Andrew Hakala Named to Dean's List
9:53 pm, May 31, 2016Andrew Hakala of Edgartown has been named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at James Madison University.
View ArticleAdahy Gonsalves Graduates
10:06 pm, May 31, 2016Adahy N. Gonsalves of Oak Bluffs has graduated from St. Lawrence University.
View ArticleKatama General Store Plans Demolition Makeover
5:30 am, June 1, 2016Alex ElvinThe Katama General Store may be headed into its final summer as the familiar red outpost on the road to South Beach. Owners Jackie and Doug Korell hope to replace the...
View ArticleWest Tisbury Selectmen to Discuss MVFF Property Purchase
9:13 am, June 1, 2016The West Tisbury selectmen’s meeting has been moved to the Howes House today to accommodate what is expected to be a large attendance. Selectmen expect to discuss the news that the...
View ArticleSnowy Egrets Arrive
6:11 pm, June 1, 2016Robert A. CulbertMigration is winding down and our summer residents are at the peak of their nesting season. There is still plenty of action in the birding world.
View ArticleThe Pleasure of Peonies
6:29 pm, June 1, 2016Lynne Irons It was amazing on Tuesday to see how much everything greened up following the rain on Memorial Day. We certainly needed that rain.
View ArticleAmid Uproar, Selectman Calls for Film Festival to Reconsider Property Purchase
10:37 pm, June 1, 2016Alex ElvinPublic outcry over plans by the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival to build a permanent home on a tract of residential farmland in the heart of West Tisbury spilled out in...
View ArticleChilmark Town Column: June 3
10:29 pm, June 1, 2016Jane N. SlaterChilmark enjoyed the first holiday weekend of the season with a two out of three good days ratio…sort of average for New England.
View ArticleOn Chappy: June 3
11:00 pm, June 1, 2016Brad WoodgerA boy recently fell into a zoo gorilla enclosure. This did not happen on Chappy — we have had neither zoos nor gorillas since the early seventies - but I find the...
View ArticleEdgartown Town Column: June 3
11:12 pm, June 1, 2016Kathie CaseWe could not complain about most of the weekend weather except for Monday with the parade and traveling. But for the most part it was sunny and warm and people were...
View ArticleOak Bluffs Town Column: June 3
11:29 pm, June 1, 2016Skip FinleyThe Oak Bluffs Land and Wharf Company reached its demise following a period of national economic malaise and the Vineyard Grove Company was able to buy its remnants at...
View ArticleWest Tisbury Town Column: June 3
11:40 pm, June 1, 2016John S. AlleyThe weekend was warm. Lawn mowers could be heard buzzing most everywhere in town and the weather perfect for outside chores. After church many people had an...
View ArticleAquinnah Town Column: June 3
11:53 pm, June 1, 2016June D. ManningGreat weekend weather, waking to 66 degrees has certainly been a treat. The rosa rugosa are in full bloom along the byways. A little fog covered the cliffs on...
View ArticleCape Cod Five Cuts Ribbon on New Vineyard Haven Bank Branch
6:44 am, June 2, 2016Steve MyrickTisbury town officials joined executives of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Wednesday to officially open a new branch bank on Martha’s Vineyard.
View ArticlePublic Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
3:32 pm, June 2, 2016The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
View ArticleVineyard Voyagers Annual Meeting
3:42 pm, June 2, 2016Vineyard Voyagers will hold its annual meeting Sunday, June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the West Tisbury library.
View ArticleFull Speed Ahead, Ferry Woods Hole Sets Sail
3:47 pm, June 2, 2016Steve MyrickThe brand new Steamship Authority ferry Woods Hole began her maiden voyage, a 2,200 mile trip to Fairhaven, on Tuesday evening at 9:30 p.m.
View ArticleCelebrate Island Favorites at Best of the Vineyard
5:32 pm, June 1, 2016The winners of the 2016 Best of the Vineyard awards will be announced Thursday, June 9 by Martha’s Vineyard Magazine.
View ArticleMonday Forum Addresses Heroin Addiction on Martha's Vineyard
5:58 pm, June 2, 2016Steve MyrickA variety of stakeholders will present a community forum next week aimed at taking a regional approach to the heroin addiction problem on the Island.
View ArticleHundreds of Island Trees Slated to Come Down Because of Gall Wasps
5:07 pm, June 2, 2016Alex ElvinAs cynipid gall wasps continue wreaking havoc on the Vineyard, Eversource Energy hopes to protect its main utility lines by removing a large number of trees that it says...
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