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Aquinnah in the News
- 03-26-2009: A Sad Outcome-MVTimes Editorial
- 03-19-2009: Aquinnah closes Indian oyster project
- 03-06-2009: Plan for Stage Venue at Cliffs Passes First Hurdle in Aquinnah
- 03-05-2009: Aquinnah Votes Concert Venue Plan
- 02-27-2009: Trail of Lawsuits
- 02-27-2009: Town, MVC Prevail in Moshup Trail Case
- 02-26-2009: Aquinnah Tries Special Town Meeting Again
- 12-19-2008: Aquinnah Scrambles for Plowman at BOS Meeting
- 12-10-2008: Tribe Explores Wind Turbine Project
- 12-11-2008: Up-Island Towns To Benefit From Cell Deal
- 09-25-2008: Historic and Fragile: Aquinnah’s 150-year-old Church
- 08-22-2008: Aquinnah Selectmen Pull Plug on Energy DCPC
- 08-21-2008: Town-Tribe Issues Resurface
- 08-14-2008: Voters Reject Energy DCPC Again
- 08-12-2008: Aquinnah Voters Reject Energy Bylaw Calling for Additional Public Hearing
- 08-08-2008: Aquinnah Building Inspector Cites Tribe on Building Permits
- 07-18-2008: Four Issues to Face Aquinnah Voters
- 07-17-2008: New leaders, new course for tribe
- 07-17-2008: Editorial : Common ground among nations
- 07-11-2008: Possible Explosions on Noman’s During Navy Clean-up
- 07-11-2008: Tribe Completes Oyster Cleanup
- 07-10-2008: Aquinnah seeks finance advisory board members
- 07-01-2008: Oyster Cleanup to Take Weeks, Tribal Leaders Tell Selectmen
- 06-27-2008: Town May Vote Again on Energy Bylaw
- 06-27-2008: Oyster Rafts Float Ashore
- 06-23-2008: Aquinnah Rejects Energy Bylaw
- 06-22-2008: Town Meeting Completed; DCPC Defeated
- 06-19-2008: Split Assessors Re-Appoint Assistant
- 06-13-2008: Fourth Try for Town Meeting
- 06-12-2008: Town Tries for Quorum Again
- 05-22-2008: No Quorum for Town Meeting
- 05-16-2008: Aquinnah Votes to be Good Neighbor
- 05-15-2008: Camille Rose Re-elected, Beer and Wine Restaurant Service Okayed
- 05-15-2008: Aquinnah Wrangles On
- 05-08-2008: Grant Targets Aquinnah Library Repairs
- 05-09-2008: Up-Island Selectmen Revise Bid Language, Delaying Cellular Phone Improvements
- 05-09-2008: Aquinnah Election Draws Three Candidates for Selectmen’s Seat
- 05-08-2008: Editorial: Camille Rose in Aquinnah
- 05-08-2008: Three Seek Aquinnah Selectman’s Seat
- 05-08-2008: Level Spending, DCPC at Town Meeting
- 05-01-2008: Alternative Energy Plans Dominate Warrant
- 05-01-2008: Wind is Focus of Aquinnah DCPC
- 03-23-2008: Tribe Clings to Island Heritage
- 03-14-2008: Island Tribe Holds Casino Hand
- 03-07-2008: Up-Island towns move DAS cell plans forward
- 02-07-2008: Aquinnah weighs pay scales, county costs
- 01-24-2008: Assessing process is mix of science, sales, art
- 01-24-2008: Aquinnah Land Soars in Reval
- 12-20-2007: Aquinnah gets up-in-the air energy DCPC
- 12-21-2007: MVC Approves Aquinnah Energy District
- 12-14-2007: Aquinnah DCPC Set for Monday Vote
- 12-14-2007: Cheryl Maltais Takes the Helm Of Tribal Nation
- 11-20-2207: Change in Tribal Leadership
- 11-09-2007: Aquinnah Keeps Wind Power Plan Moving
- 11-01-2007: Aquinnah Wins Costly Lawsuit
- 10-26-2007: Court Ruling Favors Aquinnah, Upholding Town DCPC
