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Category: In the Press (218)
- Aquinnah prepared to challenge state on casinos by: Cape Cod Times
  May 19, 2012, 20:45
  
  A lawsuit by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) could block the state from moving forward with any casinos and as a July 31 deadline looms legal action…
- Aquinnah land values drop slightly, but not for beach parking by: MV Times
  May 17, 2012, 08:37
  
  Aquinnah’s recently completed town-wide revaluation has some unwelcome surprises for beach lot owners. But for a group of long-lost taxpayers, owners of…
- Study will illuminate lighthouse’s future by: MV Gazette
  May 11, 2012, 20:28
  
  As erosion inches the Gay Head Lighthouse closer to the edge, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is moving ahead with a study to assess the urgency of…
- Tribal Gaming News Coverage by: AGHCA
  May 11, 2012, 12:53
  
  Leaders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) have announced their intention to open a casino in Massachusetts, on the mainland or in the tribe’s…
- Massachusetts’ embrace of casino economy will harm us all-MV Times Editorial by: MV Times
  May 9, 2012, 11:28
  
  Gaming will abuse the people and sully the government of Massachusetts. But, in a collaboration between the legislature and Gov. Deval Patrick, the casino bill…
- No Flip-Flopping, Winter Flounder Arrive, Hatchery Readies Nest by: MV Gazette
  March 23, 2012, 09:51
  
  The good news began in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, when 68 flapping fish were delivered to the Wampanoag Tribe’s hatchery in Aquinnah near the edge…
- AQUINNAH FIREFIGHTERS FACING CRITICAL SHORTAGE, LOSS OF CHIEF by: MV Gazette
  December 9, 2011, 08:11
  
  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…
- AQUINNAH SAYS YES TO LANDFILL SOLAR PANELS by: MV Gazette
  December 8, 2011, 18:00
  
  After nearly two hours of debate at a special town meeting Wednesday night, Aquinnah residents voted to allow Vineyard Power to install 200 solar panels at the…
- MOSHUP TRAIL LOT DENIED PERMIT DUE TO LACK OF ROAD FRONTAGE by: MV Gazette
  December 2, 2011, 15:11
  
  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…
- Special Town Meeting to Consider Solar Power Plan at Landfill Site by: AGHCA
  November 30, 2011, 11:39
  
  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…
- Wampanoags here press for seat at table by: MV Gazette
  November 25, 2011, 09:37
  
  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…
- Land Banks Adds to Aquinnah Headlands by: MV Gazette
  October 28, 2011, 12:36
  
  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…
- Tribe Allows Use of Hatchery for Winter Flounder Project by: MV Times
  October 26, 2011, 18:01
  
  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…
- AQUINNAH VOTERS SAY YES, YES AND YES AGAIN by: MV Gazette
  October 1, 2011, 08:23
  
  Aquinnah voters agreed to restore full funding to the Tri-Town Ambulance Service budget at a special town meeting Tuesday night.
  
  As a result, ,900 that…
- Aquinnah will try again to convene special town meeting by: MV Times
  September 22, 2011, 15:48
  
  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…
- One Wampanoag tribe could cash in from renewed gaming push by: MV Times
  August 25, 2011, 12:41
  
  House and Senate leaders on Tuesday embraced an expanded gaming bill that would license three resort-style casinos in three regions of Massachusetts and…
- Taxi rates and regulations set, ride from Aquinnah not cheap by: MV Gazette
  August 19, 2011, 12:20
  
  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…
- Aquinnah Summer Taxpayers Weigh Costs of Regionalization by: MV Gazette
  August 12, 2011, 08:56
  
  Improvements to emergency services, including a new response system at the town beach, challenges facing the town fire department and the ever-present…
- Wind turbine focus shifts farther offshore by: MV Gazette
  July 29, 2011, 13:45
  
  A state government plan to open waters close to the south shore of Martha’s Vineyard to industrial-scale wind power generation now appears unlikely to…
- Wampanoags Sue in U.S. Court Against Cape Wind Associates by: MV Gazette
  July 12, 2011, 16:41
  
  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…
- Aquinnah Cultural Center Gears Up For Summer by: MV Gazette
  June 9, 2011, 22:15
  
  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…
- Preserving Martha’s Vineyard’s Gay Head Light by: MV Times
  June 9, 2011, 18:56
  
  The Gay Head Lighthouse is one of the most recognizable structures on the Island. The red brick tower sits 170 feet above sea level atop the Gay Head cliffs.…
- Wampanoag Tribe would use grant to heal Menemsha Pond by: MV Times
  June 2, 2011, 15:55
  
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) last week announced the award of an 1,590 Tribal Wildlife Grant to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to…
- Small earthquakes strike west of Martha’s Vineyard by: MV Times
  May 19, 2011, 08:26
  
  Seismologists at the Weston Observatory at Boston College detected two small earthquakes in an area between Martha’s Vineyard and New Bedford Sunday. A…
- Aquinnah election expected to shift Wampanoag-town relationship by: MV Times
  May 19, 2011, 08:13
  
  Aquinnah voters went to the polls on May 11 and chose former Wampanoag Tribe chairman Beverly Wright to take a seat on the three-member board of selectmen. The…
- Town Tries to Free Mr. Tharpe From Tax Tangle of Its Making by: MV Gazette
  May 13, 2011, 22:29
  
  If anyone opposed the principle of giving Geoffrey Craig (Spa) Tharpe ,954.90 from the Aquinnah town coffers, they didn’t show up at town meeting on…
- Aquinnah Opts for Change in Beverly Wright by: MV Gazette
  May 13, 2011, 22:21
  
  Aquinnah voters opted for a changing of the guard at the annual town election this year, electing former Wampanoag tribal council chairman Beverly Wright as…
- Aquinnah Voters Trim Tri-Town EMS Budget Amid Tabling Talk by: MV Gazette
  May 13, 2011, 22:18
  
  Aquinnah voters agreed to condemn the federal government’s handling of the Cape Wind project, explore the use of solar panels at the landfill and trim the…
- Beverly Wright outpolls Camille Rose to win election in Aquinnah by: MV Times
  May 11, 2011, 21:33
  
  Aquinnah voters chose former Wampanoag Tribe chairman Beverly Wright to take a seat on the three-member board of selectmen. Voting yesterday, May 11, the…
- Aquinnah trims Tri-Town ambulance contribution by: MV Times
  May 10, 2011, 21:36
  
  Aquinnah voters on Tuesday plowed through special and annual town meeting warrants and approved a ,048,524 operating budget for fiscal 2012. They also took a…
- Aquinnah Debates Ambulance Budget by: MV Gazette
  May 10, 2011, 21:34
  
  Aquinnah voters passed a million budget and nearly all 30 articles at the annual town meeting Tuesday night, moving through a 10-article special town…
- Beverly Wright, Camille Rose vie for seat by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:34
  
  Aquinnah voters will choose between two veteran leaders next week for selectman, both women, one with an extensive record of public service in town, especially…
- Aquinnah voters to tackle housing bylaw by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:30
  
  A bare-bones budget, bylaw changes to allow more affordable housing in town and a proclamation to “condemn” the Cape Wind project await Aquinnah voters at…
- Aquinnah Is All About the Environment by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:28
  
  Aquinnah selectmen agreed to take the first steps toward becoming a green community this week, putting the town in line to receive state grant money as well as…
- Editorial-MV Times : Camille Rose for Aquinnah selectman by: MV Times
  May 5, 2011, 07:49
  
  Aquinnah voters and taxpayers have benefited from changes in town government in the last few years, including a change in professional management in town hall.…
- Aquinnah voters take up million budget, annual warrant by: MV Times
  May 5, 2011, 07:34
  
  Aquinnah voters will meet at 7 pm, Tuesday, in the town hall meeting room, to take action on specialand annual town meeting warrants totaling 40 articles,…
- Former tribe chairman challenges incumbent in Aquinnah selectmen’s race by: MV Times
  May 5, 2011, 07:31
  
  Aquinnah voters will decide one contest at the polls Wednesday, May 11, a race for a seat on the three-member board of selectmen that finds incumbent Camille…
- New Menemsha dock takes shape, as summer nears by: MV Times
  April 28, 2011, 13:20
  
  Chuck Stevens of Mystic, Connecticut is a member of the Coast Guard auxiliary air wing. He is one of thousands of men and women civilian volunteers who assist…
- Gay Head Lighthouse Opens Weekdays by: MV Gazette
  April 8, 2011, 14:38
  
  Tourism at the Gay Head Cliffs may get a boost this summer. The executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum told the Aquinnah selectmen this week that…
- New York Society Honors Aquinnah Editor by: MV Gazette
  April 1, 2011, 12:49
  
  Frances Tenenbaum of Cambridge and Aquinnah will be honored on April 12 by the New York Horticultural Society for her many years of promoting an interest in…
- Editorial: It’s time to get the deal done and build the DAS system by: MV Times
  March 16, 2011, 19:31
  
  You’ll find in the news columns today an update on the effort to build a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve cell service in two of the up-Island…
- Up-island waits and waits for cell service by: MV Times
  March 16, 2011, 19:24
  
  A medical emergency in Menemsha last month highlighted the urgency of a two-town project to bring reliable wireless service to Chilmark and Aquinnah. A…
- Up-Island Cell Service Upgrade Set by: MV Gazette
  March 4, 2011, 16:21
  
  A project to improve cell phone coverage in the up-Island towns is moving forward after a meeting between service providers and NStar this week took place to…
- New Beginnings in Menemsha-editorial by: MV Gazette
  February 19, 2011, 15:18
  
  It has been seven long months since the investigation into the Menemsha fire began by top federal and state experts, including the state fire marshal, the…
- Schlossberg Donation Clears Way for Estuaries Project by: MV Gazette
  February 19, 2011, 15:13
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen voted this week to accept a private donation to help underwrite the town’s participation in the Massachusetts Estuaries Project…
- Tribe Responds to Allegations of Dumping by: MV Times
  February 17, 2011, 20:04
  
