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Dog painted in Oak Bluffs was a victim, owners said
What had been up to that point an idyllic Vineyard vacation suddenly took on an ominous hue about 2:30 pm last Saturday afternoon when Tamara and Susan Gemme-Crawford of Springfield pulled into the...
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Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission approves solar contract
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission last Thursday approved a contract with Syncarpha Capital, a New York–based private equity firm that operates solar farms throughout the Northeast, to purchase...
View ArticleEdgartown prepares for another dredging season
Edgartown selectmen made short work of their weekly Monday meeting, approving the season’s dredge crew, applauding a job well done in two annual reviews, and thanking a couple of young Edgartown...
View ArticleTowns begin construction of housing production plan
Next week, the six Island towns, using a state grant and funding from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC), will begin a four-month study of Island housing needs, beginning with a series of public...
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Tisbury board of health nitrogen regs stir concerns
The Tisbury board of health presented its new draft of proposed nitrogen regulations for the Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond watersheds to a roomful of people, many of whom would be affected by the...
View ArticleWampanoag tribe community center HUD deadline passes with no penalty
In December, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) set a date of Sept. 1 for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to complete its community center or face the possibility of...
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Vineyard loses home opener 18-8 to Nauset in thriller
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) football team lost 18-8 to Nauset Regional High School in a thriller on Friday night in the Vineyarders’ 2016 home opener at Dan McCarthy Field in Oak...
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Crowds fill Oak Bluffs for Tivoli Day
Booths, tables, and racks filled the street and sidewalks of Circuit Avenue and the surrounding harbor area for Oak Bluffs Tivoli Day Festival on Saturday. People shopped, sipped, and dined throughout...
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Man arrested for car fire, overturned gravestones, house breaks
Over the course of Friday and Saturday, Oak Bluffs Police responded to reports of a Jeep set on fire in the Martha’s Vineyard Campground, two brush fires, two house break-ins and seven overturned...
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Alert Derby volunteer fishes kayaker out of the water
On Sunday, the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby hosted its annual Kids’ Day fishing tournament on the Steamship Authority pier in Oak Bluffs. The prospect of hundreds of excited kids...
View ArticleLisca and Juno take 2016 Pat West Gaff Rig and Schooner Race
The 28th annual Pat West Gaff Rig and Schooner Race last Saturday drew competing vessels from every direction — the 121-foot 1926 fishing schooner Adventure came down from Gloucester, the 1932...
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Provisional license issued for marijuana dispensary on Martha’s Vineyard
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Monday issued a provisional license to Patient Centric of Martha’s Vineyard (PCMV) to operate a registered marijuana dispensary (RMD) in Dukes County....
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ACT III: Dr. Lorna Andrade
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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MassDOT sets spring 2018 start date for Beach Road construction
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Beach Road project manager Thomas Currier told Island officials and residents at a public hearing last week that he anticipated construction would...
View ArticleOak Bluffs house owner cited for numerous code violations
Last Tuesday, acting on a citizen complaint, Oak Bluffs health agent Ade Solarin, accompanied by fire chief John Rose and building inspector Mark Barbadoro, inspected 98 Pennsylvania Avenue, and found...
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Martha’s Vineyard Derby weigh station crew switches places
Every morning and evening, throughout the course of the five-week Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby a dedicated group of women work behind the weigh station table and manage to keep who...
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Martha’s Vineyard Craft Beer Festival brews up a big crowd
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Martha’s Vineyard tunes into first presidential debate
It may not have been on a par with the first moon landing or a Patriots Super Bowl, but the hype that preceded the first presidential debate between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican...
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Island boaters ask Coast Guard to modify buoy removal plan
U.S. Coast Guard officials heard straight talk from some of the Island’s most experienced sailors at a public hearing in Vineyard Haven last week on a proposal to remove or change 43 aids to navigation...
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Hero’s welcome for a wounded warrior
Last Friday was bright and sunny on the Island, and a very good day for U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gerard Thomas. The wounded warrior and his wife, Antonya Thomas, drove off the Steamship Authority...
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