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Coast Guard feels housing pinch on Martha’s Vineyard
The men and women of Coast Guard Station Menemsha, one of 34 boat stations in the First District, which encompasses an area that includes New England, New York, and New Jersey, face one of their...
View ArticleNiantic Park playground community build is underway
Volunteers turned out in force Wednesday for the start of the Niantic Park Playground community build project. The effort is expected to continue through the weekend. “It’s been an Island-wide effort,”...
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Slideshow: Fresh Off the Farm
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Vineyard rolls over Brighton Bengals, 49-6, in homecoming celebration
Martha’s Vineyard will not go quietly into the night. That was the message Coach Don Herman’s Vineyarders sent to the rest of the Eastern Athletic Conference as they ended a two-game losing streak...
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70th Martha’s Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby ends with, ‘I do’
For fisherman Miles Whyte, his biggest catch in the 70th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby that concluded at 10 pm, Saturday night was made at the awards ceremony Sunday when his...
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For the love of chocolate
Updated Oct. 15 “In most places, people associate chocolate with Valentine’s Day,” says Ann Smith, Featherstone director. “On the Vineyard, when people think of Columbus Day, they think of chocolate.”...
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Martha’s Vineyard football coach goes out on a high note
Friday night at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School football field, nostalgia fueled the evening. Laughter and purple sweatshirts abounded as freshmen made out beneath the bleachers. A mother in...
View ArticleAirport on track to meet FAA deadlines and expectations
Martha’s Vineyard airport commissioners met last Thursday and received an update on the status of the airport’s efforts to comply with FAA standards following a number of deficiencies discovered during...
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A picture is worth a thousand words
It’s a huge statewide effort involving hundreds of staff members, coordinators, and volunteers, and thousands of community members. The Mass. Memories Road Show is now coming to Martha’s Vineyard to...
View ArticleReplacement of high school HVAC system has $4.8 million price tag
The building that is the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) has not aged well. In recent months, school leaders have attempted to identify, with the assistance of professionals in the...
View ArticleFarmers Market considers move to the new Ag Hall
In what has grown into a perennial debate, West Tisbury Farmers Market (WTFM) vendors are mulling the pros and cons of moving the outdoor market from the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, where it has been...
View ArticleNew MVC executive director Adam Turner makes the rounds
New MVC executive director Adam Turner makes the rounds Mr. Turner says he plans to listen first to what Islanders have to say about the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to help shape his focus. By Janet...
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A community builds a park
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View ArticleChilmark bylaw change aims to protect historic houses
In an effort to preserve and protect historic houses, the Chilmark planning board is crafting a proposed amendment to the so-called “big house” bylaw that would allow property owners to exempt historic...
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SSA will re-examine Vineyard–New Bedford freight service link
The Steamship Authority (SSA) members met Tuesday morning in Oak Bluffs and agreed to a request by the Falmouth member, supported by Oak Bluffs and Tisbury officials present, to explore private-carrier...
View ArticleWest Tisbury selectmen sign off on special town meeting warrant
West Tisbury selectmen made quick work of a short agenda Wednesday evening, wrapping up all business within 50 minutes. Leading off the agenda was Paddy Moore, West Tisbury resident and chairman of the...
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Edgartown man faces charges for theft of three cars over two nights
A joint investigation by Oak Bluffs and Edgartown police ended with the announcement Tuesday that Jacob M. Murphy, 26, of Edgartown is responsible for the theft of two cars on Oct. 16, and another car...
View ArticleVote for statewide school assessment system looms
A vote next month by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) could usher in changes to statewide school assessment testing. School officials are set to vote on Nov. 17 whether to...
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Mass. Memories Road Show travels to Martha’s Vineyard
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View ArticleNew Dukes County social workers will focus on homelessness
As early as November, Dukes County will add two newly created and externally funded part-time positions for social workers under the county umbrella; their focus will be the homeless and low-income...
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