The Boston Globe has the story here:
At the core of islanders’ misgivings is the shaky local economy. ...
Empty storefronts dot main streets in Vineyard Haven, Edgartown, and elsewhere. ...
[N]early 700 of the roughly 16,500 year-round Vineyard residents are unemployed, state labor statistics show. In January, the jobless rate was 13.2 percent. ...
Islanders have lost homes to foreclosure at a rate of two per month since 2008, a rate not showing any signs of abating, according to The Warren Group, a company that tracks real estate transactions.