- 10-26-2007: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Joins Seneca Nation in Bid to Build Casino
- 05-11-200: Voter Conduct Is Neighborly
- 05-10-2007: Aquinnah chooses neighborliness
- 05-10-2007: Spencer Booker Elected Selectman
- 05-04-2007: Aquinnah Budget, Other Town Meeting Business
- 05-03-2007: MV Times Editorial: Spencer Booker in Aquinnah
- 05-03-2007: Aquinnah faces $2.9 million budget
- 05-03-2007: Two-Way Contest for Aquinnah Selectman
- 04-13-2007: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Marks Recognition Anniversary
- 03-29-2007:Town, Tribe Sign Historic Land Use Pact
- 03-16-2007: Aquinnah approves alcohol sales
- 03-09-2007: Aquinnah Voters Approve Town-Tribal Land Use Pact, Possible Alcohol Sales
- 03-02-2007: Town-Tribe Pact on Land Use Comes to Vote in Special Town Meeting
- 03-01-2007: Special Town Meeting
- 02-23-2007: Aquinnah Tribe Hails Mashpee
- 01-24-2007: Wampanoag tribe supends its hatchery operations
- 01-12-2007: Tribe Approves Land Use Pact
- 01-11-2007: Tribe approves permit deal with town
- 01-11-2007: Town-Tribe MOU
- Marvin Joslow, AGHCA Board Member, Passes
- 12-22-2006: Land Bank Buys Aquinnah Beachfront
- 11-17-2006: Town, Tribe Pact on Land Use Nears Decision; Attorneys Press for Accord
- 09-08-2006: Aquinnah Selectmen Will Seek Bylaw to Regulate Energy Use
- 09-05-2006: Town, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Trace Their Disputes Across Decades
- 08-29-2006: Two Governments, One Town (MV Gazette editorial)
- 08-25-2006: Town, Tribe Agreement Stalls at Special Meeting; Future Remains in Doubt
- 08-24-2006: Missed Opportunity (MV Times editorial)
- 08-24-2006: Tribe balks at Aquinnah land use deal
- 08-24-2006: Aquinnah taxpayers group looks to a future without lawsuits
- 08-24-2006: Up-Island officials look to Nantucket for cell phone tips
- 08-23-2006: MOU on Hold (Cape Cod Times)
- 08-22-2006: Moshup Trail Vista Restoration Plan
- 08-17-2006: Special Town Meeting, MOU
- 08-17-2006: In Aquinnah, an Opportunity (MV Times editorial)
- 06-14-2006: Aquinnah DCPC Upheld
- 06-13-2006: Aquinnah Voters Adopt Balanced Budget
- 06-06-2006: Aquinnah Reconvenes Town Meeting
- 05-25-2006: Tribe discusses meteorological tower
- 05-04-2006: Red Gate Farm was no snap
- 05-18-2006: Post Vote, Aquinnah Picks Up Pieces
- 05-12-2006: Aquinnah Voters Tangle Over Budget; Town Meeting Adjourned Until June
- 05-11-2006: Aquinnah Annual Ends in Muddle
- 05-11-2006: Aquinnah voters pass eight of 15 Prop 2.5 override questions. Refuse to fund regional assessments
- 05-05-2006: Peace Accord in Aquinnah-Gazette editorial
- 05-05-2006: Last Vineyard Town Meeting Convenes Tuesday in Aquinnah
- 05-04-2006: Tribe, town weigh redraft of land use accord
- 05-04-2006: Facing the budget shorts, Aquinnah confronts overrides
- 04-28-2006: Voters in Aquinnah Face Budget Deficit
- 04-28-2006: Town, Wampanoag Tribe Find Hopeful Consensus On Land Use Permitting
- 04-21-2006: Land Turbines Grow Popular
- 04-20-2006: Wampanoag tribe explores wind turbines
- 04-13-2006: Tribe, state will confer over herring run rights
- 04-14-2006: Commission Votes to Approve Kennedy Family Property Plan