  This week, the chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), in a press statement to The Times, said that allegations by a former employee of…
- Aquinnah assessors’s office enters digital age by: MV Times
  February 2, 2011, 15:21
  
  On first blush it’s easy to be blasé about the new on-line digital assessors’ map in Aquinnah that can be viewed by anyone, anywhere, anytime from the comfort…
- Aquinnah Sanctions Scallopers Without Permits, Debates Costs by: MV Gazette
  January 1, 2011, 12:41
  
  Two commercial bay scallopers in Aquinnah are facing punishment for fishing without a permit in November. Selectmen voted at their Dec. 14 meeting to fine…
- Aquinnah Launches New On-Line Tax & GIS Mapping Program by: AGHCA
  December 30, 2010, 17:10
  
  From: Angela Cywinski <aqassess@comcast.net>
  Subject: Press Release
  
  In a continuing effort to improve the flow of information to residents and…
- Affordable Housing Site Focus of Aquinnah Town Meeting by: MV Gazette
  November 26, 2010, 09:22
  
  At a special town meeting this coming Tuesday night, Aquinnah voters will be asked to buy land for a new affordable housing site and approve a new tax amnesty…
- Sight, Sound, Savings: Tribe Weighs Issues on Wind Turbines by: MV Gazette
  November 19, 2010, 13:57
  
  The decision to build land-based wind turbines on Wampanoag Tribe land in Aquinnah will likely come down to three factors: aesthetics, acoustics and…
- Wampanoags evaluate wind power on tribal lands by: MV Times
  November 18, 2010, 14:00
  
  A study of wind energy feasibility concludes that vigorous winds blow over the tribal lands of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah),…
- State set to flip switch on wind deal by: Cape Cod Times
  November 15, 2010, 13:20
  
  The state Department of Public Utilities is expected to decide this week whether the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm is a good deal for consumers.
  
  Cape…
- Conservation Grows on Menemsha Pond by: MV Gazette
  November 12, 2010, 10:52
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen voted this week to approve a conservation restriction for newly-acquired property by the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation on Menemsha…
- A Victory for Moshup by: AGHCA
  October 20, 2010, 16:49
  
  From the Vineyard Conservation Society:
  
  The most important, longest running, and most costly campaign in the Vineyard Conservation Society’s 45-year…
- Aquinnah will pay to clean up failed oyster farming operation by: MV Times
  September 23, 2010, 08:53
  
  This week, Aquinnah town officials said they plan to take steps to clean up scores of plastic mesh bags used to raise oysters. The bags now litter the…
- Wampanoag Community Center sits unfinished, unused by: MV Times
  September 8, 2010, 19:48
  
  In the summer of 2004, two teams of Air Force reservists traveled from their home base, Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Aquinnah to…
- Tribe reopens Clay Pit path with call for dialog by: MV Times
  August 19, 2010, 10:52
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) last week removed brush it had placed to block a path opposite Clay Pit Road, that gave access to Lobsterville…
- Editorial : Town-tribe relations may need to add a kind of Bill of Rights by: MV Times
  August 19, 2010, 10:40
  
  In December 2004, the state Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is subject to local enforcement of zoning…
- Tribe Opens Lobsterville Path But Stresses Access Is Temporary by: MV Gazette
  August 17, 2010, 14:12
  
  A sandy path to Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah has been reopened to the public, halting, at least for now, a contentious land-use battle between the town and…
- Moshup Trail: No Easements by: MV Gazette
  August 17, 2010, 13:02
  
  The Massachusetts Land Court has upheld the town of Aquinnah in a pivotal case that will ultimately decide whether a large swath of rare, salt-blasted…
- AGHCA RECEPTION THIS EVENING, MONDAY AUGUST 16 by: AGHCA
  August 16, 2010, 08:45
  
  The annual Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association Reception will be held at the Vanderhoop Homestead on Aquinnah Town Circle this evening, August 16,…
- Lobsterville Beach Pathway Reopened by: AGHCA
  August 13, 2010, 15:01
  
  The access path at the foot of Clay Pit Road to/from the Vineyard Sound beach has been re-opened. This is a very positive development and is part of an…
- Tribe Hears Town Counsel as Path Closure Prompts Dialogue by: MV Gazette
  August 13, 2010, 09:54
  
  A meeting between the town and tribe in Aquinnah has finally taken place, but no agreement has been reached on whether an access path to Lobsterville Beach,…
- Tribe Okays Feasibility Study for Island Casino by: MV Times
  August 12, 2010, 09:55
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), in a meeting August 1, approved a feasibility study for a casino on tribal land in the town of Aquinnah. How…
- AGHCA Reception Aug. 16 by: AGHCA
  August 11, 2010, 10:38
  
  REMINDER
  
  AGHCA RECEPTION – AUGUST 16
  
  AGHCA will hold its annual RECEPTION this coming Monday, August 16 (rain date August 17), starting at 5 p.m.,…
- Aquinnah selectman to meet with tribal council over beach path by: MV Times
  August 4, 2010, 22:31
  
  The narrow, sandy path that is the subject of a scheduled meeting Saturday between a representative of the Aquinnah selectmen and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay…
- Tribe Fails to Show for Meeting Over Blocked Lobsterville Path by: MV Gazette
  August 3, 2010, 09:34
  
  All seats were filled in the tiny town hall room used by the Aquinnah selectmen Thursday evening for a meeting between the town and Wampanoag tribal council…
- Peace Accord in Aquinnah-Editorial by: MV Gazette
  July 27, 2010, 06:57
  
  A sandy path to the sea is now the scene of a small battleground in Aquinnah between the Wampanoag Tribe and town selectmen. For reasons that remain unclear,…
- Tribe Blocks Path to Beach by: MV Times
  July 23, 2010, 08:04
  
  Six years after the conclusion of a Supreme Court case in which the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) battled with Aquinnah taxpayers and the town over…
- Aquinnah selectmen question tribe decision to close Lobsterville Beach path by: MV Times
  July 22, 2010, 13:03
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen plan to meet in public session at 8 am this morning with town counsel Ron Rappaport to discuss the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s…
- Government sued over Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  June 26, 2010, 11:33
  
  The federal government’s approval of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm earlier this year is facing its first legal challenge.
  
  A coalition of nine…
- Special Town Meeting Continued for Lack of Quorum by: MV Gazette
  June 25, 2010, 17:55
  
  The Aquinnah special town meeting scheduled for this week was continued to Wednesday, June 30, after the meeting failed to reach a quorum Tuesday night. The…
- Casino odds change on Beacon Hill for Wampanoag Tribe by: MV Times
  June 24, 2010, 16:30
  
  The Massachusetts Senate version of a gaming bill that emerged Friday from a legislative committee changed the odds for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head…
- Wampanoag tribes jockey for position by: AGHCA
  June 23, 2010, 16:40
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is turning to Facebook to pitch a casino plan for Fall River.
  
  As the state Senate is poised to begin debate of…
- Mass. Senate eyes gambling jackpot in casino bill by: AGHCA
  June 20, 2010, 08:30
  
  Massachusetts could expect an annual revenue jackpot of up to 0 million by licensing three resort-style casinos in each of three regions of the state,…
- No tribal set-aside in Senate casino bill by: Cape Cod Times
  June 18, 2010, 16:39
  
  As expected, the state Senate filed legislation this morning to establish three resort-style casinos in the state, but in a surprise it no longer sets…
- Wampanoags Pitch Their Casino Plan by: MV Gazette
  June 11, 2010, 16:10
  
  As the Massachusetts legislature moves closer to opening up casino gambling in the commonwealth, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) suddenly vaulted…
- Tribe says trump card is island casino by: MV Times
  June 10, 2010, 16:20
  
  As Massachusetts lawmakers prepare to take action on legislation that would usher in casino gambling, and as backers of competing gambling proposals engage…
- Aquinnah Tribe’s Gaming Plans by: AGHCA
  June 9, 2010, 16:27
  
  Following are links to more news stories concerning the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe’s efforts to win approval for a casino in Fall River, and their threat to…
- Aquinnah Wampanoag Say Their Casino Plan Is Better for Massachusetts by: Boston Globe
  June 9, 2010, 13:49
  
  A second Indian tribe has launched an effort to open a casino in Fall River, setting up a competition for a coveted state license and threatening to further…
- Tribe threatens to build Vineyard casino by: Cape Cod Times
  June 8, 2010, 16:08
  
  BOSTON — Aquinnah Wampanoag leaders today threatened to build a gaming facility on their Martha’s Vineyard reservation land if the Legislature legalizes…
- Fall River Land Set Aside For Mashpee Tribe’s Casino by: AGHCA
  May 28, 2010, 17:15
  
  The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council this week cleared the first of a series of critical hurdles in front of its plan to build a 0 million casino resort…
- Aquinnah have deal to buy Fall River parcel by: AGHCA
  May 27, 2010, 16:10
  
  FALL RIVER — The Aquinnah Wampanoag have a signed agreement to purchase 230 acres of land off Blossom Road in Fall River that the tribe intends to develop…
- Aquinnah (Wampanoag) pitch Fall River casino by: Cape Cod Times
  May 25, 2010, 09:25
  
  A second federally recognized Indian tribe is courting Fall River as the site for a casino.
  
