Martha’s Vineyard nonprofits seek to raise more than $51 million
Traditionally, Martha’s Vineyard nonprofits engage in fundraising during the summer months, when seasonal residents and visitors are present to bolster their operating budget’s bottom lines. Taste of...
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On Martha’s Vineyard visit, Hillary Clinton declares: We will win
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton touched down in Edgartown Saturday night as part of a weekend fundraising swing that included stops on Nantucket and Cape Cod and added millions of...
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Ag Fair topped off marvelous Martha’s Vineyard summer
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View ArticleUp-Island school district project costs raise tension and voices
A meeting of the Up-Island Regional School District (UIRSD) committee that included a discussion of 11 capital projects with an estimated total price tag of $998,401 generated considerable tension...
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Manuel Correllus State Forest superintendent will pull up stakes
Two years after Ginny Dautreuil took the job of Forest and Parks Supervisor at the 5,343-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest she will take her leave on Friday, Sept. 2. Ms. Dautreuil, 37, and her...
View ArticleOak Bluffs selectmen asked to act on mopeds
The agenda at Tuesday night’s Oak Bluffs selectmen’s meeting listed a “Discussion of King’s Rentals layout on Circuit Avenue Extension.” On the face of it, the discussion was in response to a complaint...
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Island generosity spills over at Katama Road bike path drink stand
Along the Katama bike and walking path in Edgartown sits a small red wagon loaded with pitchers of cold water and lemonade. Signs at either end invite passersby to help themselves and “enjoy a nice...
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28th annual Sullivan 5k draws hundreds to Oak Bluffs
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Oak Bluffs man drowns in great pond swimming accident Saturday
Updated Monday, 5 pm Despite the efforts of rescuers, Clinton Griesser, 32, of Oak Bluffs drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Edgartown Great Pond in the vicinity of Wilson’s Landing, a public...
View ArticleEarly Canada goose hunting season starts on Tuesday, Sept. 6
Islanders can expect to hear the sound of shotguns when the Massachusetts early Canada goose hunting season begins Tuesday, Sept. 6, half an hour before sunrise. The season ends at sunset on Friday,...
View ArticleMinding Your MV P's & Q's: Seasonal Shutdown
Dear Nicole, I am a seasonal resident who has had it with the entitled attitudes of the ever so holy year-rounders who tend to treat us like an invasion of fruit flies when, in fact, this is as much...
View ArticleThis Was Then: Leonard’s Motor Service
Leonard’s Motor Service, known in its earliest days as “Lake Avenue Garage,” was located in downtown Oak Bluffs where Jim’s Package Store stands today. The dapper gentleman in hat, spectacles, and...
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Return to the River of Doubt
In 1991 Tweed Roosevelt of Vineyard Haven got a phone call from a man he didn’t know — a certain Charlie Haskell, who wanted to know if Tweed would be interested in taking a trip down the Amazon. He...
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Vineyard Transit Authority rolls with summer ridership surge
Summertime on Martha’s Vineyard, and the living is easy — driving around the Island, sometimes not so much. It can be exasperating for those who must navigate Five Corners gridlock, are stuck in...
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Gone Fishin’: Wade carefully, and carry a big rod
In 10 more days, the attention of the majority of Island fishermen will be firmly fixed on the start of the 71st Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby on Sept. 11. In the lead-up, with...
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Martha’s Vineyard students say goodbye summer, hello school year
The Martha’s Vineyard Public school year begins on Tuesday, Sept. 6. As parents and students say goodbye to summer and readjust to the school schedule, they can expect some changes at their respective...
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Register of Deeds primary contest is a four-way race
Next week, voters will choose from among four candidates on the Democratic slate who seek to replace Dianne Powers, Dukes County Register of Deeds, who announced she would retire with two years...
View ArticleState housing officials take a close-up look at Martha’s Vineyard
Chrystal Kornegay, the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) undersecretary, made the trip from Beacon Hill on Friday to get a firsthand look at the growing housing crisis on...
View ArticleGannon and Benjamin boatyard launches a wooden goddess
On a warm, breezy September Friday afternoon fit for the gods, Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway launched the Nat Benjamin–designed 31-foot gaff sloop Artemis, the namesake of the Greek goddess of...
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SSA anticipates cancellations; Oak Bluffs boats diverted to Vineyard Haven;...
Updated 11 am, Sunday, Sept. 4 Hermine is expected to pass southeast of the islands bringing high surf, wind and rain. Tropical storm Hermine continues to move northeast. She is expected to bring...
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