- 03-31-2006: Wampanoag Tribe Will Apply for Aquinnah Building Permits
- 03-31-2006: Study Assesses Costs in Up-Island Schools
- 03-30-2006: Wampanoags Seek Permits, Ending Lawsuit
- 03-26-2006: Tribal Casinos – Cashing In – Cape Cod Times
- 03-23-2006: Blueprint for Change – MV Gazette editorial
- 03-17-2006: State Focuses on Tribe, Assessors in Review of Aquinnah Finances
- 03-16-2006: State Seeks Change in Aquinnah; Read State Financial Management Review
- 03-02-2006: Racetrack slot proposal revives Wampanoag gambling hopes
- 02-27-2006: Slots vote could lead to casino
- 02-24-2006: Town-Tribe Pledge Era of Cooperation
- 02-23-2006: Aquinnah Completes Special Town Meeting
- 02-16-2006: Aquinnah tries again for special meeting
- 02-10-2006: Commission Begins DRI Review of Red Gate Farm Estate Plan
- 02-09-2006: Kennedy subdivision plan undergoes MVC scrutiny
- 01-26-2006: Aquinnah Voters, Step Up – Letter to the Editor, MV Times, re: Distributed Cell Antennas
- 01-20-2006: Abandoning Draft Pact, Town, Tribe Call Summit
- 01-13-2006: Aquinnah’s Winning Ways – MV Gazette Editorial
- 01-12-2006: MVC reviews Kennedy subdivision plan
- 12-2-30-2005: Town-Tribe Pact Moves Slowly
- 12-30-2005: Cellular Tower Plan Referred to MVC
- 12-08-2005: Aquinnah Votes Cell Tower Rule
- 12-02-2005: Aquinnah Holds Special Town Meeting re: Cell Tower, Other Matters
- 11-10-2005: Kennedy Land Subdivision
- 11-10-2005: Cingular Sues Aquinnah Over Cell Tower Siting
- 09-27-2005: Protecting Moshup Trail (Editorial, MV Gazette)
- 09-23-2005: Moshup Trail Project Argued
- 08-23-2005: Fight Over Moshup Trail Sent Back to Land Court
- 07-21-2005: Aquinnah, tribe reach deal on public safety dollar figure
- 07-15-2005: Riparian Landowners Grumble at Tribal Aquaculture Venture – MV Gazette
- 07-14-2005: Interests collide over Wampanoag aquaculture operation – MV Times
- 06-29-2005: Try a Little Tax Rebellion – Letter to the MV Times
- 06-26-2005: Tribal leader seeks healing in Aquinnah
- 05-13-2005: Suddenly Flush, Aquinnah Evades an Override Vote-MV Gazette
- 05-13-2005: Camille Rose Elected Selectman in Close Contest, Heavy Turnout-MV Gazette
- 05-12-2005: Comin Up Rose-MV Gazette Editorial
- 05-12-2005: Aquinnah Voters Elect Camille Rose
- 05-12-2005: Flush with cash, Aquinnah voters spend $2.7 million-MV Times
- 05-06-2005: Aquinnah Opens Annual Town Meeting with Free Cash Unsettled Once Again-MV Gazette
- 05-05-2005: Aquinnah Budget Awaits Free Cash Calculation Again-MV Times
- 05-05-2005: Focus on Tribe in Aquinnah Race
- 05-05-2005: MV Times Endorses Camille Rose for Selectman
- 02-18-2005: AGHCA Donates Toward Aquinnah Emergency Shelter
- 02-18-2005: Oh Aquinnah! The Unthinkable Has Happened Again – MV Gazette editorial
- 02-21-2005: Aquinnah Town Leaders Scramble Anew for Fresh Revenues to Replace Shortfall
- 01-13-2005: Letter to the Editor, MV Times-John Walsh re: Jim Newman Letter
- 01-05-2005: Letter to the Editor, MV Times-Jim Newman re: John Walsh letter
- 12-30-2004: Letters to the Editor, MV Times-Carlos Montoya and John Walsh, re: Aquinnah Town Meeting
