In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, new leadership at the Steamship Authority promises widespread improvements to the ferry system. And music soothes the winter blues on the Island.

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette, the Oak Bluffs select board on Martha's Vineyard is considering taking the dilapidated Island Theater by eminent domain. And it’s been a cold and snowy winter. What does that mean for ticks?

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette, the Steamship Authority is adding public feedback sessions after facing backlash from the community over proposed changes to the reservation system. And an icy harbor briefly shut down the Chappy ferry.

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, a new nonprofit helps businesses protect immigrants and others by educating them about their 4th amendment rights. And dirt roads, long driveways, and a run on ice melt made this snowstorm uniquely challenging on the Island.

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, we look back at how the real estate market fared in 2025. And goodbye to Mocha Motts in Vineyard Haven, but also some good news on the caffeine front. 

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, summer airline traffic continued to climb in 2025, reaching an unprecedented high of more than 87,000 people arriving to the Vineyard by air. And what’s lunch like at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School? Tune in for pasta Alfredo served up on the podcast.

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, hundreds of people gathered at the Portuguese American Club to remember an Island couple who were killed when bad weather caused their skiff to capsize while they were scalloping together on New Year’s day.

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This week we share a 10-minute wrap-up of 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard news, we are listening back to some archival sound. In each episode we try to add Vineyard voices from the past. We do this with the help of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum and their extensive audio archive. In today’s episode we meet the woman who maintains and grows the archive, and hear some of the voices from this year’s episodes.

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This week we share a 10-minute wrap-up of 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard news – from the effects of funding cuts from the Trump administration to a rise in ticks and a raid by ICE. And a  bombshell report blasting the Steamship Authority for blowing millions in public funds on redesigning a new website that is still not functional. We listen to clips from the major stories of the year, and we remember the people and places on the Island that are no longer with us. 

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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, a report from the state Inspector General blasted Steamship Authority leadership for blowing millions in public funds on redesigning a new website that is still not functional. And Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has a new leader in a long-time employee. 

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