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Margaret Skinner, 71
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 6:56pmMargaret M. Skinner died at her West Tisbury home on Wednesday, Sept. 9. She was 71 and the beloved wife of Jonathan Reynolds.A private graveside service will be...
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Derby Pop-Up Gallery
7:12 pm, September 10, 2015Vineyard artist Abe Pieciak is opening a pop-up gallery for his art business, Lure Fish, at Nevin Square in downtown Edgartown.
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Airport Faces Strict New Deadline from FAA on Lagging Rescue Building
7:13 pm, September 10, 2015Steve Myrick and Remy TuminThe Federal Aviation Administration has given the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission a deadline of Dec. 31 to finish designing an aircraft rescue...
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Rods Ready, Albies Biting; 70th Derby Begins on Sunday
7:16 pm, September 10, 2015Alex Elvin By many accounts, the 70th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is shaping up for a strong start on Sunday afternoon. Committee member Amy...
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Season Recap
7:22 pm, September 10, 2015The Islands have long felt ambivalent about summer visitors, happy for the dollars they bring to a highly seasonal market, less so about the attendant traffic and congestion.
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Human Chain Started on Vineyard Puts Spotlight on Refugee Crisis
7:26 pm, September 10, 2015Alex ElvinBill Shipsey, founder of Art for Amnesty, a program of Amnesty International, organized a human chain around the Edgartown Lighthouse last week in advance of a...
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Hello, Simona
8:07 pm, September 10, 2015Branimira Milkova and Petar Belchev of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Simona Petrova Belcheva, born Sept. 8 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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Robin Leaman, Longtime Camp Ground Resident, Was Devoted to Helping Others
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 8:10pmRobin Lobeck Leaman, a longtime summer resident of the Robin’s Nest cottage in the MVCMA Camp Ground, died July 17 in New York city. She was 85.Born on Independence...
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Town Hall Meeting about Health Care for Veterans
8:12 pm, September 10, 2015The VA Medical Center in Providence will host a town hall meeting on the Vineyard on Sept. 15 to discuss changes and improvements to veterans’ health care on the Island and...
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Esther Seferian Loved Nature and Music, Was Active Community Member
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 8:31pmEsther Seferian of Winchester and Chilmark died Saturday, August 22 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading after a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis....
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Sengekontacket Closed to Shellfishing
10:32 am, September 11, 2015Sara Brown Sengekontacket Pond is closed to shellfishing after the heavy rainfall on Thursday, Sept. 10. The pond is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the earliest.
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Services Monday for Philip A. Tucker Sr.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 3:11pmPhilip A. Tucker Sr. of Pocasset, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died at Windemere Nursing Facility on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was 82.A visitation will be held on...
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West Tisbury Selectmen Discuss Emergency Shelter, James Pond Management Plan
7:12 am, September 12, 2015Heather HamacekWith hurricane season under way and winter storm season on the way, West Tisbury selectmen heard from the town emergency manager this week about preparedness...
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Oak Bluffs Hears Results from Climate Change Study
9:17 am, September 12, 2015Steve Myrick An overflow crowd of about 60 people turned out Thursday evening in Oak Bluffs to hear the preliminary results of a study predicting how climate change will...
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Dr. Walter Bunge
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 6:20pmDr. Walter Bunge, resident of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard for 13 years, died peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle with a rare cancer.A full...
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Margaret Skinner Loved Her Family and Spending Time in the Garden
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 6:37pmMargaret Manzon Skinner died peacefully at her home in West Tisbury on Sept. 9, surrounded by her loving family. She was 71.Margaret loved nothing more than...
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Opening Bell Rung, First Fish Weighed In: Derby is Underway
11:24 am, September 13, 2015Steve Myrick At the stroke of midnight Saturday, no one turned into a pumpkin, but a whole lot of people turned into obsessive, superstitious, and sometimes secretive...
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault Continues the Conversation About Race
9:49 pm, September 13, 2015Alex ElvinThree years ago, with a grant from the Ford Foundation, Charlayne Hunter-Gault began speaking with experts around the country who could shed light on the problem of...
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Activist, Musician, Writer; William Waterway Led from the Heart
10:22 am, September 14, 2015Julie WellsWilliam Waterway, the Vineyard poet, writer and environmentalist whose lifelong passion to promote clean water inspired him to change his name, died over the...
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MVC Will Review Plan to Demolish Old Edgartown Home
12:01 pm, September 14, 2015Alex Elvin Unable to agree on whether a 125-year-old house at the edge of the Edgartown Historic District qualifies as a historic property, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission...
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