the purchase of a single acre near the historic clay cliffs in the westernmost reaches of the Vineyard. The seller was the Vineyard Open Land Foundation. The purchase

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/land-banks-adds-to-aquinnah-headlands/feed/ 0 Tribe Allows Use of Hatchery for Winter Flounder Project http://aghca.org/press/tribe-allows-use-of-hatchery-for-winter-flounder-project/ http://aghca.org/press/tribe-allows-use-of-hatchery-for-winter-flounder-project/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:01:51 +0000 MV Times http://aghca.org/?p=2113 The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has agreed to lease its shellfish hatchery on the shore of Menemsha Pond to the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association for $100 to raise winter flounder. The partnership is part of a federally funded two-year $308,000 National Sea Grant project to find ways to restore one

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/tribe-allows-use-of-hatchery-for-winter-flounder-project/feed/ 0 AQUINNAH VOTERS SAY YES, YES AND YES AGAIN http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-voters-say-yes-yes-and-yes-again/ http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-voters-say-yes-yes-and-yes-again/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:23:42 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2098 Aquinnah voters agreed to restore full funding to the Tri-Town Ambulance Service budget at a special town meeting Tuesday night.

As a result, $25,900 that was cut at the annual town meeting in May will be returned to the budget for the ambulance that serves the three up-Island towns.

At the special meeting

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-voters-say-yes-yes-and-yes-again/feed/ 0 Aquinnah will try again to convene special town meeting http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-will-try-again-to-convene-special-town-meeting/ http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-will-try-again-to-convene-special-town-meeting/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:48:58 +0000 MV Times http://aghca.org/?p=2092 Aquinnah voters will be asked to pull double-duty Tuesday, September 27, and take action on a seven-article town meeting warrant, and another three-article warrant for a special town meeting postponed from July because of a lack of a quorum.

On the surface there do not seem to be any hot-button issues on

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House and Senate leaders on Tuesday embraced an expanded gaming bill that would license three resort-style casinos in three regions of Massachusetts and one slot facility bid competitively, in a proposal that closely resembles the plan Gov. Deval Patrick agreed to last year before gambling talks collapsed.

The bill divides the state

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/one-wampanoag-tribe-could-cash-in-from-renewed-gaming-push/feed/ 0 Taxi rates and regulations set, ride from Aquinnah not cheap http://aghca.org/press/taxi-rates-and-regulations-set-ride-from-aquinnah-not-cheap/ http://aghca.org/press/taxi-rates-and-regulations-set-ride-from-aquinnah-not-cheap/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:20:54 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2073 Aquinnah selectmen on Tuesday approved the town’s first taxi regulations, adopted a maintenance plan for Old South Road and appointed a new assistant harbor master.

The taxi regulations passed with little discussion. Aquinnah Taxi is the only licensed cab company but selectmen said the new regulations could potentially pave the way for

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Improvements to emergency services, including a new response system at the town beach, challenges facing the town fire department and the ever-present balancing act of managing the town budget were central topics at the Aquinnah summer taxpayers meeting on Wednesday night.

Aquinnah selectmen told a small but inquisitive group of seasonal residents

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Most of the two areas identified by the commonwealth for potential turbines, one

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/wind-turbine-focus-shifts-farther-offshore/feed/ 0 Wampanoags Sue in U.S. Court Against Cape Wind Associates http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-sue-in-u-s-court-against-cape-wind-associates/ http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-sue-in-u-s-court-against-cape-wind-associates/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:41:09 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2023 The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has filed a lawsuit to try to block the development of the Cape Wind project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.

In a statement issued Friday, the tribe announced the tribal government had authorized the long-threatened lawsuit against the Department of the Interior‘s Bureau of Ocean

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]]> http://aghca.org/press/wampanoags-sue-in-u-s-court-against-cape-wind-associates/feed/ 0 Aquinnah Cultural Center Gears Up For Summer http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-cultural-center-gears-up-for-summer/ http://aghca.org/press/aquinnah-cultural-center-gears-up-for-summer/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:15:30 +0000 MV Gazette http://aghca.org/?p=2006 The Aquinnah Cultural Center opens its doors for the season on Saturday, June 11 at 1 p.m. This year, its sixth, the museum is extending its hours and will now close at 4 p.m. The museum exhibits center around traditional and 19th century Wampanoag culture and history.

Admission is $5 for adults and

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