  Last night, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) met…
- Town and Tribe Find Accord On Emergency Services Delivery by: MV Gazette
  May 21, 2010, 11:22
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen signed an agreement with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) this week to coordinate emergency services for the town for the…
- FAA Says Yes To Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  May 21, 2010, 11:15
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration this week gave its imprimatur to the Cape Wind development on Nantucket Sound, but with expensive strings attached.
  In…
- Cape Wind deal means dollars for tribes, higher costs for consumers by: MV Times
  May 20, 2010, 15:29
  
  Three weeks ago, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved Cape Wind’s plan to place 130 wind turbines on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. The Wampanoag…
- Longtime Moderator Recalls Skunks, Bumps in Aquinnah by: MV Gazette
  May 14, 2010, 12:16
  
  Longtime Aquinnah moderator Walter Delaney remembers, years ago, spotting an unexpected visitor sneak into a town meeting. It was a warm summer night, and…
- Aquinnah Voters Abandon Land Sale by: MV Gazette
  May 14, 2010, 12:07
  
  The selectmen predicted it would be a noncontroversial annual town meeting this year in Aquinnah, and they were almost right.
  
  Serious faces at Aquinnah…
- Aquinnah Town Meeting Sees Walter Delaney Give up Gavel by: MV Gazette
  May 7, 2010, 08:09
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen expect a swift and easy special and annual town meeting on Tuesday, citing a noncontroversial warrant despite a long list of articles,…
- Aquinnah meets for annual with .9 million budget in place by: MV Times
  May 6, 2010, 12:01
  
  Aquinnah voters will be asked to do double duty Tuesday night. A special town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:45 pm followed by the annual town meeting at…
- Interior Secretary Approves Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  April 30, 2010, 21:41
  
  By MIKE SECCOMBE
  
  Developer Jim Gordon had something to smile about Wednesday.
  
  The federal government has given its blessing to the development of…
- Secretary Salazar approves Cape Wind project in sound by: MV Times
  April 29, 2010, 21:35
  
  The federal Department of the Interior has approved the Cape Wind renewable energy project destined for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.
  
  Secretary of…
- Wind Energy and the Vineyard in the News by: AGHCA
  April 28, 2010, 15:20
  
  Recent wind energy articles from various news sources are linked below. If you have run across other interesting articles concerning wind power and the…
- Blow dealt to Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  April 3, 2010, 18:37
  
  Opponents of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm scored a key victory yesterday when a federal panel on historic preservation recommended that U.S.…
- Cuttyhunk Combats Comcast on Wireless by: MV Gazette
  March 13, 2010, 11:54
  
  Okay, so maybe what the residents of Cuttyhunk were doing in order to get their high-speed Internet service was not strictly legal, but goodness, it was…
- Cape Wind’s effects on Nantucket Sound’s historic properties get public airing by: MV Times
  March 11, 2010, 09:59
  
  The failure of the Aquinnah and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribes to reach an agreement with the developers of a wind farm in Nantucket Sound to mitigate the…
- Towns, MVC take up rulemaking for wind energy siting plan by: MV Times
  March 11, 2010, 09:56
  
  It’s a matter of deciding which way the wind blows, and where to put turbines in its path. Although that sounds like a simple concept, a draft wind energy…
- Cell Phone Plan May Excise West Tisbury by: MV Gazette
  March 5, 2010, 09:29
  
  The plan to build a distributed antennae system (DAS) to boost cell phone coverage in the three up-Island towns appears to be moving ahead without West…
- Tribe Spurns Offer From Cape Wind To Pay Million by: MV Gazette
  March 5, 2010, 09:24
  
  Martha’s Vineyard’s Indian tribe rejected a million inducement to drop its objections to the proposed Cape Wind development in Nantucket Sound, in the…
- Tribes reject wind farm offer by: Cape Cod Times
  February 28, 2010, 12:00
  
  A million-dollar offer by Cape Wind Associates LLC to each of the Indian tribes fighting the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm has been declined.
  
  “A…
- Tribes reject wind-fall by: AGHCA
  February 27, 2010, 16:46
  
  Cape Wind CEO offers millions to halt opposition
  
  Click here to read full Boston Herald article.
- Tribal Member Disputes Claim of Sacred Ground by: MV Gazette
  February 26, 2010, 16:15
  
  Adding another twist to the high-stakes gamble for who will win the right to use the ocean waters around the Vineyard for industrial wind power development…
- Wampanoag cultural claim false, some say by: MV Times
  February 25, 2010, 21:01
  
  Two prominent members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) say there is no historical basis to support claims by tribe leaders that a wind farm in…
- Tribe members: Hot air driving wind farm alarm by: Cape Cod Times
  February 20, 2010, 16:17
  
  Members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) are disputing that the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm will ruin a ceremony important to the tribe’s…
- Tribe member challenges sun rite in letter to Salazar by: Boston Globe
  February 19, 2010, 09:40
  
  The already twisted Nantucket Sound wind farm saga just got a bit stranger: A Wampanoag tribal member says it is “fabricated cosmology’’ that his tribe…
- Aquinnah, Chilmark sign DAS contract by: MV Times
  February 18, 2010, 00:20
  
  Chilmark and Aquinnah officials have signed a contract with American Tower Corporation (ATC) to build a distributed antennae system (DAS), designed to improve…
- Tribe looks to Freetown for gaming site by: MV Times
  February 11, 2010, 10:58
  
  Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) interest in casino gambling, apparently dormant for some time, has reemerged with news reports of a letter sent by the…
- Tribe explains Cape Wind opposition rooted in history and Indian culture by: MV Times
  February 11, 2010, 10:56
  
  In a press release sent to news outlets on Friday, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), outlined the tribe’s…
- West Tisbury Cell Phone Plan Unsettled, But Up-Island Contracts Set for Summer by: MV Gazette
  February 5, 2010, 16:45
  
  American Tower Company, the company that wants to build a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve cell phone coverage in the three up-Island towns, must…
- Interior Secretary Pays Visit to Wampanoags by: MV Gazette
  February 5, 2010, 10:33
  
  Secretary Salazar said he was “very bullish” about the future of offshore wind energy in general, but that all options were still open regarding Cape…
- Aquinnah’s New Wind Bylaw Will Require Minor Retooling by: MV Gazette
  January 30, 2010, 23:22
  
  A divided Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday clashed over whether the technical language in a recently adopted Aquinnah wind bylaw is in synch with a…
- Federal Offshore Energy Plans Dwarf Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  January 30, 2010, 23:14
  
  Federal authorities plan to open up almost 4,000 square nautical miles of ocean near the Vineyard for potential wind power generation.
  
  A draft Request for…
- Wind Rules: Making Up Is Hard to Do by: MV Gazette
  January 22, 2010, 16:30
  
  A large group of Island planning and conservation officials gathered last week to debate what is expected to be a central dilemma in the months and years to…
- Island Tribe, Cape Wind Resist Plan to Relocate Turbines to Tuckernuck by: MV Gazette
  January 16, 2010, 10:31
  
  After more than eight years of controversy, a final decision on the Cape Wind development planned for Nantucket Sound will be made by the end of April, U.S.…
- Islanders Meet Feds on Cape Wind by: MV Times
  January 14, 2010, 13:12
  
  Representatives of Cape and islands towns, as well as the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Wampanoag Tribe of Mashpee, and Cape Wind met Tuesday…
- Ruling by Park Service Favors Tribes; Secretary Salazar Calls a Summit by: MV Gazette
  January 8, 2010, 13:18
  
  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will meet with Cape Wind opponents and proponents, among them members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe in Washington…
- State’s Final Ocean Management Plan Exempts Gosnold from MVC Review by: MV Gazette
  January 8, 2010, 13:13
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is specifically excluded from any role in deciding whether or not commercial-scale wind power could be developed in the…
- Final Ocean Act Plan Set by: MV Times
  January 7, 2010, 08:33
  
  Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles released the final version of the ocean management plan Monday. He and other state officials…
- A Decision in Sight on Cape Wind Dispute by: Boston Globe
  January 5, 2010, 13:13
  
  The Obama administration signaled a sudden urgency yesterday to resolve the nine-year dispute over building a wind farm off Cape Cod, as US Interior Secretary…
- Camille Rose Steps Down from Board by: MV Gazette
  December 24, 2009, 19:11
  
  After more than three decades of leadership, Camille Rose has quietly resigned from the Aquinnah planning board and plan review committee, citing personal…
- Camille Rose resigns from Aquinnah planning board by: MV Times
  December 24, 2009, 01:09
  
  Camille Rose has worn many civic hats over decades of elected and appointed public service. In a move that caught many residents of the tight-knit town of…
- Lost in Dramas , Hellman Legacy Makes Entrance by: MV Gazette
  December 18, 2009, 10:40
  
  The late Lillian Hellman did not have to wait long for validation of her talent — many of her 12 plays, including The Children’s Hour and The Little…
- Wind Restrictions Could Thwart Farmers’ Plan to Power Schools by: MV Gazette
  December 18, 2009, 10:33
  
  A small group of Island farmers appeared before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday to voice concerns over a proposal to nominate nearly all of…
- Wielding a Shield for the Island: Op-Ed by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:40
  
  When the MVC created a district of critical planning concern for the waters of the county of Dukes County, it offered a rare opportunity for the islands of…
- Wind Energy, a Political Maelstrom: Editorial by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:38
  
  Believing they have achieved some success in winning concessions from the state that will allow the Vineyard to exercise some control over large wind-energy…
- Aquinnah and DAS: Two Letters by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:32
  
  Do the right thing on cell service
  
  To the Editor:
  
  I simply can’t understand why this issue keeps going round and round without ever being resolved. It’s…
- MVC counsel says agency rules Gosnold’s waters too by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:22
  
  Asked by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) for a formal opinion, the regional regulatory agency’s legal counsel has concluded that the commission has…
- Feds Comment on Ocean Plan by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:16
  
  Plan lacks details on protected species
  
  With less than one month before Massachusetts environmental officials are expected to sign off on the draft…
- Editorial: Choose a System and Build It by: MV Times
  December 10, 2009, 15:18
  
  The effort to build a distributed antenna system to improve cell service in the three up-Island towns is approaching the finish line, but some up-Islanders,…
- DAS or towers – West Tisbury mixes signals over wireless plans by: MV Times
  December 10, 2009, 15:06
  
