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Master's Degree for Channon Capra
4:20 pm, December 7, 2015Channon Capra will graduate from Emporia State University on Dec. 12 with a Master of Science degree in health, physical education and recreation.
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Land Bank Revenues: Dec. 4
12:19 pm, December 8, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $399,108.19 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015.
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Refuse District Expansion Plan Looks to Future
6:07 am, October 1, 2014Alex ElvinIf funding is approved at upcoming town meetings, the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District will expand its central facility beginning next year. The Vineyard produces...
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Catherine Lynch Spent Summers on the Vineyard, Had Passion for Learning and...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 3:21pmCatherine (Katie) Lynch died on Dec. 5 after a brief and unexpected battle with cancer.She was born on Nov. 7, 1949, grew up in Watertown, and spent her summers on...
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David Hartigan Jr., World War II Veteran, Loved His Family, Fishing, and the...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 4:38pmDavid Francis Hartigan Jr. of Norwalk, Conn., a former West Tisbury resident, died Dec. 3rd after a brief illness. He was 90.He was born to the late David F. Hartigan...
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Airport Closed to Allow Deer Hunt Inside Perimeter
1:30 pm, December 8, 2015Steve MyrickWith only scant public notice, the Martha’s Vineyard Airport was closed to flights Tuesday from to allow a deer hunt to take place inside the airport proper. Acting...
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Dec. 11
9:45 pm, December 8, 2015Skip FinleyTis the season for partying, and since time immemorial Oak Bluffs has earned our prized Honky Tonk reputation. Well, time immemorial may be a slight exaggeration. It...
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Chilmark Town Column: Dec. 11
10:00 pm, December 8, 2015Jane N. SlaterChilmark knows this is the week that the holiday buzz is here and the best course is to head into it! If you are in my demographic you have been saying it will...
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On Chappy: Dec. 11
10:15 pm, December 8, 2015Peter WellsFor a little over a month the ferryboat On Time III has been hauled out of the water in Vineyard Haven for maintenance and Coast Guard inspection. If the weather...
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Aquinnah Town Column: Dec. 11
10:37 pm, December 8, 2015June D. ManningVery warm days over the past week with temperatures nearing the 60s and warm sunshine mixed with a few grey skies. The winterberries are in abundance and...
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Rebecca Greer, Devoted Wife and Mother, Loved Living by the Ocean and Taking...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 10:58pmRebecca Ellen Pachico Greer died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 4 at the age of 51.She was born at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Sept. 21, 1964.She was the beloved...
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Lean High School Budget Approved; SPED Director Post Will be Kept
8:41 am, December 9, 2015Heather HamacekThe Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee voted this week to certify an $18.7 million budget for the coming year. After discussion, committee...
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Officials Brace for Increased Summer Boat Traffic on Menemsha Pond
5:18 pm, December 9, 2015Alex ElvinAs the Army Corps of Engineers works to dredge Menemsha Channel for the first time in more than 40 years, officials in Chilmark and Aquinnah are taking steps to...
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Winter Moths and Pruning Saws
11:35 pm, December 9, 2015Lynne IronsThe amount of winter moths is downright alarming. I was driving down a dirt road in Oak Bluffs and it was like being in a snow storm.
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For Purple Finches' Majesty
11:46 pm, December 9, 2015Robert A. CulbertJoyce and Hugh McCormick write that on Dec. 3 they observed two dozen dunlin and one dozen sanderlings at Little Beach.
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All Aboard the Oyster Safari
11:53 pm, December 9, 2015Suzan BellincampiCharles Dickens had two out of three right when he spoke of oysters as “secret, and self-contained, and solitary.”
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Shana Metzger Returns as Sharks General Manager
5:33 pm, December 10, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks have announced that Shana Metzger is returning for a second season as the collegiate baseball team’s general manager.
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O Come, All Ye Merry Vineyarders, to Christmas in Edgartown
5:38 pm, December 10, 2015Bill EvilleChristmas in Edgartown arrives this weekend. Consider it three days of holiday fuel to propel you through the season full of hope, cheer and goodwill toward all.
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From Whaling Church to Flying Horses, He Has the Magic Touch
5:46 pm, December 10, 2015Steve MyrickThe multi-talented Myles Thurlow appears utterly content with his Martha’s Vineyard life as a boat rigger, spar maker, flag pole maintenance man, teacher, amateur...
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Island Not Immune as Anxiety Issues Increase Among Students of All Ages
6:08 pm, December 10, 2015Heather HamacekIsland educators and counselors report that stress among middle and high school students has been trending upward over the years, with a spike in anxiety and...
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