- 12-17-2004: Aquinnah Voters Back Spending at Town Meeting
- 12-09-2004: Aquinnah goes back to the voters for money
- 12-04-2004: Aquinnah’s Problems Not Wishful Thinking – Hannah Malkin letter to the editor
- 11-26-2004: Questions Need Answers in Aquinnah–letter to editor of MV Times, by Carlos Montoya
- 11-25-2004: Banned in Boston: American Indians, but Only for 329 Years
- 11-24-2004: Wampanoag Tribe elects new tribe leader
- 11-24-2004: Donald Widdiss Returns as Chairman; Sketches Hopeful Wampanoag Outlook
- 11-12-2004: On the Ropes: MV Gazette Editorial
- 11-05-2004: Aquinnah Town Treasurer Quits Abruptly Amid Tense Fallout From Failed Override
- 11-04-2004: Responsible Government: MV Times Editorial
- 11-04-2004: Aquinnah finances in chaos as treasurer quits
- 10-29-2004: Aquinnah Override Is Rejected for Third Time in Five Months
- 10-22-2004: Aquinnah Election Marks Third Try for Town Budget
- 10-21-2004: Aquinnah dissects Prop. 2.5 decisions
- 10-13-2004: I Vote no on Aquinnah’s override–Peter Temple’s Letter to the Editor, MV Times
- 10-13-2004: Tribe aquaculture projects progress
- 09-24-2004: Voters in Aquinnah Will Confront Supplemental Budget Request
- 09-23-2004: Aquinnah special meeting includes override request – or not
- 09-07-2004: Wampanoag Tribe gets a federal grant for three-year scallop restoration project
- 08-10-2004: Aquinnah Officials Ask for Public Input on How to Raise Revenues, Hold Taxes
- 07-30-2004: Aquinnah Leaders Discussing What Next After Override Fails
- 07-23-2004: For Second Time, Aquinnah Voters Reject Budget Override; A Difficult Year Ahead
- 07-20-2004: Vote in Aquinnah Thursday Attempts to Pass Override, and Restore Items to Town Budget
- 07-03-2004: Letter to the Editor, MV Gazette: Memorandum of Understanding, Aquinnah Budget
- 07-02-2004: Pact With Town Recalled
- 07-01-2004: Aquinnah cuts rock shellfish group budget
- 07-01-2004:In dire financial spot, Aquinnah prunes budget
- 06-29-2004: Aquinnah Camp Gets a Chance with an Anonymous Contribution
- 06-25-2004: Summer Camp Cut as Voters Balance Aquinnah Budget
- 06-24-2004: Aquinnah must axe $260Gs from budget
- 06-22-2004: Aquinnah Leaders Make Painful Budget Choices After Failure of Override
- 06-18-2004: Aquinnah Fails to Pass Overrride
- 05-20-04: Air Force Begins Building Tribal Center
- 05-20-04: Health Center Planned for Next Year
- 05-13-04: Aquinnah Annual Meeting
- 05-14-04: Aquinnah Incumbent Returns to Office in Close Vote Cast by Record Turnout
- 05-23-03: Cormorant Killings Create Stir
- 05-04-1006: Tribe, town weigh redraft of land use accord
- 03-31-2006: Wampanoag Tribe Will Apply for Aquinnah Building Permits
- 03-30-2006: Wampanoags Seek Permits, Ending Lawsuit
- 01-20-2006: Abandoning Draft Pact, Town, Tribe Call Summit
- 01-12-2006: Draft pact would ease tribe-town relations
- 01-12-2006: Town-Tribe Memorandum of Understanding
- 01-06-2006: Town-Tribe Pact Aired in Public
- 12-30-2005: Town-Tribe Pact Moves Quietly
- 07-14-2005: Aquinnah Selectmen Vote to Rejoin Lawsuit
- 07-14-2005: Aquinnah Selectmen Re-engage – MV Times editorial
- 07-12-2005: The Question of Remedy – MV Gazette editorial
