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Sale of Oyster Watcha Home Is Near Record at $24.75 Million
6:14 pm, July 16, 2015Julia WellsA home in the Oyster Watcha Midlands section of Edgartown sold this week for $24.75 million, just shy of the record price for single family home sales on the Vineyard,...
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Survey Says: Five Corners a Bummer
5:49 pm, July 16, 2015Alex Elvin The vast majority of respondents to a survey conducted this year by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission named the Five Corners intersection in Vineyard Haven as the most...
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Doctor Who Left Iran In Youth Prescribes Engagement Over Isolation
6:28 pm, July 16, 2015Alex ElvinDr. Siamak Adibi was 17 when he left Iran and traveled 12,000 miles to create a new life in the United States. More than 50 years later, the longtime Chappaquiddick...
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Draft Transportation Plan Creates Future Blueprint for Crowded Martha's Vineyard
6:26 pm, July 16, 2015Alex ElvinAgainst a backdrop of explosive population growth and traffic congestion in the summer months, a draft transportation plan released by the MVC outlines a series of goals...
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President Obama Will Return to Martha's Vineyard for August Vacation
6:27 pm, July 10, 2015Sara Brown President Obama will return to Martha’s Vineyard in August for a 15-day vacation, the sixth summer White House trip during his presidency.
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As Overdoses Rise, Every Second Matters
6:35 pm, July 16, 2015Steve MyrickPolice officers and medics describe a clear and dramatic increase in opioid overdoses on Martha’s Vineyard over the past six months. When emergency responders respond...
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Boys & Girls Club Hits the Jackpot at Annual Casino Night
11:52 am, July 17, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club raised $20,300 at their annual casino night and silent auction to benefit the organization.
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PigPen Theatre Company Returns With The Hunter and the Bear
12:36 pm, July 17, 2015Heather HamacekThe PigPen Theatre Co. returns to the Vineyard tonight, July 17, with a new take on their first story, The Hunter and the Bear. This week they have been in...
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Dick Carlson Wins Charity Skeet Tournament
12:41 pm, July 17, 2015Dick Carlson from Oak Bluffs took home top honors at the 18th annual Klays for Kids Charity Skeet Shoot last weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club.
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Josette Ebbs, 83
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 1:33pmMrs. Josette Myriam Ebbs of Vineyard Haven passed away at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, July 16. She was 83.She was predeceased by her husband John W. Ebbs....
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David McCullough Helps Make History Soar
5:08 pm, July 17, 2015Alex ElvinMore than 100 people gathered in the West Tisbury Grange Hall on Wednesday to hear David McCullough talk about his new book, The Wright Brothers. Tickets sold for $100,...
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No Fids, Gimbals or Lockers? No Thanks!
9:00 pm, July 17, 2015Jim MalkinI’ve spent a lot of time on a lot of sailboats. I have read about them in books and magazines and talked about them with naval architects and boat builders. But I still...
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Prognosis Troubling But Not Hopeless Says Panel of Economists.
1:23 pm, July 17, 2015Alex FloydAfter years of recession and national economic decline, the audience at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Thursday night was perhaps hoping for some good news from...
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Leslie J. Stark, 76, Island's Beloved Renaissance Man
10:26 am, July 18, 2015Bill EvilleLeslie J. Stark, advertising man, actor, playwright, proofreader, raconteur extraordinaire and beacon of hope for those with cancer died on Friday, July 17. There will...
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Land Bank Revenues: July 17
11:59 am, July 21, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $704,113.54 for the business week ending on Friday, July 17, 2015.
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East Chop Column: July 24
12:26 pm, July 21, 2015Rick HerrickSaturday July 18 was an exciting day at the East Chop Tennis Club. Between sets in the men’s singles finals (Mark Willis eventually defeated Zach Wooster 6-3, 6-4),...
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West Tisbury Town Column: July 24
1:15 pm, July 21, 2015John S. AlleyThis past weekend automobile traffic seemed to increase most everywhere and it is busy all around town. The weather was toasty warm most days. Eileen Blake’s pies are...
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Real Estate Transactions: July 13 to July 19
4:07 pm, July 21, 2015Charles C. Fitzsimmons and Mari Elizabeth Fitzsimmons purchased 42 Hagerty Drive in Vineyard Haven from estate of Carol G. Stewart for $590,000.
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Strong Foundation Is the Theme at Sheriff's Meadow Fundraiser
5:36 pm, July 21, 2015Alex FloydSupporters of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation gathered Monday night at the Borggaard farm in West Tisbury for a gala to benefit the foundation's general fund and the...
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Dean's List at University of Massachusetts Amherst
6:27 pm, July 21, 2015Several Vineyard students were named to the spring 2015 dean's list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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