On second night, Tisbury voters approve school building study
Updated 4 pm, Thursday Tisbury voters returned Wednesday night to the Tisbury School gymnasium to take up where they left off after wading through 27 of 65 warrant articles on Tuesday night. Annual...
View ArticleVineyard girls lacrosse team tops visiting Nauset 14-11
In cold, blustery conditions, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls lacrosse team held off a furious second half rally by the Nauset Regional High School Warriors in a non-league...
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Bobbie Norfleet: Still trailblazing in her 90s
Bobbie (Barbara P.) Norfleet has always pushed the envelope. In addition to a storied academic career, the 90-year-old resident of Cambridge and Chilmark has an impressive photography portfolio, on...
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SJC rules no right exists to access landlocked parcels in Aquinnah
In a significant and far-reaching victory for the town of Aquinnah and Island conservation organizations, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a group of property owners who had...
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Act III: Lynn Fraker won’t be sailing into retirement on a golden parachute.
The Island’s first baby boomers turn 70 this year. Our 65-plus population is growing far faster here on the Island than in the of the rest of the U.S., and by 2030, they will represent nearly a third...
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Island-born Jodi Bailey follows a frozen career path
Winter has been reluctant to release the Vineyard from its grasp. As Islanders eagerly await the actual arrival of spring and boating weather, Jodi Bailey, a native of Vineyard Haven who now calls...
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Wilderness-based rehab facility to open on Penikese Island
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Chilmark takes up annual meeting, $9 million budget
With four of six annual town meetings complete, Martha’s Vineyard heads into the home stretch next week when Chilmarkers gather at the community center at 7:30 pm Monday to attend to a 36-article...
View ArticleSSA outlines framework for Vineyard-New Bedford service
As the Steamship Authority (SSA) prepares to sail into the busy summer season, it is re-examining the issues surrounding a potential Vineyard–New Bedford freight service link intended to siphon off...
View ArticleMeet Your Maker: Dave Whitmon
The first annual Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire will take place on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury. The Faire will showcase Island “makers” — beekeepers,...
View ArticleOak Bluffs housing committee endorses rental development
On Friday, the Oak Bluffs Affordable Housing Committee (OBAHC) unanimously voted 5-0 to begin preliminary work on a request for proposals (RFP) it plans to issue for the construction and management of...
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Vineyard boys baseball team defeats Bourne at home, 4-1
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys baseball team made a statement on Monday with a convincing win against a visiting Bourne squad that entered the game with a 5 and 1 record. Vineyard...
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Chilmark says yes to $9 million budget, no to beer and wine service
Chilmarkers crowded into the Chilmark Community Center at 7:30 pm Monday to attend to a 36-article annual town meeting warrant and take action on a $9,035,504 operating budget for fiscal year (FY)...
View ArticleVisitors experience shear delight at Island Alpaca Co.
Click to view slideshow. This past Saturday, in keeping with the Earth Day celebrations, Island Alpaca Co. hosted its ninth annual Shearing Day celebration. It was a fun and furry family event,...
View ArticleTisbury voters approve school building study
Two weeks after town meeting, Tisbury voters went to the polls on Tuesday and approved a Proposition 2.5 question that was critical for plans to examine a new or renovated Tisbury School by a vote of...
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Island to island
I remember thinking, even saying aloud to myself, “I want to go to Cuba!” That was in January 2015, just after Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced jointly that they would be opening the...
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Island Wide Youth Collaborative connects the dots for community
Across the street from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and next to the YMCA, tucked in the back parking lot of the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) campus, is a small, shingled...
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Oak Bluffs selectmen ink new contract with town administrator
In a vote of confidence for the man who has overseen the town’s emergence from financial turmoil, the five members of the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new...
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Arbor Amor: A celebration of trees at Polly Hill
This Friday, April 29, the Polly Hill Arboretum will host a celebration of Arbor Day, the annual observance celebrating the roles of trees in our lives and promoting tree planting and care. What better...
View ArticleLocal merchant turns trash into cash
As single-use plastic bag bans proliferate and grassroots cleanup efforts spring up with increasing frequency, MV Wine & Spirits proprietor Brion (Older) McGroarty has added a new wrinkle to the...
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