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Next Phase Begins for Schifter Property: Restoring the Land
7:09 pm, December 19, 2013Remy TuminFollowing a site visit that some members called eye-opening, the Edgartown conservation commission grapples with an extensive landscape plan to restore the...
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MVC Denies Alliance Church Expansion
7:49 pm, December 20, 2013Ivy AsheVisual impact, neighborhood concerns and questions about future use were all factors in the 4-3 vote against a large church expansion project on the Edgartown-Vineyard...
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Don Berwick Stumps for Governor at Howes House
4:11 pm, December 21, 2013Olivia HullThe former director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid under President Obama and part time Chilmark resident addressed a gathering of about 25 people in West...
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Two Dredges Needed in Edgartown Great Pond This Year
6:46 am, December 23, 2013Ivy AsheThe Edgartown dredge has been called in to help remove a large delta of sand that was Hurricane Sandy's legacy to the Great Pond last year.
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Shadow Puppets and Music Deck the Halls of the Capawock
1:52 pm, December 23, 2013Sydney BenderIt was mid-fall and local musician Adam Lipsky was feeling kind of blue. He looked around the Island and thought the possible venues for playing and listening to...
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Kennedy Family Donates 30 Acres Along Moshup Trail to Vineyard Conservation...
1:59 pm, December 23, 2013Julia WellsThe gift of 17 small parcels valued at $3.7 million represents an important conservation gain in the rare heathlands of Aquinnah, conservation leaders said.
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Not Chicken About Being Main Course, Cayuga Duck Is Coming Back
3:28 pm, December 23, 2013Remy TuminIn order to save the duck, one must eat the duck. It may seem counterintuitive, but that’s the idea behind Rebecca Gilbert’s latest venture at the Native Earth...
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VTA Fare Increases Begin in January
11:03 am, December 24, 2013Olivia HullRising service costs have prompted modest increases to passenger fares, the last of which were approved last week by the advisory board for the Island public...
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Father’s Fruitful Legacy Plants Seeds of Self Esteem
7:03 am, December 25, 2013Dorothy WestA Christmas story by the late Dorothy West, an Oak Bluffs writer and last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Saving Rural Roads: One-Man Mission Turns to Islandwide Effort
6:35 am, December 26, 2013Olivia HullA Vineyard Haven resident pitches a plan to Island selectmen to develop a rural roads manual. Other places have done it successfully, including Nantucket.
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Family Trivia Night
Alex's PlaceFamily Trivia Night with host Ray Whitaker. Donations appreciated. 7 p.m. at Alex's Place. Call 508-696-7171 or visit ymcamv.org.Demographics: GuestFeatured:
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Parents Night Out
YMCA of Martha's VineyardParents Night Out while kids play at the YMCA. 5 to 8 p.m. Members, $20 per child, $15 for siblings. Nonmembers $25 per child, $20 for siblings. Call 508-696-7171 or visit...
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Winter Break Camp
YMCA of Martha's VineyardWinter Break Camp with field trips, swimming, arts and crafts and more. Snack provided. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA. Members, $215 or nonmembers, $250. Call 508-696-7171...
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Homework Assistance for Teens
Alex's PlaceHomework Assistance for Teens at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Alex's Place. Free. Call 508-696-7171 or visit ymcamv.org.Demographics: GuestFeatured:
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Comment Period Extended on NStar Spraying Program
11:44 am, December 26, 2013Olivia HullThe state Department of Agricultural Resources will allow comment until Feb. 18 on utility's plan to use herbicides to control vegetation under power lines.
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2013: As Year Ends, Future Beckons
5:30 pm, December 26, 2013Sara BrownIt was a year punctuated by visits from a president and right whales, the arrival of a roundabout and a reality television crew. Pieces of the past were restored and...
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Vineyarder Looks for Mr. Right on The Bachelor
12:12 pm, December 26, 2013Remy TuminCould wedding bells be in the future for The Bachelor star Juan Pablo Galavis and former Vineyarder Renee Oteri? Beginning Jan. 5, Ms. Oteri will compete against 26...
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On the Ice You Never Grow Old
8:24 pm, December 28, 2013Ivy AsheThis weekend, at the annual alumni hockey games, it was once again time for the old (and not so old) guard to dust off their skates and once again hit the ice at the...
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One Last Week Before Needle Is Raised at Aboveground Records
3:20 pm, December 30, 2013Remy TuminAs Aboveground Records prepares to close its doors on Saturday, owner Mike Barnes declares that this week is all about hanging out. “This week isn’t about commerce,...
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Two Oak Bluffs Men Survive New Hampshire Avalanche
3:16 pm, December 31, 2013Olivia HullOn Saturday four Vineyard men went hiking on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. On the descent Conor, 22, and Adam, 24, took a wrong turn onto Tuckerman Ravine,...
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