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MVC Will Review Squibnocket Beach Plan
7:43 am, January 25, 2016Alex ElvinA complicated project to rebuild the eroding Squibnocket shoreline will head to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review. The project involves an unusual...
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Libby Smith, 91, Led a Storybook Life
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 12:23pmElizabeth Bennett Smith, affectionately known to many as Libby, died peacefully at Essex Meadows Health Center, surrounded by her family and the health care staff, on...
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Herbert Abrams, Physician and Activist, Was Longtime Vineyarder
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 12:31pmHebert Leroy Abrams, physician, researcher, author and activist, died peacefully at home in Palo Alto, Calif., on Jan. 20, surrounded by family. He was 95.His...
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In Life and Art, Going With the Flow Feeds the Creative Soul
12:40 pm, January 25, 2016Steve MyrickWest Tisbury painter Doug Kent has taken his work in a new direction. It is larger, more colorful, more abstract. A weekend art show is planned at the Chilmark...
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Toasts to the Lads and Lassies, Scots Gather for Burns Night Revelry
1:56 pm, January 25, 2016Heather HamacekFrom kilts to scarves, ties, and tams, attendees at the 29th annual Burns Nicht Supper donned their tartan best Sunday night.
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Announcing Dash
2:22 pm, January 25, 2016Abigail and Ryan Dillon of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Dash Winter Dillon, born Jan. 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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What's That in the Fields? Blizzard Leaves Rare Snow Rollers
7:00 am, January 26, 2016Sara Brown The weekend blizzard left a rare calling card: cylindrical hunks of snow called snow rollers strewn across Vineyard fields. Snow rollers are said to form with just...
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University of Rhode Island Dean's List
12:12 pm, January 26, 2016Michael Frederick Hill and Mercedes Giambattista, both of Oak Bluffs, were named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island.
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West Tisbury Town Column: Jan. 29
12:36 pm, January 26, 2016John S. AlleyWell a year ago this time we were preparing for a snowstorm. Little did we know it would be the first of many last winter. Well our first real snowstorm came last...
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On Chappy: Jan. 29
1:07 pm, January 26, 2016Peter Wells The next Chappy potluck is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3, hosted by Marvene and Bob O’Rourke. Please bring a dish for six. We start filling up on the appetizers...
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Bob Lunbeck Summered in Chilmark, Served on Museum Board
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 2:51pmRobert Ashton Lunbeck died peacefully at home in Audubon, Pa., on Jan. 21, surrounded by family. He was 88.Born Dec. 1, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio, to Wayne E. and Dorothy...
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Real Estate Transactions: Jan. 18 to Jan. 24
4:56 pm, January 26, 2016Arthur Yorke Allen, trustee of Athearn House Nominee Trust purchased 50 North Water street in Edgartown for $3,675,000 on Jan. 21.
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Land Bank Revenues: Jan. 15
5:04 pm, January 19, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $414,329.52 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.
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Land Bank Revenues: Jan. 22
5:09 pm, January 26, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $764,534 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
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Costs on the Rise for Up-Island School Lunch Program
6:48 pm, January 26, 2016Heather HamacekThe cost of lunch in the up-Island regional school district is going up next year. The growing popularity of the lunch program is the reason.
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Service Thursday for Otis Rogers Jr.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 8:17pmOtis A. Rogers Jr. of Oak Bluffs died on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 92. He was the husband of Mary Kidder Rogers ,who predeceased him...
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Aquinnah Circle Wins State Designation as Cultural District
7:13 am, January 27, 2016Alex ElvinThe Aquinnah Circle at the westernmost tip of the Vineyard has been named a cultural and historic district by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. It is the first such...
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Leadership Changes at Vineyard House
12:36 pm, January 27, 2016Mark Jenkins, who has served as president of the board for 10 years, will step down at the end of January.
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Service Sunday for Hugh MacInnis
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 12:36pmA funeral service for Hugh MacInnis will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church in the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs, with a reception to...
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Jack Durkee Navigated Life, on Land and at Sea
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 12:39pmJohn W. (Jack) Durkee died Jan. 24 in Orange, Conn., due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 82 years old.One of his greatest joys was being out on...
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