  An appearance before the West Tisbury zoning board of appeals (ZBA) last week by representatives of the American Tower Corporation (ATC) featured contentious…
- Chilmark Approves Cell Plan, West Tisbury Is Still on Hold by: MV Gazette
  December 5, 2009, 10:55
  
  A plan to build a distributed antenna system to boost cell phone coverage in the three up-Island towns took a step forward this week when Aquinnah and Chilmark…
- Edgartown’s Cast-Off Cruiser Goes to Aquinnah Police Force by: MV Gazette
  December 5, 2009, 10:54
  
  The chief of police in Aquinnah will soon be driving a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, thanks to the Edgartown police department. The Aquinnah selectmen agreed to…
- Governor Patrick announces that utility will negotiate to buy Cape Wind electricity by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:55
  
  Governor Deval Patrick yesterday announced that National Grid and Cape Wind have agreed to enter into negotiations for a long-term contract under which the…
- MVC to hold wind DCPC land zone public hearing by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:54
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) will hold a public hearing on designation of the land zone of the Island Wind District of Critical Planning Concern…
- Island delegation meets with feds on wind by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:53
  
  A delegation of Island officials met with a task force evaluating commercial wind projects in federal waters on November 19. The task force is working under…
- Too few voters attend Aquinnah special by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:51
  
  Aquinnah asked voters to reconvene at a special town meeting last Tuesday to take up the last four questions that the town had been unable to resolve when the…
- Renewable Energy at What Cost? – Commentary by: MV Gazette
  November 27, 2009, 10:14
  
  Looking out from the magnificent expanse of the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah, one of the few visible structures is the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, located…
- Gosnold Embraces Wind Farm Plan by: MV Gazette
  November 27, 2009, 10:05
  
  The town of Gosnold has written to the state indicating its willingness to allow wind turbines to be located in its waters, and its determination that it be…
- Aquinnah Voters Adopt Rules on Wind Turbines by: MV Gazette
  November 20, 2009, 15:42
  
  After nearly two years of rejections and revisions, Aquinnah voters agreed at a special town meeting on Tuesday night to adopt a bylaw to regulate private and…
- Editorial: On balance, the forthright answer is, not here by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:26
  
  To Islanders, the debate over the Cape Wind plan for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound was a curiosity, except to fervent wind energy enthusiasts.
  
  Proposals…
- Islanders Give Bowles Meeting Mixed Reviews by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:20
  
  Island officials differed over what was achieved at their meeting Friday with state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles.
  
  A selectman from…
- Decisions on up-Island DAS plan due by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:19
  
  There is a new snag in consideration of a proposal to improve the cell phone service in the Vineyard’s three up-Island towns. American Tower Corporation (ATC)…
- Aquinnah Adopts Energy Conservation By-laws by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:15
  
  Aquinnah voters approved new zoning regulations governing wind turbines, at a special town meeting Tuesday. The new bylaws aim to reduce the use of fossil…
- History expert to speak on sound plan by: Cape Cod Times
  November 18, 2009, 16:05
  
  A leading expert on traditional cultural properties will speak Monday night at Cape Cod Community College about a proposal to recognize Nantucket Sound as…
- Aquinnah Voters Approve New Wind Zoning Regulations by: MV Times
  November 18, 2009, 16:03
  
  Aquinnah voters approved new zoning regulations governing wind turbines, at a special town meeting Tuesday. The new bylaws aim to reduce the use of fossil…
- Secretary Bowles Versus the Vineyard by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:46
  
  Appropriate Scale
  
  Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
  
  The following letter was sent to Sen. Robert O’Leary and Rep. Timothy Madden:
  
  I appreciate the…
- Third Test for Wind Bylaw, Rewritten for Aquinnah to Pass by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:42
  
  If is true that the third time is a charm, then town leaders in Aquinnah may see their long hours of hard work on a wind energy bylaw pay off when they bring…
- Tribe Scores a Key Win In Fight Over Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:41
  
  Six thousand years ago, according to native legend and scientific calculation, Nantucket Sound was dry land, and people probably lived and hunted and fished…
- State Energy Secretary Delivers Concessions on the Oceans Plan by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:39
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has been promised the final say over all wind power developments in Island waters, following a concerted campaign by all…
- Wind regs top Aquinnah special town meeting warrant by: MV Times
  November 12, 2009, 08:42
  
  Aquinnah voters will be asked to take action on a slate of new zoning regulations governing wind turbines and a proposal to lower the quorum when they gather…
- Islanders press for local say in Oceans Act by: MV Times
  November 12, 2009, 08:40
  
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA), will meet tomorrow in Boston with a delegation of…
- Islandwide DCPC Voted Over Water; Edgartown Opts Out of One on Land by: MV Gazette
  November 6, 2009, 11:38
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted without dissent last night to designate the waters around the Vineyard as a district of critical planning concern,…
- Town Selectman, Businessman Spar Over Liquor Storage Rules by: MV Gazette
  November 6, 2009, 11:30
  
  Sparks flew at the Aquinnah selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night when one board member clashed with a town businessman, claiming that he had knowingly acted…
- Ruling could mean delay for Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  November 5, 2009, 19:27
  
  A decision on whether to list Nantucket Sound on the National Register of Historic Places is now in the hands of the National Park Service.
  
  Read more at the…
- Secretary Bowles to meet with Island officials by: MV Times
  November 5, 2009, 18:58
  
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA), will meet Friday in Boston with a delegation of Island…
- Garcia’s Closes by: MV Times
  November 5, 2009, 18:47
  
  Garcia’s deli – commonly called Back Alley’s – an up-Island mainstay for hungry tradesmen looking for early morning coffee and pastry or lunchtime sandwiches…
- State presses wind projects by: Boston Globe
  November 3, 2009, 21:17
  
  Bill aims to ease gridlock around appeals process
  
  With more than a third of the major wind-energy projects in Massachusetts stalled by lawsuits or permit…
- Feel the Spirits of the Vineyard by: MV Gazette
  October 31, 2009, 15:51
  
  With some houses it is hard to say: is it haunted or just in decay?
  
  Aquinnah charter captain William (Buddy) Vanderhoop Jr. has heard plenty of…
- Message for Mr. Bowles- Editorial by: MV Gazette
  October 30, 2009, 09:36
  
  Stop the clock and restore full jurisdiction to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. This is the message that a delegation of Island selectmen representing…
- Blue Mussel Farm Planted at Sea, Raising Hopes for Future Fishery by: MV Gazette
  October 30, 2009, 09:29
  
  The Vineyard’s first experimental blue mussel farm began operating in waters off Cape Higgon in Chilmark this past week.
  Two weeks ago fishermen suspended a…
- Gov. Deval Patrick Gives Vineyard Cold Shoulder On Oceans Plan Meeting by: MV Gazette
  October 30, 2009, 09:13
  
  Gov. Deval Patrick has been accused of snubbing attempts by a delegation of Vineyard community leaders to meet with him and share their concerns about the…
- 2 tribes object to Cape Wind turbines by: Boston Globe
  October 26, 2009, 07:46
  
  Say Nantucket Sound is cultural property
  Read full article at the Boston Globe
- Aquinnah considers comprehensive wind bylaw by: Town of Aquinnah
  October 26, 2009, 07:28
  
  A public hearing is scheduled in Aquinnah on October 27 to consider a bylaw change that would create an extensive regulation framework for wind energy…
- On the Oceans Plan: Protect MVC First by: Brendan O'Neill
  October 23, 2009, 15:40
  
  By BRENDAN O’NEILL
  One of the quintessential Vineyard vistas is the expanse of ocean visible from the Gay Head Cliffs, classified by the U.S. Department of…
- New Cell Phone Plan Up-Island After T-Mobile Shows Interest by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 15:33
  
  American Tower Corporation, the company that wants to build a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve cell phone coverage in the three up-Island towns,…
- Secretary Bowles Calls Conflict Understandable by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 15:31
  
  Ian Bowles, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, certainly would not categorize those who oppose a major wind…
- Island Asked to Join Federal-State Task Force on Big Wind by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 15:24
  
  A major wind turbine development near the Vineyard is at best a stopgap measure, and the real energy future lies in federal waters, state energy and environment…
- T-Mobile expresses interest in up-Island DAS by: MV Times
  October 23, 2009, 15:15
  
  Efforts to move ahead with a plan that would rely on a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve wireless service up-Island received a boost yesterday.
  The…
- Sec. Bowles would calm Oceans Act tempest by: MV Times
  October 23, 2009, 15:11
  
  by Nelson Sigelman, MV Times
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said Tuesday that the state is…
- Simulated View of Wind Farms by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 12:51
  
  Editor’s Note: Henry Stephenson, a member of the Tisbury planning board, this week prepared a series of simulated images illustrating how proposed wind…
- Wind Farm Photo Simulations Submitted to MVC by: Town of Aquinnah
  October 21, 2009, 16:30
  
  If the proposed commercial wind farms slated for state and federal waters off the southern coast of the Vineyard are indeed built, what would they look like…
- Menemsha Crowd Raises Sunken Sailboat by: MV Gazette
  October 16, 2009, 14:44
  
  Water Music went under for no apparent reason. A 23-foot sunken sailboat in Menemsha harbor was hauled up on Wednesday morning by a crew that included Menemsha…
- Oyster Bags Stacked as Tribe, Town Mull Future Pond Lease by: MV Gazette
  October 16, 2009, 14:38
  
  In the aftermath of a drawn-out cleanup project for a failed oyster hatchery on Menemsha Pond, selectmen have asked the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)…
- Chilmark Charts Safer Town Beaches by: MV Gazette
  October 9, 2009, 12:50
  
  Against a backdrop of two drownings on Atlantic Ocean beaches over the summer, Chilmark selectmen and public safety officials have begun to tackle the…
- Das love boat docks in Menemsha by: MV Times
  October 8, 2009, 07:26
  
