Minding Your MV P's & Q's: It’s August, These Must Be Houseguests
Bemused readers ask novelist Nicole Galland for her take on navigating the precarious social landscape that comes with living on the Vineyard. Nicole, who grew up in West Tisbury, is known locally as...
View ArticleA thought-provoking panel on racial justice packs the Harbor View
A bewildered America is trying to understand apparent institutional violence against our young black citizens and the galvanized response from black community and activist groups to recent precipitous...
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Methodist Campground Cottage Tour celebrates 17th year
Have you ever wondered what those dollhouse cottages look like inside — over 300 of them clustered together, like a village for upscale hobbits? Perhaps you’ve had the good fortune to know Campground...
View ArticleTime for the 154th Ag Fair
The most highly anticipated week of the summer has arrived. Thursday, August 20, kicks off four days of the annual Agricultural Fair, which will run daily through Sunday, August 23, from 10 am to 11...
View ArticleOak Bluffs fireworks celebrate 40th year
Friday night, Island visitors and year-round residents will head to Oak Bluffs in anticipation of a spectacular display of pyrotechnics. But the Oak Bluffs fireworks is never a sure thing. It takes...
View ArticleMVYouth achieves first year goals
In its first year of tent-free fundraising, the new Island non-profit MVYouth (MVY) hit the ground running. A total of $1 million was used to help fund construction of the Island Wide Youth...
View ArticleMid-August gas prices lowest in a decade
Massachusetts drivers have the benefit of gas prices 19 cents lower than the national average, and at the lowest mid-August level in a decade. A gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas costs an...
View ArticleMV Ice Arena leaders reimagine a new facility, purpose
In February, stakeholders in the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena applied to MVYouth (MVY) for funding for a major overhaul to the ice rink. The newly formed nonprofit had $1 million to give away but set a...
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Leandro Miranda, deported in May, returns to Martha’s Vineyard in August
Saturday night, acting on information provided by Oak Bluffs Detective Jeffrey LaBell, Edgartown Police arrested Leandro Miranda, 24, a Brazilian national last seen in March leaving the Dukes County...
View ArticleIllumination Night was positively illuminating
Wednesday night marked the 146th Grand Illumination in Oak Bluffs. Thousands of Islanders and visitors strolled along the Camp Meeting Association’s Trinity Circle and the streets and lanes and parks...
View ArticleParking and traffic continue to bedevil downtown Tisbury
More than a year ago, Tisbury planners envisioned making significant changes to the Tisbury Water Street parking lot, in conjunction with a proposal by Stop and Shop to rebuild its moribund market...
View ArticleAirport commission chairman pushes, but manager refuses to jump
Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission chairman Myron Garfinkle of West Tisbury said Sean Flynn, airport manager, will soon be leaving as airport manager. Mr. Flynn has another take on the imminence of...
View ArticleSlideshow: Oak Bluffs fireworks are a blast, as always
Click to view slideshow. A cloudy evening turned to night, the rain held off, and Oak Bluffs’ annual fireworks display exploded over Ocean Park Friday night, delighting thousands of Islanders and...
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It was a successful 154th year for the Martha’s Vineyard Ag Fair (Slideshow)
From Thursday to Sunday, excited children and adults flocked to the West Tisbury fairgrounds and the 154th annual Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Fair. Once inside the gate, the alluring smells...
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Oak Bluffs woman, Connecticut man win Sullivan 5K
Runners slogged through summer heat and humidity Saturday to raise money for the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and endorse the benefits of exercise as part of the 27th annual Sullivan 5K Run/Walk Road...
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Great Island Couples: The Plotzes celebrate 70 years
Charles and Lucille Plotz of Menemsha and Brooklyn, N.Y., celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on August 8 with 17 family members — including their three sons and their partners, plus seven...
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TEDx Martha’s Vineyard at the Performing Arts Center on Monday
Antwaun Sargent, freelance writer. Photo courtesy TedX Martha’s Vineyard Monday, August 31, will mark the second annual TEDx Martha’s Vineyard (TEDx MV) event, a day of thought sharing which takes...
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The ups and downs of Martha’s Vineyard bridge tenders
The new Lagoon Drawbridge, now under construction, is expected to be operational in early 2016. Photo by Michael Cummo The Lagoon Bridge connects Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs on one of the most...
View ArticleTiny house makes a big splash at the Ag Fair
Less than an hour after the gates to the Ag Fair opened on Thursday morning, there was a growing line of people waiting to see the tiny house exhibit, a 144-square-foot dwelling on loan from owner...
View ArticleState orders shutdown of Katama Bay oyster beds
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and Department of Public Health (DPH) ordered that Katama Bay oyster beds in Edgartown be closed to commercial harvesting beginning Thursday, August...
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