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New specialty lumberyard proposed for Tisbury attracts flack
At a continued Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) public hearing last week, supporters and opponents of a new lumberyard in Tisbury turned out to argue the pros and cons of the project. The major...
View ArticleBarn, Bowl and Bistro rolls back to the MVC
Sam Dunn, co-owner of the Barn, Bowl and Bistro (BB&B) in Oak Bluffs, went before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) at a public hearing last Thursday night to ask for more flexibility in the...
View ArticleForces rally Friday to battle addiction on Martha’s Vineyard
It all started with an Islander’s rant. Lori Robinson Fisher of Edgartown had just heard about yet another overdose death on the Island, and after she vented her frustration, a friend of her daughter’s...
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Local Ingredient: Morning Glory Farm spearheads the asparagus harvest
Morning Glory Farm picked its first asparagus spears this week, signaling a start to the local growing season and a rush to enjoy this fleeting spring specialty. “It’s a hot commodity,” Morning...
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Prom, as always, is enchanting: Slideshow
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View Article‘Islanders Read the Classics’ explores Sylvia Plath’s ‘Ariel’
Oak Bluffs resident Holly St. John Bergon will discuss one of poet Sylvia Plath’s major collections, “Ariel,” on Wednesday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark library. Her talk is the latest in the...
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Vineyarders rally against heroin addiction
It was a night of gut-wrenching testimony; standing ovations; hugs and tears. Friday night, well over 200 people filled the Oak Bluffs School auditorium to attend “Breaking the Silence,” an event...
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U.S. Army Corps terminates Menemsha channel dredge contract
With the start of the busy summer boating season on Martha’s Vineyard just around the corner, and dredging equipment still afloat in the narrow, sand-clogged Menemsha channel, the U.S. Army Corps of...
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Selectmen reboot, Menemsha beachgoers will have Wi-Fi this summer
Chilmark selectmen fielded a long list of agenda items Tuesday night in exactly two hours before a packed house. The meeting began with a request by American Tower Corp. (ATC) that selectmen reconsider...
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A royal wedding, Menemsha-style
Janelle Larsen and Dakota Fogg married last Saturday afternoon in a storybook Island wedding under a warming sun on Menemsha Beach in Chilmark. The young couple was surrounded by nearly 200 family and...
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Friends of Family Planning transform the Ag Hall into an art gala
For more than 25 years, the Friends of Family Planning Art Show and opening night Gala has been a sure and welcome sign of spring. Right on schedule, this popular Memorial Day weekend event will kick...
View ArticleOak Bluffs North Bluff seawall nears completion
Tuesday morning at the North Bluff seawall in Oak Bluffs, an excavator operator was deftly fitting boulders atop each other, interlocking them with the skill of a stonemason working by hand. The...
View ArticleFlatbread bakes no more, new restaurant planned
The owners of Flatbread, a gourmet brick-oven pizza restaurant and entertainment venue located off the entrance road to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Edgartown, have called it quits after six years....
View ArticleLand Court judge rules Chappy AT&T antenna can stay
A lawsuit Chappaquiddick resident Robert Strayton filed to force the removal of a temporary wireless antenna AT&T erected on Sampson Avenue did not get a good reception in Massachusetts Land Court....
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Vineyard girls varsity tennis team tops Bishop Feehan to stay unbeaten
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Vineyard sluggers celebrate senior day with a win
Aidan Aliberti makes it safe to first base on an error. – Sam Moore Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School baseball team Monday recognized seniors Tucker McNeely, Jacob Cardoza, Emerson Mahoney, and...
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Florida company buys two Martha’s Vineyard marinas
Updated 5:30 pm, Wednesday George and Sheryl Rogers of Tisbury, owners of Edgartown Marine and Vineyard Island Marina, confirmed Tuesday the sale of both marinas to Prime Marina Group of Miami for an...
View ArticleOak Bluffs affordable housing committee puts ball in selectmen’s court
An assemblage of Oak Bluffs town officials met last Tuesday at town hall to address the town’s affordable housing plight. Town officials spoke about the urgency of the situation and the need for bold...
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Letters from the front
On Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who died serving in the armed forces. But they shouldn’t be thought of simply as casualties; names etched in granite. These were all real people with unique...
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Tisbury proposes new development fees to offset nitrogen loading
The Tisbury board of health expects to hold public hearings in mid-June on proposed new wastewater regulations intended to reduce excess amounts of nitrogen entering Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond by...
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