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Police Confiscate 20 Marijuana Plants from Aquinnah Conservation Land
3:12 pm, September 3, 2013Sara BrownAquinnah police have been investigating a late August discovery of 20 marijuana plants on a Sheriff’s Meadow property off Lighthouse Road.
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Maintenance Deferred, Chappy Ferry Resumes Service
11:19 am, September 4, 2013Sara BrownA little more than a day after being pulled out of the water for some routine maintenance, the On Time III has been called back to duty making the Edgartown to...
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High School Athletes Embrace the Burn of Hell Week
5:43 pm, August 29, 2013Ivy AsheRegional high school students start classes later than usual this year, but the fall athletes are already on the fields preparing for the upcoming season. Mornings and...
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Island Men Stand Tall Against Domestic Violence
8:23 am, August 25, 2013Olivia HullThey stood 21 strong, their backs to the harbor, shirts billowing in the sea breeze, cheered on by honking cars, applause and exclamations of gratitude. Their...
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Vineyard Women Take Their Skills to Africa
3:53 pm, August 27, 2013Olivia HullGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day: show him how to catch fish and you feed him for a lifetime. So goes the familiar adage.But for Vineyard women Lila...
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Chilmark Employee Charged With Pocketing Beach Sticker Funds
1:21 pm, September 4, 2013Sara BrownA Chilmark town employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from the beach department’s sticker sales office over the last two summers.Kevin...
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Savings Bank Confirms Fraudulent ATM Withdrawals
6:04 pm, September 4, 2013Sara BrownMartha’s Vineyard Savings Bank is investigating fraudulent automatic teller machine withdrawals from several customer accounts over Labor Day weekend. Bank president...
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Staying True to Shenandoah for 50 Years
2:00 pm, September 5, 2013Olivia HullThis week concludes Capt. Robert Douglas’ 50th summer skippering the Shenandoah, what amounts to the longest-running relationship between a captain and his boat...
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Drug Arrests Top End of Summer Sweep
6:13 pm, September 5, 2013Sara BrownIsland police ended the summer with several drug arrests and investigations, including three men charged with drug trafficking and the discovery of 20 marijuana...
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Aging Teacher Population Results In Large Turnover as Classes Begin
7:00 pm, September 5, 2013Olivia HullWhen school bells ring on Monday, kindergarten students won’t be the only ones with butterflies. The school district processed paperwork for 100 new staff members...
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After Slow Start, Summer Tourism Numbers Hint at Rebound
7:28 pm, September 5, 2013Olivia HullFive years after the recession hit the national economy, anecdotal reports from Island businesses say the local economy is slowly creeping back to normal....
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Old Parsonage House in West Tisbury Heads to Public Auction
8:04 pm, September 5, 2013Remy TuminA 17th century West Tisbury farmhouse believed to be the second oldest house on the Vineyard is set to be sold at a public auction later this month.The Old Parsonage...
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New Study Examines Effects of Sea Level Rise on Vineyard
8:00 pm, September 5, 2013Remy TuminSeas around the Vineyard are rising slightly faster than the global average and Island planners should prepare for significant sea level rise by the end of the...
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Expedition Aims to Unmask Mystery of Atlantic White Shark
7:09 pm, September 5, 2013Vanessa CzarneckiOff the coast of Chatham, a team of nearly 20 expert fishermen and scientists from around the country is ready. For the past 30 days they have lived and...
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Lunar Rocket Streaks Across Night Sky Over Vineyard
6:15 am, September 7, 2013Mark Alan LovewellAn unmanned rocket launched by NASA and headed for the moon was visible in the night sky off the south side of Martha's Vineyard late Friday night. This...
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Vineyard Falls to Bedford in Home Opener
5:29 pm, September 7, 2013Ivy AshePlaying before a large home crowd at the Daniel McCarthy Field, the Vineyarders took a 21-0 loss to visiting Bedford on Saturday afternoon.The Buccaneers got on the...
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Cross Country Invitational Is Summit for Runners from 14 Schools
3:00 pm, September 8, 2013Ivy AsheCross country runners representing 460 in all, competed in the seventh Annual Martha’s Vineyard Invitational Saturday at the regional high school. Bishop Feehan ran...
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With Excitement, Trepidation, Students Head Back to School
12:12 pm, September 9, 2013Olivia HullWedged between her parents, each hand attached to one of theirs, Hannah McCormick approached the Oak Bluffs School. She wore a favorite light pink dress and...
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Katama Bay Oyster Farms Closed Due to Bacterial Outbreak
6:50 pm, September 9, 2013Sara BrownKatama Bay oyster farms in Edgartown have been closed due to an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the...
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Monster of a Race, Triathalon Draws Crowds
4:34 pm, September 9, 2013Ivy AsheThe third year was the charm for the Vineyard Warrior Triathlon, organizer and founder Matthew Brackman reported Monday afternoon. The annual event takes place the...
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