Vineyard Boatline Governor Points to Positives in Report
Landry HarlanFerries are running better than ever, but the Steamship Authority needs a management overhaul. That was the message from Vineyard SSA governor Marc Hanover to the Dukes County commission...
View ArticleIsland Roots, Equine Boots, Tracey Olsen Has Horse Sense
Mollie DoyleIt’s early morning and Tracey Olsen is sweeping up the tack room at Woodbe Farm in West Tisbury.
View ArticleHigh School, Superintendent Budgets Are Approved
Noah AsimowBreaking a stalemate over post-employment benefit funding and money for a new track, the regional high school district committee approved a $22 million operating budget to start the new year.
View ArticleState Grants Boost Sandplain Grassland Restoration Efforts
Landry HarlanThe preservation of rare sandplain grasslands at Katama and in West Tisbury will get a boost thanks to some $46,000 in grant money awarded by Gov. Charlie Baker last week to the Trustees...
View ArticleAppointment With a New Year
Winter seems to stretch out endlessly at its start, but already the calendar for 2019 is filling up.
View ArticleFirst Phase of Water Sampling Near Airport Ends
Julia WellsPFAS contamination has been found in 13 private wells out of 96 that were tested south of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, environmental consultants working for the airport have confirmed.
View ArticleBirders of a Feather Flock Together at Christmas Bird Count
Noah AsimowBirders spread out across the Island on Saturday for the Christmas Bird Count, tallying 16,026 birds divided between more than 100 species during the day-long affair.
View ArticleWicked Good And a Splash of Youth Too
Louisa HufstaderThe program notes were clear: Four singers and two pianists were on the bill for 2019’s first Wicked Good Musical Revue at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. But a surprise awaited.
View ArticleVineyarders Ice Nantucket in Hockey Showdown
Landry HarlanThe Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys hockey team beat rival Nantucket 3-0 Saturday afternoon in front of a packed home arena of Vineyard purple.
View ArticleIsland High Schoolers Join E-Cigarette Trend, Raising Concerns
Holly PretskyHigh school administrators on the Vineyard are joining educators across the country in voicing concern over what they’re calling an epidemic.
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