- 07-08-2005: Tribe Drops Appeal in Federal Court – MV Gazette
- 07-08-2005: Tribe Will Not Appeal – Cape Cod Times
- 07-07-2005: Wampanoags will not appeal to high court- MV Times
- 07-07-2005: Town, Tribe Meet, Press Excluded – MV Times
- 07-07-2005: Editorial, MV Times – Sunshine
- 05-20-2005: Wampanoags Seek High Court Delay – MV Gazette
- 02-21-2005: Sovereignty: Law, not Politics – MV Gazette Editorial
- 02-04-2005: State High Court Denies Wampanoags New Trial; Federal Petition Readied
- 01-04-2005: Tribe seeks review of zoning case
- 12-31-2004: Wampanoags Ask High Court to Reconsider Sovereignty Case
- 12-17-2004: Sovereign Nation – MV Gazette editorial
- 12-16-2004: Will they do their duty? – MV Times editorial
- 12-16-2004: State SJC finds Wampanoags are not immune to lawsuits
- 12-12-2004: Mending Fences – Cape Cod Times editorial
- 12-11-2004: Massachusetts High Court Rules Wampanoags Waived Sovereignty
- 12-09-2004: State SJC reverses lower court decision;
finds Wampanoag tribe has no immunity
- Full text of SJC ruling
- 09-10-2004: Wampanoag Sovereignty Arguments Are Heard at State Supreme Court (MV Gazette)
- 09-09-2004: Tribe pleads land suit in SJC (Cape Cod Times)
- 09-09-2004: SJC hears appeal of Indian claim of immunity from suits over land use (MV Gazette)
- 03-12-04: Tribe Plans Two Buildings at Headquarters
- 02-27-04: State Supreme Judicial Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Case Involving Sovereignty of Wampanoag Tribe
- 02-26-04: State Supreme Court Will Hear Shed Lawsuit
- 01-29-04: Chilmark and Commission Will File Briefs in Sovereignty Case
- 01-29-04: State AG Will Join the Appeal In Indian Suit
- 01-29-04: Aquinnah Leaders Hide Talks With Tribe
- 12-12-03: Aquinnah Will Not Appeal
- 12-11-03: Editorial–An Important Question
- 12-11-03: Aquinnah Will Not Appeal
- 12-07-03: Aquinnah Public Hearing
- 12-05-03: Aquinnah Town Meeting
- 12-04-03: Aquinnah Selectmen Will Hear Public on Lawsuit Appeal
- 12-04:03: Editorial: Aquinnah Selectmen Have A Job To Do
- 11-28-03: Sovereignty Issue Looms in Aquinnah
- 11-20-03: Aquinnah Selectmen Deadlock on Appeal
- 11-13-03: Judge Declines to Review Ruling on Wampanoag Immunity
- 08-05-03: MVC Joins Case
- 07-22-03: Alan Dershowitz on Sovereignty Issue
- 07-04-03: Appeal Urged by Up-Island Neighbors
- 07-01-03: Up-Island Selectmen Eye Aquinnah
- 06-24-03: Judge Asked to Reconsider
- 06-17-03: Judge Rules for Tribe in Zoning Dispute
- 05-02-01: Aquinnah Goes to Court to Compel Tribe to Observe Town Building Rules
- 03-21-03: Tribe Presses Sovereignty Claim
- 02-07-03: Town and Tribe Collide in Court
- 12-27-02: Key Tribal Sovereignty Case Returns
- 10-04-02: Superior Court Hears Key Case
- 07-16-02: Aquinnah Land Use
- 06-15-02: Landlocked Lots Ruling
- 06-08-02: Future of Onassis Property
- 11-02-2000: Wampanoags Get Fed Funds for Police Force
- 12-21-2000: Rift Between Aquinnah and Tribal Authority Leads to Resignation of Rangers
- 12-28-2000: Feds Question Tribe on Police Grant
- 01-31-2001: Feds Sign Off on Tribal Police
- 05-17-2001: State AG Asked to Rule on Tribal Ranger’s Guns