Spring Onion Action
11:44 pm, March 23, 2016Lynne Irons Monday afternoon was particularly nice. The sun came out and crocuses and daffodils were blooming their little heads off above the snow cover.
View ArticleMoon and Planets
11:58 am, March 24, 2016Mark Alan LovewellIn the wee hours of Monday morning, long before sunup, the gibbous moon appears close to the red planet Mars. It is a pretty scene that will change quickly.
View ArticleCommunity Chorus Celebrates 20 Years With Ambitious Program, Free for All
11:26 am, March 24, 2016Louisa HufstaderThe Island Community Chorus joins forces with a 31-member professional orchestra and two soloists next weekend to perform one of the most powerful works in the...
View ArticleEdgartown Town Column: March 25
1:30 pm, March 24, 2016Kathie CaseWhat a weekend of New England weather. We had so many predictions of how much snow we were going to get. I heard one weatherman actually say we would get two to 14...
View ArticleMary Marshall Loved to Knit, Donated Hats to Red Stocking Fund
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 4:12pmMary Isobel Marshall of Vineyard Haven died on Wednesday, March 16 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 88.Mary was born in Oak Bluffs on April 19, 1927 to William...
View ArticlePlease Adopt Us
4:20 pm, March 25, 2016Nine-month-old black stray kitten Eloise from Franklin street in Vineyard Haven has joined the residents of the cat room.
View ArticleBig Grants for the Yard
4:26 pm, March 25, 2016The Yard recently announced national grants totaling $870,000.
View ArticleSpring Tease
4:33 pm, March 25, 2016Beware the Vineyard in March. Yesterday was all warm sunshine and bright colors. Today it has turned gray and cold.
View ArticleNo Strings
4:43 pm, March 25, 2016County leaders have begun a laudable effort to begin to raise the wage standard on Martha’s Vineyard.But a provision in the county policy that extends to independent contracts is...
View ArticleSame Heart Film Premiere
5:14 pm, March 25, 2016Vineyard filmmakers Len and Georgia Morris will host a premiere of their new film The Same Heart in Washington DC on March 31.
View ArticleFlying Horses Carousel Opens for Yet Another Season
5:19 pm, March 25, 2016The Flying Horses opens this Saturday as per tradition every Easter weekend.
View ArticleDine to Raise Money for Edgartown School Memorial
5:33 pm, March 25, 2016There will be a dine to donate event March 29 at Sharkey’s for the proposed Edgartown School memorial.
View ArticleHeavy Blues Played Live, the Chandler Blues Band Way
7:24 am, March 26, 2016Heather HamacekThe Chandler Blues Band first cultivated a presence on the Island by playing at Chilmark potluck jams and the Seafood Shanty. Tonight they host a CD release part...
View ArticleGiddy-Up: Flying Horses Carousel Starts 141st Season
12:43 pm, March 26, 2016Heather HamacekNo whinnying or stamping came from inside the Flying Horses Carousel on Saturday morning. But the horses were in there waiting for children, as they have for more...
View ArticlePhotography Inspired by Plastic Bag Ban
3:37 pm, March 29, 2016Realizing Waste, a photography exhibit by Astrid Tilton, will be on display at the West Tisbury Library for the month of April.
View ArticleJack Ryan Art Exhibit
3:46 pm, March 29, 2016On April 2 the West Tisbury library will host a reception for Jack Ryan, whose artwork will be on display at the library for the month.
View ArticleWest Tisbury Town Column: April 1
3:40 pm, March 29, 2016John S. Alley Well the record book on March is almost closed. Spring may have finally arrived and according to Bea Whiting it has brought about 30 new lambs to her dad’s farm....
View ArticleVineyard Team Places Second at Masters Swim Meet
4:43 pm, March 29, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Masters Swim Team took second place in the small team division at the New England Short Course Championships. .
View ArticleVineyard Man Indicted on Drug Charges Arrested Again in Boston
4:55 pm, March 29, 2016Steve MyrickA Vineyard Haven man recently indicted on drug charges was arrested in Boston earlier this month on a charge of trafficking heroin in a school zone.
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