  Following some discussion of Menemsha character, town sensibilities, and municipal commerce, Chilmark selectmen Tuesday approved a request by a Florida-based…
- Islanders want a say about the benefits from nearshore wind by: MV Times
  October 1, 2009, 12:17
  
  A standing room only crowd packed the Katharine Cornell Memorial Theatre at a public hearing September 23 about the state’s draft Ocean Management Plan…
- Islanders Rail Against Oceans Plan by: MV Gazette
  September 26, 2009, 16:48
  
  Citing diverse issues from bird strikes and toxic unexploded munitions to ancient spirituality and hard economics, Islanders lined up on Wednesday night to…
- Town to Meet With Tribe Over Failed Menemsha Pond Fishery by: MV Gazette
  September 26, 2009, 16:44
  
  Citing continued concerns about the need to clean up Menemsha Pond from a failed oyster propagation project of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah),…
- Progress on Wampanoag oyster farm cleanup by: MV Times
  September 17, 2009, 12:29
  
  An equipment barge is being dismantled, and work to reduce the scope of an oyster aquaculture project operated by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on…
- Power Struggle Looms in Plans to Regulate Wind Turbines at Sea by: MV Gazette
  September 4, 2009, 09:10
  
  Finding themselves at a historic crossroad between embracing renewable energy technologies and protecting the Vineyard, Island planning and conservation…
- Aquinnah Takes Another Swing At Energy Bylaw, Pond Cleanup by: MV Gazette
  August 15, 2009, 08:44
  
  Aquinnah voters will revisit a pioneering wind energy proposal at a special town meeting slated for the end of September, and selectmen have referred to town…
- Voices Carry Wampanoag Lives, Tribal History Back to the Cliffs by: MV Gazette
  July 21, 2009, 16:04
  
  The Aquinnah Cultural Center has opened a new exhibit, celebrating the history of the town through voices.
  The center is located on the cliffs, at the…
- Tribe Says Draft Ocean Map to Allow Turbines May Spoil Scenic Views by: MV Gazette
  July 7, 2009, 08:39
  
  A proposal to allow the only commercial wind farms in state waters close to the western end of the Vineyard has been advanced without due consideration of the…
- Mystery Solved: Collector Traces Painting To Days of Devil’s Bridge in Gay Head by: MV Gazette
  July 3, 2009, 08:05
  
  A beautiful, small painting of the Gay Head Cliffs has returned to the Vineyard for a short visit, possibly the first time since it was painted 125 years…
- Ocean Act plan defines areas for industry along Island shores by: MV Times
  July 2, 2009, 07:32
  
  Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles yesterday released the nation’s first draft comprehensive ocean management plan for…
- DAS hearing airs wireless legal realities by: MV Times
  July 2, 2009, 07:27
  
  The construction of a proposed distributed antennae system (DAS) could provide a regulatory bulwark against companies intent on building conventional…
- State sets locations for off-shore wind turbines by: Cape Cod Times
  July 1, 2009, 07:17
  
  July 01, 2009
  A state plan to manage future renewable energy projects in coastal waters would put the kibosh on proposed large wind farms in Buzzards…
- Tribe Fails to Meet Oyster Farm Cleanup Deadline by: MV Gazette
  June 19, 2009, 15:33
  
  Aquinnah selectmen voted this week to seek the advice of town counsel over the failure of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to clean an area of…
- DAS debate – federal rules give wireless carriers the upper hand dealing with towns by: MV Times
  June 18, 2009, 09:50
  
  The discussion and debate at recent public hearings on a tri-town proposal to create a distributed antenna system (DAS) to support up-Island cell service has…
- Aquinnah may close Wampanoag oyster project by: MV Times
  June 18, 2009, 09:41
  
  Aquinnah selectmen agreed Tuesday to seek advice from town counsel about legal options available to force clean-up of a failed oyster aquaculture project on…
- Gone Fishin’ : Basking shark is one of largest seen in our waters by: MV Times
  June 11, 2009, 09:53
  
  Greg Skomal, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) biologist and shark expert, has traveled to a variety of exotic and strange locations to…
- DAS Should Be Built: Letters to the Editor by: MV Gazette
  June 5, 2009, 13:30
  
  Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
  The proposed distributed antenna system (DAS), to improve wireless and public service telecommunications up-Island, has many…
- Aquinnah Selectmen to Revisit Proposal for Concerts at Cliffs by: MV Gazette
  June 5, 2009, 10:15
  
  Less than a month after spiking a proposal to build a performing arts stage at the Aquinnah Cliffs town leaders decided this week, over the bitter protest of…
- Aquinnah Makes Quorum, Quick Decisions by: AGHCA
  June 5, 2009, 10:13
  
  with permission, MV Gazette
  
  by Sam Bungey
  
  It was a labor of love that lacked passion at the Aquinnah special town meeting Wednesday night — a bare…
- DAS plan opposition stiff, support modest by: AGHCA
  June 4, 2009, 06:44
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  By Jack Shea
  Published: June 4, 2009
  
  American Tower Corp. (ATC) brought a changed plan to improve up-Island cell phone…
- Aquinnah Needs Quorum For Wednesday Meeting by: AGHCA
  June 2, 2009, 16:40
  
  with permission, MV Gazette
  
  A quorum-challenged Aquinnah will try again Wednesday to attract the 39 voters necessary to hold a special town meeting,…
- New DAS plan sees stiff opposition, modest support by: AGHCA
  May 28, 2009, 13:52
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  by Jack Shea
  
  American Tower Corp. (ATC) brought a changed plan to improve up-Island cell phone service to a public hearing last…
- Failed Oyster Project Cleanup Deadline Extended For Tribe by: AGHCA
  May 22, 2009, 08:42
  
  with permission, MV Gazette
  
  by Sam Bungey
  
  The Wampanoag tribe has another 30 days to clean up the mess at Menemsha Pond left by an oyster propagation…
- Wampanoag oyster project gets reprieve by: AGHCA
  May 21, 2009, 17:08
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  by Steve Myrick
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) another 30…
- Pay to park at Aquinnah Circle? by: AGHCA
  May 21, 2009, 16:56
  
  with permission, MV Times by Steve Myrick
  
  Already the only Island town that charges visitors to park in a town beach parking lot, or to use a public…
- test gallery by: Paula
  May 19, 2009, 20:43
  
  Please click on an image to see a larger version, and move your cursor on the larger image to bring up the forward arrow.
- Aquinnah Voters Scrutinize but Agree by: AGHCA
  May 15, 2009, 09:42
  
  with permssion, MV Gazette
  
  by Sam Bungey
  
  Aquinnah ended the Island political season on a big yes this week, approving all warrant articles at Tuesday’s…
- Voters Face a Slimmer Warrant on Tuesday by: AGHCA
  May 15, 2009, 09:35
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  by Sam Bungey
  
  Though it contains some important housekeeping matters, next Tuesday’s Aquinnah special town meeting warrant is…
- Aquinnah votes M budget; override next by: AGHCA
  May 14, 2009, 10:19
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  0,000 more than levy limit allowed asked of taxpayers
  
  By Nelson Sigelman
  Published: May 14, 2009
  
  On the…
- Genetically Modified Crops? Aquinnah Voters Will Decide by: Paula
  May 8, 2009, 21:23
  
  with permission, MV Gazette
  
  By SAM BUNGEY
  
  Aquinnah voters will be asked to approve a million budget at their annual town meeting Tuesday and will then…
- Divided Board Kills Plan to Build Performance Stage at the Cliffs by: Paula
  May 8, 2009, 08:21
  
  with permission, MV Gazette
  By SAM BUNGEY
  Following a last-minute public campaign of staunch opposition, Aquinnah selectmen at a special meeting Monday…
- Selectmen Spike Concert Venue in Aquinnah by: Paula
  May 7, 2009, 07:01
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  By Steve Myrick
  
  Aquinnah selectmen Monday rejected a proposal from town residents James Glavin and Ted Cammann to create…
- Letters re: Aquinnah Circle Concert Venue Proposal by: Paula
  May 7, 2009, 06:17
  
  with permission, MV Times, Letters to the Editor
  
  Published: May 7, 2009
  
  Let the voters say
  
  To the Editor:
  
  The events of this past week…
- Aquinnah Takes Up Budget 0,000 Short by: Paula
  May 7, 2009, 06:02
  
  with permission, MV Times
  
  by Nelson Sigelman
  
  Aquinnah voters will be asked to dig deep next week. Town leaders need taxpayers to hand over an additional…
- Concert at the Cliffs Plan Riles Aquinnah Residents by: Paula
  May 1, 2009, 11:10
  
  with permission from MV Gazette
  
  By Julia Wells
  
  A budding plan to allow two Aquinnah concert promoters to build a summer outdoor performance center at the…
- DAS Hearing Is Postponed by: Paula
  April 30, 2009, 10:57
  
  with permission from the MV Times
  
  By Jack Shea
  
  Published: April 30, 2009
  
  The up-Island Distributed Antennae System (DAS) committee on Friday…
- Improvements To Cell Service Draw Skeptics by: AGHCA
  April 24, 2009, 11:07
  
  with permission from MV Gazette
  By JIM HICKEY
  American Tower Corporation, the company that wants to build a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve cell…
- Aquinnah hearing on performing arts venue at cliffs by: Paula
  April 23, 2009, 12:10
  
  with permission from Martha’s Vineyard Times
  Following approval of the effort at a special town meeting in March, Aquinnah selectmen issued a request for…
- No Answer on Up-Island Cell Coverage by: AGHCA
  April 12, 2009, 14:47
  
  with permission from MV Gazette
  By SAM BUNGEY
  Better cell phone coverage for up-Island towns appears still a way off, judging by the opposition to a proposed…
- Proposal to Quintuple Shellfish License Fees Draws Ire of Town by: AGHCA
  April 12, 2009, 14:46
  
  with permission from the MV Gazette
  
  By SAM BUNGEY
  
  An attempt to hike Aquinnah commercial shellfish licenses from 0 to ,000, to help fund an apparent…
- Busy Signal for DAS Plan by: AGHCA
  April 12, 2009, 14:43
  
  with permission from the MV Times
  
  By Jack Shea
  Published: April 9, 2009
  
  A plan to improve wireless communication in the three up-Island…
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- AGHCA Summer Reception To Focus on Wind Power by: Paula
  August 4, 2011, 11:39
  
