Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend
It may not feel like it, but Spring really is coming. First, it was the re-emergence of the Pinkletinks, and this weekend, our days will get one hour longer when Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m....
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Right whales sighted south of the Vineyard; mariners cautioned
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Fisheries has asked mariners to avoid or slow down in an area south of Martha’s Vineyard, where 14 right whales were spotted on March 6. A map...
View ArticleEdgartown will add to Chappy Ferry line to relieve congestion
Edgartown selectmen agreed Monday to move ahead with a plan to add queue space for cars waiting to board the Chappy Ferry. Cars that line up on Simpson’s Lane will be able to come down North Water...
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A bumper crop of new films marks this year’s M.V. Film Festival
Now in its 17th year, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival again enlivens the Island with a host of new films March 16-19. The festival continues to bring in for discussions directors, their subjects,...
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Storm Stella brings high winds, flooding
Winter storm Stella hit the Vineyard on Tuesday morning, bringing snow flurries that turned into sheets of rain with wind gusts from 40-60 mph. Sections of Beach Road in Vineyard Haven flooded and...
View ArticleEdgartown moves ahead on Yellow House purchase
Edgartown selectmen considered ways to advance the town’s purchase of the Yellow House in a Tuesday-morning executive session. A warrant article asking voters to approve the acquisition of the property...
View ArticleNoepe Center for the Literary Arts will close
Its history may have been ended prematurely, but the Noepe Center for the Literary Arts’ storied 10 years were remarkable by any measure. Housed in the Point Way Inn in Edgartown, Noepe hosted more...
View ArticleIslander creates shelter in a storm
“This is beyond my wildest dreams,” Les Holcomb said as he entered the basement of the Good Shepherd Parish Center (GSPC) in Oak Bluffs. Although his tone befitted someone who’d just entered a beach...
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The future of farming and land conservation on Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is known for its open meadows, meandering stone walls, and picturesque farms. Conservation lands and farming are fundamental elements of that beauty, which is why on Monday night,...
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Vineyard Vines will open in Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Vines, with its preppy, vacation-inspired clothing, has become a household name on Martha’s Vineyard, with stores in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The company has purchased the former Midnight...
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Dairy Queen now open
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View ArticleRep. Bill Keating rebukes newly released federal budget
Congressman Bill Keating addressed the local media via teleconference on Thursday afternoon to discuss the potential ramifications of the Trump administration’s proposed 2018 budget on the Cape and...
View ArticleSam Fetters is 2017 Spelling Champ
UPDATED: 12:50 pm West Tisbury School seventh grader Sam Fetters won the annual Martha’s Vineyard Schools Spelling Bee for the second year in a row Friday morning. Sam’s winning word was “pinafore.”...
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Slideshow: Edgartown St. Patrick’s Day parade
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About those flames in Katama
Edgartown photographer David Welch sent us these “drone” photographs of a controlled burn on Saturday in Edgartown. A different perspective. – David Welch The Edgartown Fire department used the burn to...
View ArticleWest Tisbury Policeman Garrison Vieira promoted to sergeant
Town police officers attended in force on March 15 to support Police Chief Dan Rossi’s recommendation to the West Tisbury selectmen to promote Garrison Vieira to sergeant. Selectmen approved the...
View ArticleLand Bank buys two Tisbury properties
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission has bought two Vineyard Haven properties — a total of nine acres — each with unique features that led to the purchase. According to a press release from the...
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Broadway comes to MV Ice Arena
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Corvette crashes into Edgartown house
On Saturday evening, Paul Metell crashed his Chevy Corvette across the front yard of a house at 113 South Water Street in Edgartown, damaging the entrance of the house, the fence, and the lawn,...
View ArticleEdgartown selectmen warn errant aquaculturists to obey the rules
The Edgartown selectmen considered the history of shellfishing violations by aquaculturists Francis Fisher Jr. and Francis Fisher III on Monday, and ruled that one more written complaint of a violation...
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