Dancing to Paul Simon
5:51 pm, May 25, 2016On Thursday, June 2, Spindrift dance studio will host an evening of dance to celebrate the music of Paul Simon.
View ArticleHonoring Memorial Day by Remembering
5:54 pm, May 25, 2016Memorial Day has become the gateway to summer, but first and foremost it is a moment to remember those who have fought and died for this country.
View ArticleMartha's Vineyard Playhouse Trips Into Its Summer Season
6:24 pm, May 25, 2016Louisa Hufstader The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is traveling in time this summer, presenting on its Patricia Neal stage four plays from wildly different eras.
View ArticleThe Summer Dance Beat Begins With Ghost Festival
6:24 pm, May 25, 2016Heather HamacekEiko Otake and Koma Otake have performed together for over 40 years. For the first time, as the kickoff to the Yard’s summer season, they will perform their...
View ArticleHonoring the Mothers Who Grieve
6:33 pm, May 25, 2016In the wake of the many police killings of unarmed young men in recent years, Sylvia Maier embarked on a new series, titled the Circle of Mothers Project. Selections from the...
View ArticlePlease Adopt Us
3:02 pm, May 26, 2016Our first litter of kittens have all gone home to their new families.
View ArticleTwo Island Marinas Are Sold to New Owners
4:05 pm, May 24, 2016Steve MyrickEdgartown Marine and Vineyard Island Marina, formerly Maciel Marine, have been sold, owners George Rogers and Sheryl Roth Rogers confirmed this week. The buyer is Prime...
View ArticleThar She Blows, Woods Hole Ferry Makes Its Way North
3:08 pm, May 26, 2016Steve MyrickThe new ferry Woods Hole was christened last week at the Louisiana shipyard where she was built, and will soon travel 2,200 miles to her new home port. She is scheduled...
View ArticleFrom Sweet Life to Beach Road, What a Long, Delicious Trip It's Been
4:26 pm, May 26, 2016Julia Wells On a chilly, misty spring day Jackson and Mary Kenworth sit across from each other at Beach Road, their fourth Vineyard restaurant in the past 20 years, spooling out...
View ArticleNOAA Eyes Possible Move from Woods Hole
4:30 pm, May 26, 2016Alex ElvinNOAA is zeroing in on a new home for its Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. The organization began assessing the complex more than a year ago, in light of...
View ArticleBuilding Boom Fuels Economic Recovery on Island, But Outlook Mixed
4:37 pm, May 26, 2016Alex Elvin Martha’s Vineyard is showing signs of recovery after the recession, including in construction and real estate. But a seasonal economy and lack of affordable housing...
View ArticleCommuters to the Vineyard Meeting High Demand in Construction
2:24 pm, May 26, 2016Heather HamacekRoughly 200 commuters take the early morning ferry to Martha’s Vineyard each day, many of them construction workers who hail from all over southeastern Massachusetts...
View ArticleDean's List at University of Vermont
9:35 pm, May 26, 2016Several Vineyard students were named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of Vermont.
View ArticleLiam Wallace Graduates
9:45 pm, May 26, 2016Liam M. Wallace has received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College. Liam was a history major.
View ArticleUniversity of New Hampshire Graduates
10:36 pm, May 26, 2016Three Vineyard students have graduated from the University of New Hampshire.
View ArticleCelebrating Creativity at High School Evening of Arts
11:50 am, May 27, 2016Heather HamacekAll art was celebrated on Wednesday at the high school’s Evening of the Arts. Pieces of visual art hung from walls and makeshift pillars while choral group...
View ArticleRemembrance, Ceremony Set the Pace for March to the Sea
5:07 pm, May 27, 2016Heather Hamacek First and second graders in the after-school baton twirling club at the Edgartown School had an important task on Friday afternoon: leading the school’s annual...
View ArticleMartha's Vineyard Film Festival Set to Buy Property in West Tisbury
2:50 pm, May 28, 2016Julia WellsA 12.5-acre residential property off Old County Road is slated to become a permanent home for the film festival, the organization’s founder and executive director said.
View ArticleLearning on the Job Comes With the Territory as Superintendent of Schools
3:16 pm, May 31, 2016Heather HamacekDr. Matthew D’Andrea said he has learned a lot through failure over the years, but he looks at his first year at the helm of the Island schools as a success.
View ArticleEdgartown Post Office Reopens
4:21 pm, May 31, 2016Heather HamacekThe main Edgartown post office near the Triangle reopened Tuesday morning after a two-month closure because of water damage.
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