  AQUINNAH/GAY HEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (AGHCA) will host a “wine and cheese” gathering at the Vanderhoop Homestead on Aquinnah Circle at the Gay Head…
- Wind turbine focus shifts farther offshore by: MV Gazette
  July 29, 2011, 13:45
  
  A state government plan to open waters close to the south shore of Martha’s Vineyard to industrial-scale wind power generation now appears unlikely to…
- Wampanoags Sue in U.S. Court Against Cape Wind Associates by: MV Gazette
  July 12, 2011, 16:41
  
  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…
- Sight, Sound, Savings: Tribe Weighs Issues on Wind Turbines by: MV Gazette
  November 19, 2010, 13:57
  
  The decision to build land-based wind turbines on Wampanoag Tribe land in Aquinnah will likely come down to three factors: aesthetics, acoustics and…
- Wampanoags evaluate wind power on tribal lands by: MV Times
  November 18, 2010, 14:00
  
  A study of wind energy feasibility concludes that vigorous winds blow over the tribal lands of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah),…
- State set to flip switch on wind deal by: Cape Cod Times
  November 15, 2010, 13:20
  
  The state Department of Public Utilities is expected to decide this week whether the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm is a good deal for consumers.
  
  Cape…
- Tribal Wind Energy Feasibility Study Results To Be Presented by: AGHCA
  November 9, 2010, 08:12
  
  Received via email:
  
  Wuneekeesuq, everyone!
  
  The Wampanoag Planning Department extends an open invitation to the Island community to attend a public…
- VCS Action Alert by: AGHCA
  October 20, 2010, 16:27
  
  Dear VCS members:
  
  Much attention continues to be focused on windfarm development in Vineyard waters allowed under the Massachusetts Oceans Act. Some of…
- Government sued over Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  June 26, 2010, 11:33
  
  The federal government’s approval of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm earlier this year is facing its first legal challenge.
  
  A coalition of nine…
- FAA Says Yes To Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  May 21, 2010, 11:15
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration this week gave its imprimatur to the Cape Wind development on Nantucket Sound, but with expensive strings attached.
  In…
- Cape Wind deal means dollars for tribes, higher costs for consumers by: MV Times
  May 20, 2010, 15:29
  
  Three weeks ago, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved Cape Wind’s plan to place 130 wind turbines on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. The Wampanoag…
- Interior Secretary Approves Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  April 30, 2010, 21:41
  
  By MIKE SECCOMBE
  
  Developer Jim Gordon had something to smile about Wednesday.
  
  The federal government has given its blessing to the development of…
- Secretary Salazar approves Cape Wind project in sound by: MV Times
  April 29, 2010, 21:35
  
  The federal Department of the Interior has approved the Cape Wind renewable energy project destined for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.
  
  Secretary of…
- Wind Energy and the Vineyard in the News by: AGHCA
  April 28, 2010, 15:20
  
  Recent wind energy articles from various news sources are linked below. If you have run across other interesting articles concerning wind power and the…
- Blow dealt to Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  April 3, 2010, 18:37
  
  Opponents of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm scored a key victory yesterday when a federal panel on historic preservation recommended that U.S.…
- Cape Wind’s effects on Nantucket Sound’s historic properties get public airing by: MV Times
  March 11, 2010, 09:59
  
  The failure of the Aquinnah and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribes to reach an agreement with the developers of a wind farm in Nantucket Sound to mitigate the…
- Towns, MVC take up rulemaking for wind energy siting plan by: MV Times
  March 11, 2010, 09:56
  
  It’s a matter of deciding which way the wind blows, and where to put turbines in its path. Although that sounds like a simple concept, a draft wind energy…
- Indian tribe disputes tribal ceremony by: Cape Cod Times
  March 5, 2010, 16:03
  
  A Fall River-based Indian tribe has joined the fray in a dispute over the effects of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm on tribal properties and…
- Tribe Spurns Offer From Cape Wind To Pay Million by: MV Gazette
  March 5, 2010, 09:24
  
  Martha’s Vineyard’s Indian tribe rejected a million inducement to drop its objections to the proposed Cape Wind development in Nantucket Sound, in the…
- Tribes reject wind farm offer by: Cape Cod Times
  February 28, 2010, 12:00
  
  A million-dollar offer by Cape Wind Associates LLC to each of the Indian tribes fighting the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm has been declined.
  
  “A…
- Tribes reject wind-fall by: AGHCA
  February 27, 2010, 16:46
  
  Cape Wind CEO offers millions to halt opposition
  
  Click here to read full Boston Herald article.
- Tribal Member Disputes Claim of Sacred Ground by: MV Gazette
  February 26, 2010, 16:15
  
  Adding another twist to the high-stakes gamble for who will win the right to use the ocean waters around the Vineyard for industrial wind power development…
- Wampanoag cultural claim false, some say by: MV Times
  February 25, 2010, 21:01
  
  Two prominent members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) say there is no historical basis to support claims by tribe leaders that a wind farm in…
- Tribe members: Hot air driving wind farm alarm by: Cape Cod Times
  February 20, 2010, 16:17
  
  Members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) are disputing that the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm will ruin a ceremony important to the tribe’s…
- Tribe member challenges sun rite in letter to Salazar by: Boston Globe
  February 19, 2010, 09:40
  
  The already twisted Nantucket Sound wind farm saga just got a bit stranger: A Wampanoag tribal member says it is “fabricated cosmology’’ that his tribe…
- Tribe explains Cape Wind opposition rooted in history and Indian culture by: MV Times
  February 11, 2010, 10:56
  
  In a press release sent to news outlets on Friday, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), outlined the tribe’s…
- Interior Secretary Pays Visit to Wampanoags by: MV Gazette
  February 5, 2010, 10:33
  
  Secretary Salazar said he was “very bullish” about the future of offshore wind energy in general, but that all options were still open regarding Cape…
- Aquinnah’s New Wind Bylaw Will Require Minor Retooling by: MV Gazette
  January 30, 2010, 23:22
  
  A divided Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday clashed over whether the technical language in a recently adopted Aquinnah wind bylaw is in synch with a…
- Federal Offshore Energy Plans Dwarf Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  January 30, 2010, 23:14
  
  Federal authorities plan to open up almost 4,000 square nautical miles of ocean near the Vineyard for potential wind power generation.
  
  A draft Request for…
- Wind Rules: Making Up Is Hard to Do by: MV Gazette
  January 22, 2010, 16:30
  
  A large group of Island planning and conservation officials gathered last week to debate what is expected to be a central dilemma in the months and years to…
- Island Tribe, Cape Wind Resist Plan to Relocate Turbines to Tuckernuck by: MV Gazette
  January 16, 2010, 10:31
  
  After more than eight years of controversy, a final decision on the Cape Wind development planned for Nantucket Sound will be made by the end of April, U.S.…
- Islanders Meet Feds on Cape Wind by: MV Times
  January 14, 2010, 13:12
  
  Representatives of Cape and islands towns, as well as the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Wampanoag Tribe of Mashpee, and Cape Wind met Tuesday…
- Ruling by Park Service Favors Tribes; Secretary Salazar Calls a Summit by: MV Gazette
  January 8, 2010, 13:18
  
  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will meet with Cape Wind opponents and proponents, among them members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe in Washington…
- State’s Final Ocean Management Plan Exempts Gosnold from MVC Review by: MV Gazette
  January 8, 2010, 13:13
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is specifically excluded from any role in deciding whether or not commercial-scale wind power could be developed in the…
- Final Ocean Act Plan Set by: MV Times
  January 7, 2010, 08:33
  
  Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles released the final version of the ocean management plan Monday. He and other state officials…
- A Decision in Sight on Cape Wind Dispute by: Boston Globe
  January 5, 2010, 13:13
  
  The Obama administration signaled a sudden urgency yesterday to resolve the nine-year dispute over building a wind farm off Cape Cod, as US Interior Secretary…
- Lost in Dramas , Hellman Legacy Makes Entrance by: MV Gazette
  December 18, 2009, 10:40
  
  The late Lillian Hellman did not have to wait long for validation of her talent — many of her 12 plays, including The Children’s Hour and The Little…
- Wind Restrictions Could Thwart Farmers’ Plan to Power Schools by: MV Gazette
  December 18, 2009, 10:33
  
  A small group of Island farmers appeared before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday to voice concerns over a proposal to nominate nearly all of…
- MVC counsel says agency rules Gosnold’s waters too by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:22
  
  Asked by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) for a formal opinion, the regional regulatory agency’s legal counsel has concluded that the commission has…
- Feds Comment on Ocean Plan by: MV Times
  December 17, 2009, 13:16
  
  Plan lacks details on protected species
  
  With less than one month before Massachusetts environmental officials are expected to sign off on the draft…
- Governor Patrick announces that utility will negotiate to buy Cape Wind electricity by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:55
  
  Governor Deval Patrick yesterday announced that National Grid and Cape Wind have agreed to enter into negotiations for a long-term contract under which the…
- MVC to hold wind DCPC land zone public hearing by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:54
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) will hold a public hearing on designation of the land zone of the Island Wind District of Critical Planning Concern…
- Island delegation meets with feds on wind by: MV Times
  December 3, 2009, 13:53
  
  A delegation of Island officials met with a task force evaluating commercial wind projects in federal waters on November 19. The task force is working under…
- Cape Cod Times: Wind Farm Coverage by: Cape Cod Times
  December 2, 2009, 16:32
  
  The Cape Cod Times online has a useful index of its coverage of the wind farms saga, at http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=SPECIAL01 .
- Renewable Energy at What Cost? – Commentary by: MV Gazette
  November 27, 2009, 10:14
  
  Looking out from the magnificent expanse of the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah, one of the few visible structures is the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, located…
- Gosnold Embraces Wind Farm Plan by: MV Gazette
  November 27, 2009, 10:05
  
  The town of Gosnold has written to the state indicating its willingness to allow wind turbines to be located in its waters, and its determination that it be…
- Aquinnah Voters Adopt Rules on Wind Turbines by: MV Gazette
  November 20, 2009, 15:42
  
  After nearly two years of rejections and revisions, Aquinnah voters agreed at a special town meeting on Tuesday night to adopt a bylaw to regulate private and…
- Editorial: On balance, the forthright answer is, not here by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:26
  
  To Islanders, the debate over the Cape Wind plan for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound was a curiosity, except to fervent wind energy enthusiasts.
  
