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Truckin’ MV lets kids get behind the wheel
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View ArticleBacteria detected in Oak Bluffs water no cause for alarm, official says
Monthly testing done last week on water pumped by the Oak Bluffs Water District (OBWD) tested positive for bacteria. Speaking to The Times on Monday morning, OBWD superintendent Kevin Johnson said...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard boys soccer advances to semifinals
The seventh-seeded Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) boys soccer team advanced to the south sectional state tournament semifinals tonight with a 4-2 visiting win on penalty kicks over...
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A passion for piloting: We visit with Ann Lesnikowski, World War II vet
Ann Berry Lesnikowski, 95, former WASP pilot who fought the good fight in the 1940s, lives on the Lagoon, the Hines Point Road side, with her daughter Alicia Lesnikowski. Ann, believe it or not, is...
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Women reflect on the 19th Amendment
Three residents at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs, all women and all in their 90s, were born just before and after 1920, the year women got the right to vote. On Monday, Nov....
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Vietnam veteran will provide weekly yoga class for combat veterans
If you meet Steve Trieschmann, he may tell you he’s a changed man. The tone of his voice is softer now, and he no longer swears. He believes in long hugs and deep, cleansing breaths. And he loves a...
View ArticleRound two of the Island Housing Production Plan begins next week
The second round of visioning sessions for the housing production plan (HPP) for each Island town will be held next week over the course of four nights. Although the term “visioning session” may sound...
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The morning after: Islanders react to President-elect Donald Trump
On Wednesday morning, The Times went to downtown Oak Bluffs to ask townspeople how they felt about Tuesday’s election results. As could be expected for one of the bluest areas in one of the bluest...
View ArticleNew Lagoon Pond bridge rededicated to veterans
The new Lagoon Pond bridge was rededicated on Thursday, Nov. 10, to the veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Several veterans attended the brief ceremony, held in relatively balmy late fall weather...
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As the supermoon rises
When our only natural satellite rises at 4:58 pm this evening it will be only a few hours past its “supermoon” position. The name given to the phenomenon by astronomers is the “perigee-syzygy of the...
View ArticleOak Bluffs planning board bails on new town hall campaign
The Oak Bluffs planning board (OBPB) made a strong statement to Oak Bluffs selectmen on Thursday night, Nov. 10, voting unanimously 5-0 to end all participation in public outreach and planning for a...
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Oak Bluffs top cop talks shop
On a recent Friday morning, a dozen town residents gathered at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging (COA) for “Coffee with the Chief,” a monthly informal gathering with Oak Bluffs Police Chief Erik Blake...
View ArticleLongtime Cape and Island assistant DA under investigation for misconduct
According to court documents obtained by The Times, assistant district attorney Laura Marshard has come under scrutiny by the Massachusetts Office of the Bar Counsel (OBC) for alleged misconduct in...
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The Vineyard Connection: To here from the king of Thailand
Most everyone is familiar with the term “six degrees of separation,” the notion that any two people can be connected to one another (or Kevin Bacon) in no more than six steps. When the King of Thailand...
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Slideshow: Permanent Endowment awards grants to 25 Vineyard nonprofits
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View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard’s Rob Douglas follows a fair wind to clear away dark skies
The morning of July 27 began like most days for Rob Douglas, but change was in the wind. At 2 pm that day Mr. Douglas, 45, a world champion kiteboarder and general manager of the Black Dog corporation,...
View ArticleTreating substance-use disorder on Martha’s Vineyard
Marina Lent is no stranger to substance-use disorder. She became an emergency medical technician when she first moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 1999, and two years later became a certified paramedic. Now...
View ArticleSurvey board declares Island Theater dangerous
An independent board of survey, assembled by Oak Bluffs building inspector Mark Barbadoro, has toured the Island Theater and declared the building “dangerous.” The board of survey was unanimous in its...
View ArticleSlideshow: Katama General Store is demolished to make way for new building
The Katama General Store was demolished on Friday morning, Nov.18 to make way for a new building. Owners Jackie and Doug Korell plan to build a new store on the same location. The old building, built...
View ArticleMVC pulls the plug on Oak Bluffs Water District solar array
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has denied the proposed Solar Energy System (SES) for the Oak Bluffs Water District (OBWD). Thursday night’s vote of the full commission to reject the project was not...
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