AQUINNAH - The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) think they'll have better luck with the Feds: "In a petition filed with the state attorney general's office on Monday, the tribe requests that a lawsuit filed by Gov. Deval Patrick be removed to U.S. District Court in Boston. Gov. Patrick filed the suit in the state Supreme Judicial Court against the tribe in December to block any attempt by the tribe to convert its unfinished community center on Martha's Vineyard into a high stakes bingo parlor." [Vineyard Gazette]
BOURNE - It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a drone! "The skies over Cape Cod in 2014 will include unmanned aircraft — popularly known as drones — being tested for commercial use. Joint Base Cape Cod has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration as one of six test sites across the country to develop ways to safely integrate drones into the nation's airspace..." [Cape Cod Times]
MASSACHUSETTS - Increasing interest rates + tight supply= "The number of single-family homes sold in Massachusetts in November dropped nearly 9 percent when compared to the same month last year, but prices surged more than 7 percent, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported Monday." [WBUR]