  Proposals…
- Aquinnah Adopts Energy Conservation By-laws by: MV Times
  November 19, 2009, 07:15
  
  Aquinnah voters approved new zoning regulations governing wind turbines, at a special town meeting Tuesday. The new bylaws aim to reduce the use of fossil…
- Aquinnah Voters Approve New Wind Zoning Regulations by: MV Times
  November 18, 2009, 16:03
  
  Aquinnah voters approved new zoning regulations governing wind turbines, at a special town meeting Tuesday. The new bylaws aim to reduce the use of fossil…
- Secretary Bowles Versus the Vineyard by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:46
  
  Appropriate Scale
  
  Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
  
  The following letter was sent to Sen. Robert O’Leary and Rep. Timothy Madden:
  
  I appreciate the…
- Third Test for Wind Bylaw, Rewritten for Aquinnah to Pass by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:42
  
  If is true that the third time is a charm, then town leaders in Aquinnah may see their long hours of hard work on a wind energy bylaw pay off when they bring…
- Tribe Scores a Key Win In Fight Over Cape Wind by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:41
  
  Six thousand years ago, according to native legend and scientific calculation, Nantucket Sound was dry land, and people probably lived and hunted and fished…
- State Energy Secretary Delivers Concessions on the Oceans Plan by: MV Gazette
  November 13, 2009, 14:39
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has been promised the final say over all wind power developments in Island waters, following a concerted campaign by all…
- Wind regs top Aquinnah special town meeting warrant by: MV Times
  November 12, 2009, 08:42
  
  Aquinnah voters will be asked to take action on a slate of new zoning regulations governing wind turbines and a proposal to lower the quorum when they gather…
- Islanders press for local say in Oceans Act by: MV Times
  November 12, 2009, 08:40
  
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA), will meet tomorrow in Boston with a delegation of…
- Islandwide DCPC Voted Over Water; Edgartown Opts Out of One on Land by: MV Gazette
  November 6, 2009, 11:38
  
  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted without dissent last night to designate the waters around the Vineyard as a district of critical planning concern,…
- Ruling could mean delay for Cape Wind project by: Cape Cod Times
  November 5, 2009, 19:27
  
  A decision on whether to list Nantucket Sound on the National Register of Historic Places is now in the hands of the National Park Service.
  
  Read more at the…
- Secretary Bowles to meet with Island officials by: MV Times
  November 5, 2009, 18:58
  
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA), will meet Friday in Boston with a delegation of Island…
- State presses wind projects by: Boston Globe
  November 3, 2009, 21:17
  
  Bill aims to ease gridlock around appeals process
  
  With more than a third of the major wind-energy projects in Massachusetts stalled by lawsuits or permit…
- Message for Mr. Bowles- Editorial by: MV Gazette
  October 30, 2009, 09:36
  
  Stop the clock and restore full jurisdiction to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. This is the message that a delegation of Island selectmen representing…
- Gov. Deval Patrick Gives Vineyard Cold Shoulder On Oceans Plan Meeting by: MV Gazette
  October 30, 2009, 09:13
  
  Gov. Deval Patrick has been accused of snubbing attempts by a delegation of Vineyard community leaders to meet with him and share their concerns about the…
- 2 tribes object to Cape Wind turbines by: Boston Globe
  October 26, 2009, 07:46
  
  Say Nantucket Sound is cultural property
  Read full article at the Boston Globe
- Aquinnah considers comprehensive wind bylaw by: Town of Aquinnah
  October 26, 2009, 07:28
  
  A public hearing is scheduled in Aquinnah on October 27 to consider a bylaw change that would create an extensive regulation framework for wind energy…
- On the Oceans Plan: Protect MVC First by: Brendan O'Neill
  October 23, 2009, 15:40
  
  By BRENDAN O’NEILL
  One of the quintessential Vineyard vistas is the expanse of ocean visible from the Gay Head Cliffs, classified by the U.S. Department of…
- Secretary Bowles Calls Conflict Understandable by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 15:31
  
  Ian Bowles, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, certainly would not categorize those who oppose a major wind…
- Island Asked to Join Federal-State Task Force on Big Wind by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 15:24
  
  A major wind turbine development near the Vineyard is at best a stopgap measure, and the real energy future lies in federal waters, state energy and environment…
- Sec. Bowles would calm Oceans Act tempest by: MV Times
  October 23, 2009, 15:11
  
  by Nelson Sigelman, MV Times
  Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said Tuesday that the state is…
- Simulated View of Wind Farms by: MV Gazette
  October 23, 2009, 12:51
  
  Editor’s Note: Henry Stephenson, a member of the Tisbury planning board, this week prepared a series of simulated images illustrating how proposed wind…
- Wind Farm Photo Simulations Submitted to MVC by: Town of Aquinnah
  October 21, 2009, 16:30
  
  If the proposed commercial wind farms slated for state and federal waters off the southern coast of the Vineyard are indeed built, what would they look like…
- Islanders want a say about the benefits from nearshore wind by: MV Times
  October 1, 2009, 12:17
  
  A standing room only crowd packed the Katharine Cornell Memorial Theatre at a public hearing September 23 about the state’s draft Ocean Management Plan…
- Islanders Rail Against Oceans Plan by: MV Gazette
  September 26, 2009, 16:48
  
  Citing diverse issues from bird strikes and toxic unexploded munitions to ancient spirituality and hard economics, Islanders lined up on Wednesday night to…
- Power Struggle Looms in Plans to Regulate Wind Turbines at Sea by: MV Gazette
  September 4, 2009, 09:10
  
  Finding themselves at a historic crossroad between embracing renewable energy technologies and protecting the Vineyard, Island planning and conservation…
- Aquinnah Takes Another Swing At Energy Bylaw, Pond Cleanup by: MV Gazette
  August 15, 2009, 08:44
  
  Aquinnah voters will revisit a pioneering wind energy proposal at a special town meeting slated for the end of September, and selectmen have referred to town…
- Tribe Says Draft Ocean Map to Allow Turbines May Spoil Scenic Views by: MV Gazette
  July 7, 2009, 08:39
  
  A proposal to allow the only commercial wind farms in state waters close to the western end of the Vineyard has been advanced without due consideration of the…
- Ocean Act plan defines areas for industry along Island shores by: MV Times
  July 2, 2009, 07:32
  
  Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles yesterday released the nation’s first draft comprehensive ocean management plan for…
- State sets locations for off-shore wind turbines by: Cape Cod Times
  July 1, 2009, 07:17
  
  July 01, 2009
  A state plan to manage future renewable energy projects in coastal waters would put the kibosh on proposed large wind farms in Buzzards…
Category: Beach Path Issues-2010 (11)
- Tribe reopens Clay Pit path with call for dialog by: MV Times
  August 19, 2010, 10:52
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) last week removed brush it had placed to block a path opposite Clay Pit Road, that gave access to Lobsterville…
- Editorial : Town-tribe relations may need to add a kind of Bill of Rights by: MV Times
  August 19, 2010, 10:40
  
  In December 2004, the state Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is subject to local enforcement of zoning…
- Tribe Opens Lobsterville Path But Stresses Access Is Temporary by: MV Gazette
  August 17, 2010, 14:12
  
  A sandy path to Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah has been reopened to the public, halting, at least for now, a contentious land-use battle between the town and…
- Lobsterville Beach Pathway Reopened by: AGHCA
  August 13, 2010, 15:01
  
  The access path at the foot of Clay Pit Road to/from the Vineyard Sound beach has been re-opened. This is a very positive development and is part of an…
- Tribe Hears Town Counsel as Path Closure Prompts Dialogue by: MV Gazette
  August 13, 2010, 09:54
  
  A meeting between the town and tribe in Aquinnah has finally taken place, but no agreement has been reached on whether an access path to Lobsterville Beach,…
- Beach Path Issue: AGHCA Offers Background Memorandum to Selectmen and Tribal Council by: AGHCA
  August 6, 2010, 10:06
  
  In order to help the Aquinnah Selectmen and the Wampanoag tribal council in their discussions about the Lobsterville beach access issue, AGHCA president Larry…
- Aquinnah selectman to meet with tribal council over beach path by: MV Times
  August 4, 2010, 22:31
  
  The narrow, sandy path that is the subject of a scheduled meeting Saturday between a representative of the Aquinnah selectmen and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay…
- Tribe Fails to Show for Meeting Over Blocked Lobsterville Path by: MV Gazette
  August 3, 2010, 09:34
  
  All seats were filled in the tiny town hall room used by the Aquinnah selectmen Thursday evening for a meeting between the town and Wampanoag tribal council…
- Peace Accord in Aquinnah-Editorial by: MV Gazette
  July 27, 2010, 06:57
  
  A sandy path to the sea is now the scene of a small battleground in Aquinnah between the Wampanoag Tribe and town selectmen. For reasons that remain unclear,…
- Tribe Blocks Path to Beach by: MV Times
  July 23, 2010, 08:04
  
  Six years after the conclusion of a Supreme Court case in which the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) battled with Aquinnah taxpayers and the town over…
- Aquinnah selectmen question tribe decision to close Lobsterville Beach path by: MV Times
  July 22, 2010, 13:03
  
  The Aquinnah selectmen plan to meet in public session at 8 am this morning with town counsel Ron Rappaport to discuss the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s…
Category: Community Events (24)
- Aquinnah residents give Land Bank an earful over cliff trail by: MV Times
  December 15, 2011, 11:20
  
  In October, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank announced the purchase of one acre abutting its Aquinnah Headlands Preserve, a purchase it said could provide…
- Special Town Meeting to Consider Solar Power Plan at Landfill Site by: AGHCA
  November 30, 2011, 11:39
  
  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…
- Vineyard Power wins its first contract by: MV Gazette
  November 18, 2011, 09:40
  
  The town of Aquinnah awarded a bid to Vineyard Power this week to build a solar array at the town landfill, marking the first major project for the Island…
- AQUINNAH VOTERS SAY YES, YES AND YES AGAIN by: MV Gazette
  October 1, 2011, 08:23
  
  Aquinnah voters agreed to restore full funding to the Tri-Town Ambulance Service budget at a special town meeting Tuesday night.
  
