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Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation: First Family Forgoes Annual Retreat

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HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - It looks like the Obamas are going to be doing more work than play this summer, forgoing their annual retreat to Martha's Vineyard, the Boston Globe reports.

Residents of the Vineyard can look forward to a reprieve from the presidential motorcades that have occupied the otherwise quaint New England island for the past three years.

"The word I have is that they are not coming this year," State Police Sergeant Thomas Medeiros confirmed to the Globe. Medeiros added that the notice came from the Secret Service. click here to read more