2010 Population: 15,005 est. Martha's Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, was formed by glacial action 10,000 years ago and lies 7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The Island is roughly shaped like a triangle with its base the straight south shore. It is 9 miles wide and 23 miles long at its furthest points and has a total land area of approximately 100 square miles. The Vineyard has 124.6 miles of tidal shoreline. There are 6 towns on Martha's Vineyard; three up-Island towns, Aquinnah (Gay Head), Chilmark and West Tisbury, and three down-Island towns, Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The terms "up-Island" and "down-Island" are nautical terms referring to longitude on a map. |
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Battle Continuing Over Short-Term Rentals On Nantucket Monday March 18, 2024 |
NANTUCKET ? A Massachusetts Land Court judge ruled last week that Nantucket's zoning bylaw does not allow short-term rentals as a principal use of a residential dwelling. Island resident Cathy Ward sued her neighbors alleging they were improperly using their home as a rental. The suit also named the Nantucket Zoning Board for siding with [?]
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Nantucket teen killed in crash late Saturday night Sunday March 17, 2024 |
NANTUCKET ? Nantucket Police report that on Saturday at approximately 10:30 PM, they received several 911 reports of what sounded like a motor vehicle crash in the area of Bartlett Road. Responding Nantucket Police units found that a 2024 white Dodge Promaster van had cashed into an earthen berm at the end of Bartlett Road [?]
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Video report: Fourth annual HPD Special Olympics Polar Plunge held at Red River Beach Saturday March 16, 2024 |
HARWICH PORT ? The fourth annual Harwich Police department Special Olympics Polar Plunge was held Saturday at Red River Beach. Over 150 adults and children braved the cold waters of Nantucket Sound. Harwich Deputy Police Chief Kevin Considine, the special coordinator for Barnstable County, gathers the groups from across Cape Cod for the event. The [?]
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