  As a result, ,900 that…
- Aquinnah will try again to convene special town meeting by: MV Times
  September 22, 2011, 15:48
  
  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…
- Aquinnah Summer Taxpayers Weigh Costs of Regionalization by: MV Gazette
  August 12, 2011, 08:56
  
  Improvements to emergency services, including a new response system at the town beach, challenges facing the town fire department and the ever-present…
- Aquinnah Cultural Center Annual Fundraiser by: AGHCA
  August 10, 2011, 13:58
  
  Aquinnah Cultural Center
  
  Open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 11 AM-4 PM
  
  Saturday, August 13, 2011 Annual Wampanoag Feast and…
- Gay Head Gallery re-opens with exhibition to benefit VCS and Moshup Trail Project by: AGHCA
  August 10, 2011, 13:56
  
  From Megan Ottens-Sargent:
  
  Sunday August 14 from 5 to 8pm
  
  Grand Re-Opening of the Gay Head Gallery with an Artists’ Reception and Benefit for the…
- AGHCA Summer Reception To Focus on Wind Power by: Paula
  August 4, 2011, 11:39
  
  AQUINNAH/GAY HEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (AGHCA) will host a “wine and cheese” gathering at the Vanderhoop Homestead on Aquinnah Circle at the Gay Head…
- Summer Residents Meeting, Aug. 10 by: Town of Aquinnah
  August 3, 2011, 14:49
  
  From Aquinnah Town Hall:
  
  The Board of Selectmen have scheduled a meeting for summer residents Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00 pm in the Old Town Hall. …
- Special Town Meeting July 12 by: Paula
  July 7, 2011, 13:52
  
  From Adam Wilson, Aquinnah Town Administrator:
  
  The MV Times incorrectly reported that the Town Special was Today @ 7:00 pm. It is not! Next Tuesday at the…
- AGHCA Annual Meeting, July 9 by: AGHCA
  July 5, 2011, 12:31
  
  REMINDER - Our annual AGHCA GENERAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING will be held on this Saturday, July 9, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at 22 Lighthouse Road. Update…
- Special Town Meeting July 12 by: Paula
  June 30, 2011, 18:47
  
  From an email from Adam Wilson, Aquinnah Town Administrator:
  
  Attached is the warrant for a special meeting to be held in the Old Town Hall beginning at 7:00…
- Aquinnah Cultural Center Gears Up For Summer by: MV Gazette
  June 9, 2011, 22:15
  
  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…
- Aquinnah Opts for Change in Beverly Wright by: MV Gazette
  May 13, 2011, 22:21
  
  Aquinnah voters opted for a changing of the guard at the annual town election this year, electing former Wampanoag tribal council chairman Beverly Wright as…
- Aquinnah Voters Trim Tri-Town EMS Budget Amid Tabling Talk by: MV Gazette
  May 13, 2011, 22:18
  
  Aquinnah voters agreed to condemn the federal government’s handling of the Cape Wind project, explore the use of solar panels at the landfill and trim the…
- Beverly Wright outpolls Camille Rose to win election in Aquinnah by: MV Times
  May 11, 2011, 21:33
  
  Aquinnah voters chose former Wampanoag Tribe chairman Beverly Wright to take a seat on the three-member board of selectmen. Voting yesterday, May 11, the…
- Aquinnah Debates Ambulance Budget by: MV Gazette
  May 10, 2011, 21:34
  
  Aquinnah voters passed a million budget and nearly all 30 articles at the annual town meeting Tuesday night, moving through a 10-article special town…
- Beverly Wright, Camille Rose vie for seat by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:34
  
  Aquinnah voters will choose between two veteran leaders next week for selectman, both women, one with an extensive record of public service in town, especially…
- Aquinnah voters to tackle housing bylaw by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:30
  
  A bare-bones budget, bylaw changes to allow more affordable housing in town and a proclamation to “condemn” the Cape Wind project await Aquinnah voters at…
- Aquinnah Is All About the Environment by: MV Gazette
  May 6, 2011, 07:28
  
  Aquinnah selectmen agreed to take the first steps toward becoming a green community this week, putting the town in line to receive state grant money as well as…
- Editorial-MV Times : Camille Rose for Aquinnah selectman by: MV Times
  May 5, 2011, 07:49
  
  Aquinnah voters and taxpayers have benefited from changes in town government in the last few years, including a change in professional management in town hall.…
- Aquinnah voters take up million budget, annual warrant by: MV Times
  May 5, 2011, 07:34
  
  Aquinnah voters will meet at 7 pm, Tuesday, in the town hall meeting room, to take action on specialand annual town meeting warrants totaling 40 articles,…
- Winter Fun at Aquinnah Library by: AGHCA
  January 5, 2011, 14:23
  
  Check for more info at the desk, at 508-645-2314 or at aquilib@vineyard.net
  Come one, come all to Saturday Coffee Hour, from 10 a.m. to noon, every Saturday…
Category: Tribal Gaming Developments (16)
- Tough crowd at Freetown-Lakeville casino meeting–Fall River Herald News by: AGHCA
  May 23, 2012, 08:14
  
  Residents of Freetown and Lakeville stepped up to the microphone at Apponequet Regional High School on Tuesday to ask questions or offer an opinion about a…
- Aquinnah prepared to challenge state on casinos by: Cape Cod Times
  May 19, 2012, 20:45
  
  A lawsuit by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) could block the state from moving forward with any casinos and as a July 31 deadline looms legal action…
- WAMPANOAGS BEGAN PLANNING FOR BINGO HALL IN AQUINNAH LAST FALL, DOCUMENTS SHOW by: MV Gazette
  May 11, 2012, 20:04
  
  Reports that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) wants to open a bingo hall in Aquinnah came as a surprise to members of the Island community this week.…
- Massachusetts’ embrace of casino economy will harm us all-MV Times Editorial by: MV Times
  May 9, 2012, 11:28
  
  Gaming will abuse the people and sully the government of Massachusetts. But, in a collaboration between the legislature and Gov. Deval Patrick, the casino bill…
- Vineyard Tribe Votes to Back Bingo, Slots in Aquinnah Community Center by: MV Gazette
  May 8, 2012, 10:53
  
  The new tribal community center in Aquinnah could become a gaming hall with slot machines, table games and bingo under a proposal endorsed Sunday by members of…
- Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe approves community center casino by: MV Times
  May 8, 2012, 08:33
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has raised the stakes in the casino race. Tribe members met Sunday and voted to use their long unfinished community…
- Why Aquinnah Cannot Have a Casino by: MV Gazette
  May 4, 2012, 11:03
  
  Editor’s Note: The following is the text of an opinion written by the Aquinnah town counsel for the Aquinnah selectmen.
  By RONALD H. RAPPAPORT
  
  You have…
- Of Indian casino in Aquinnah, town counsel says simply ‘No’ by: MV Times
  May 3, 2012, 13:03
  
  Last month, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) again raised the prospect of a casino on tribal lands on Martha’s Vineyard. The three Aquinnah…
- Governor says Aquinnah tribe forfeited rights to casino by: MV Times
  April 28, 2012, 10:43
  
  Lawyers are making “good progress” negotiating a gaming compact between state government and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday, as…
- Wampanoag Tribe Says It Will Press for Casino Rights in Federal Court by: MV Gazette
  April 27, 2012, 07:22
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has vowed to go to federal court if necessary to win the right to build a casino, after Gov. Deval Patrick rebuffed…
- Wampanoag Tribe doubles down on Martha’s Vineyard casino by: MV Times
  April 19, 2012, 07:45
  
  The entry page of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe’s new gaming website features casino gambling scenes.
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has …
- Tribe Looks to Build Casino on Vineyard by: MV Gazette
  April 13, 2012, 19:00
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has announced that the tribe is considering bringing gaming to the Island, according to a new Web site published by…
- Wampanoag Tribe Lays Odds on Casino by: MV Gazette
  April 6, 2012, 10:08
  
  The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has designated three areas in southeastern Massachusetts for potential casino sites and scheduled referendum votes…
- Big Gamble – MV Gazette Editorial by: MV Gazette
  March 16, 2012, 10:10
  
  What do we know about the proposal by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to locate a casino in Southeastern Massachusetts? Almost nothing.
  
  Two weeks…
- Wampanoags here press for seat at table by: MV Gazette
  November 25, 2011, 09:37
  
  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…
- One Wampanoag tribe could cash in from renewed gaming push by: MV Times
  August 25, 2011, 12:41
  
  House and Senate leaders on Tuesday embraced an expanded gaming bill that would license three resort-style casinos in three regions of Massachusetts and…

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