Dukes County Wire
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Neighbors' Voices: One answer is permanent local public funding
... have been - could never be sufficient to solve the problem. We worked hard to fund the operations of the public Dukes County Regional Housing Authority - before that time the public agency didn't even have full time staffing - and then worked hard ... Comment?
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Neighbors' Voices: A remarkable year, in a difficult decade
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... deposits of $375 million. The bank was formed in 2007 by the merger of Martha's Vineyard Co-operative Bank and Dukes County Savings Bank. The bell will soon toll to close 2009 and open 2010, but what a difference a year in time can make. A mere 12 ... Comment?
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... Silliman and Jeffery W. Wass for $200,000. Edgartown Dec. 10, Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank formerly known as Dukes County Savings Bank, holder of a mortgage from ULF Edgartown LLC sold 38 North Water St. to Martha's Vineyard Colonial Inn LLC for ... Comment?
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Malcolm Hammond forgoes gifts for a good cause
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... we started a trend." After receiving Malcolm's donation, the Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard board asked Dukes County Manager Russell Smith to send him a letter acknowledging his generous and thoughtful gift. "Your selfless idea of using your ... Comment?
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Trash-talking gingerbread girl sets courthouse abuzz
The Dukes County Courthouse is abuzz this week with a legal mystery thriller worthy of a John Grisham novel. Comment?
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Commission Adopts Island Plan Over Critics of Its Vision of Vineyard Future
... over the next 50 years. "I firmly believe that adoption of this plan is premature," said Carlene Gatting, the Dukes County Commission representative who lives in Edgartown. "Once it is adopted it will become kind of our bible . . . Edgartown ... Comment?
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Housing Trust Gets Fresh Start On Design of Lake Street Plan
... followed by the announcement in October it could no longer pay for the rental assistance program run by the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority. Still in the early stages of development, the Lake street project is planned for a piece of land ... Comment?
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Bradley Square Set for Redesign
... itself, which abruptly announced in October it no longer could support the rental assistance program run by the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority. "They need to get their house in order, and this seems to be a project that just isn't there ... Comment?
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Ms. Gaspar gets jail, then treatment on drug dealing charges
After warning that he would send her to state prison for 10 years if she gets in trouble again, Dukes County Superior Court Associate Justice C.J. Moriarty sentenced Rosaline Gaspar, 25, to two years in a state House of Correction, after she pleaded guilty to two charges of drug dealing in October. Comment?
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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 Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk to work together to preserve the unique attributes of their environment - I say "their" because this environment is truly theirs - shorelines and waters which are ... Comment?
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MVC counsel says agency rules Gosnold's waters too
... waters off the Elizabeth Islands' shores as well. The Elizabeth Islands form the town of Gosnold, the seventh Dukes County town. Cuttyhunk, the westernmost island in the town of Gosnold, is the most heavily populated of the chain and the municipal ... Comment?
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Oak Bluffs couple nabbed by drug task force
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... Williamson released Ms. Cleary on $1,500 bail. Ms. Williamson allowed the bail to remain unchanged, but because Dukes County probation officer Peter Zona told the court Ms. Cleary is on probation for several larceny and forgery charges, Ms. ... Comment?
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... (VHO), hoping to find a salvageable memory or keepsake for her children or herself. "They lost everything," Dukes County Regional Housing Authority (RHA) director David Vigneault said. Her family lost all its worldly possessions and its orderly, ... Comment?
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Plan to Protect Striped Bass Has Island Fishermen at Odds
... recreational community on the mainland. The Vineyard fishing community, however, is divided on the plan. The Dukes County/Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Association opposes it. Its cochairman Warren Doty said, "Our position is we have a very good ... Comment?
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... request CPA money on Monday night in the name of affordable housing. David Vigneault, executive director of the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority, was there to ask for $132,000 to cover the town's portion of the county rental assistance ... Comment?
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... Grange. If you miss it, several participants are also exhibiting at the Holiday Shop, this year at the former Dukes County Bank on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. At the Ag Hall, from 10 am to 2 pm, the second Winter Farmer's Market will offer eggs, ... Comment?
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... the Island (101 remain on the wait list). The MVDC reports that homelessness, according to Connie Teixeira, Dukes County associate commissioner, is on the rise. Ms. Teixeira reported to MVDC that she counts 14 persons homeless this fall, up from 10 ... Comment?
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Former IAHF director defends his tenure
... for the current problems. In late October, two days before November rents were due, the fund notified the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority that it could not make a promised payment to fund rent subsidies for the authority's rental assistance ... Comment?
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Former teacher guilty - served kids booze, porn
... Judge Macy revoked Mr. Johnson's bail. He was taken into custody in the courtroom and transported to the Dukes County Jail, where he will await sentencing on January 22. The case began on the night of December 9, 2008. Tisbury police went to the ... Comment?
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Housing Fund Cites Achievements But Shifts Rent Assistance to Towns
... "This has caused a lack of trust, no question," said Harvey Beth, an Oak Bluffs resident and chairman of the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority, the agency that administers the rental assistance program and now is scrambling to come up with ... Comment?
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