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Passenger Ferry Fees Provide Boost to Port Town Budgets
7:21 pm, January 9, 2014Ivy AshePort town coffers are helped thanks to 50-cent ferry embarkation fee. Money is used for everything from summer traffic cops to harbor dredging and public safety budgets.
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Supreme Court Tests Whether Conservation Land Can be Taxed
7:11 pm, January 9, 2014Sara BrownIn Massachusetts, land used by a charitable organization qualifies for a tax exemption under state law. But a recent case in the town of Hawley, now going before the...
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Edgartown Takes Ownership of Its Lighthouse
2:38 pm, January 10, 2014Sara BrownThe old lighthouse, which has been perched a quarter mile out on the outer Edgartown harbor since 1939, now officially belongs to the town. The U.S. General Services...
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Bows Up, Young Strings Students Delight With Winter Concert
9:04 am, January 11, 2014Ivy AsheThe annual winter concert is a showcase for students in the All-Island elementary strings program, from the very young with their pint-sized violins to older students...
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Dan Wolf Speaks of His Trials, Pledges to Press Democratic Agenda
1:38 pm, January 11, 2014Sara BrownHis rocky year with the state ethics commission behind him, the state senator told a gathering of Vineyard Democrats Saturday morning he wants to champion causes for...
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Dead Shark Washes Up at Menemsha Beach
3:19 pm, January 12, 2014Sara Brown and Remy TuminA dead shark turned up in the surf at Menemsha Beach Sunday afternoon, attracting a small crowd of gawkers. Word about the shark first surfaced when...
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State-Approved Changes Set for High School Equivalency Test
5:33 am, January 13, 2014Olivia HullThe Department of Education will offer a new high school equivalency test in place of the GED. The Vineyard high school, which has administered the test since the...
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Center Ice Belonged to Squirts at Ryan Mone Memorial Tournament
4:18 pm, January 13, 2014Ivy AsheThis past weekend the Squirts took center stage at the 24th Annual Ryan Mone Memorial Tournament. It was three days filled with early wake-up calls and late night play...
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Oak Bluffs Receives Major Grant to Repair North Bluff
5:04 pm, January 13, 2014Olivia HullOak Bluffs received a $3.6 million grant on Monday to help repair the North Bluff. The money brings the total to $7.5 million in outside funding for the town.
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Shellfish Growers Come Out of Cold for Warm-Water Problem: Vibrio
6:57 am, January 14, 2014Sara BrownOyster farmers want to avoid another bacteria outbreak like the one that forced a temporary shutdown of their business late last summer. State officials are listening.
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Hockey, Basketball, Swimming Stick to the Winning Side
1:22 pm, January 14, 2014Ivy AsheGirls’ hockey remains undefeated in league play, both basketball teams are racking up wins and the high school swim teams are strong in the pool this year.
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Woman Found Dead on Beach In Makonikey Area
4:50 pm, January 14, 2014Sara BrownState police said a person walking a dog found the dead woman at around 11 a.m. Tuesday on the beach near Split Rock. The identity has not been released pending...
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Basking Shark Died of Cold, Biologists Believe
12:36 pm, January 15, 2014Sara BrownThe young shark, a female, drew onlookers to Menemsha Beach Sunday to get a rare close glimpse of the animal. On Tuesday, scientists arrived to perform a necropsy...
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Oyster Farm Expansion Allowed at Eel Pond in Edgartown
11:46 am, January 16, 2014Sara BrownRoy Scheffer and his son Jeremy Scheffer will put two small farms to keep cages of oysters in the area known as middle flats. Father and son already grow oysters in...
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Some Glory Days Never Fade, 1979 Girls’ Basketball Stands Tall
6:15 pm, January 16, 2014Ivy AsheIn 1979 the girls' basketball team won the state championships, the first of any Vineyard team to do so. They repeated the feat two years later, cementing their legacy.
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What Lies Beneath? Erosion Uncovers Lighthouse Mystery
5:57 pm, January 16, 2014Olivia HullExposed foundation at Gay Head Cliff suggests to some it may have served as a base for the second of three versions of the Gay Head Light. Others feel it may be the...
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Katama Airfield Hangar Expansion Stalls
6:02 pm, January 16, 2014Sara BrownKatama Airfield commissioners came before Edgartown selectmen again this week to press for a resolution on the proposed expansion of the hangar at the airfield.
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As Homeless Numbers Rise, Services and Funding Scarce
6:18 pm, January 16, 2014Olivia HullThey are the Island's most vulnerable but invisible population. And with the safety net to protect the homeless inadequate, members of the clergy and county...
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Regional Projects Are a Trend In CPA Funding This Year
5:55 pm, January 16, 2014Remy TuminMore than 10 years after the Community Preservation Act provided a funding source for towns across the commonwealth to sponsor historic preservation, open space,...
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Flying Horses Make Room in Stable for Tiny Catalonian Piano
6:05 pm, January 17, 2014Ivy AsheA barrel piano provided the musical accompaniment to the carousel when it was first moved to the Vineyard in 1884 from Coney Island. This one came from Barcelona and is...
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