Selectmen, Neighbors at Aquinnah Circle Hash Out Concerns Over Shared Parking
6:27 am, May 4, 2016Alex ElvinWith summer on the horizon, residents in a small condominium complex near the Aquinnah Circle are pressing for reserved parking on property the town acquired last year as...
View ArticleEdgartown Approves Liquor License Changes
10:36 am, May 4, 2016Steve Myrick Edgartown selectmen approved alcohol license changes for two downtown businesses at their Monday meeting. r.
View ArticleCarolyn Jackson of Oak Bluffs Thought Nothing Was Impossible, Loved Social...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 2:05pmCarolyn Jackson of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on April 10 while visiting family in Virginia. She was 88.Born Feb. 28, 1928, Carolyn Arbell Teixeira Jackson was one of...
View ArticleHigh School Playing Fields Discussion Continues
2:42 pm, May 4, 2016Heather HamacekA private group that wants to raise money to refurbish outdoor playing fields at the regional high school has backed away from a plan to use rubber crumb infill on...
View ArticleMini Maker Faire
1:23 pm, May 5, 2016This Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is a celebration of invention at the first Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire.
View ArticleAll-Island Band Concert Rocks
1:34 pm, May 5, 2016Heather Hamacek All-Island band’s annual spring concert is on Thursday, May 12, beginning at 7 p.m.
View ArticlePermanent Endowment Names New Director
1:41 pm, May 5, 2016Emily Bramhall has been named acting executive director of the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard.
View ArticleHeroin Problem is Growing
2:26 pm, May 5, 2016Many from our community are expressing grave concern over the steady and horrific flow of overdose related deaths.
View ArticleNew School Opportunity
2:28 pm, May 5, 2016Support from Tisbury voters at the recent annual town meeting and for ballot question one is greatly appreciated.
View ArticleFun Run
2:29 pm, May 5, 2016The Island Autism Group’s first ever 5K walk and fun run was held on a rainy April 23.
View ArticleScraps of History
2:32 pm, May 5, 2016The great age of scrapbooks, so far as the Vineyard is concerned, was back in the nineteenth century
View ArticleWhen the Running Warrior Is Your Mom
2:33 pm, May 5, 2016Bill Eville My parents have been married for 53 years and by all accounts get along wonderfully together.
View ArticleFollowing the Jette Stream
2:41 pm, May 5, 2016Some think growing up on Martha’s Vineyard is a ticket to easy street, nothing but day after day at the beach.
View ArticleOne Tree at a Time
3:01 pm, May 5, 2016The simple act of planting a tree often symbolizes something long-lasting.
View ArticleAquinnah Annual Town Meeting Wraps Up Political Season
6:15 pm, May 5, 2016Alex ElvinTown meeting season wraps up next Tuesday when voters in Aquinnah take up requests related to the Aquinnah Circle, zoning changes aimed at creating more affordable housing...
View ArticleMother Airs Her Anguish Over Heroin; Planning Begins for Community Forum
6:19 pm, May 5, 2016Steve MyrickAdding a jolt to growing emotion and concern about the opiate problem on Martha's Vineyard, an Oak Bluffs mother and elected Island official has gone public about her...
View ArticleMartha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Names New Executive Director
6:35 pm, May 5, 2016CJ Rivard of Edgartown is the new executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association.
View ArticleHospital Math Error Causes Ripple Effect Through State
6:34 pm, May 5, 2016Alex ElvinA recent math error by consultants for Partners HealthCare has shed light on how the 19-bed Nantucket Cottage Hospital has increased hospital wage reimbursements...
View ArticleElizabeth (Betty) Feldman, Lifelong Learner, Deeply Involved in Vineyard...
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 7:06pmElizabeth (Betty) Brodney Feldman died on April 25 in Aventura, Fla. at the age of 93. She called her beloved Martha’s Vineyard home for the past 35 years.Betty was born...
View ArticleElliot Lehman, Tireless Civic Leader, Cherished Family and Chilmark Summers
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 10:18amElliot Lehman, a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died on May 5 at his home in Wilmette, Ill., following a recent stroke. He was 97.Elliot was born at home in the...
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