Ocean View St. Patrick's Dayish 5K
Ocean View RestaurantOcean View St. Patrick's Dayish 5K, 10:30 a.m. start, registration 8 to 10 a.m., Ocean View Restaurant, Oak Bluffs. Course runs through East Chop. Registration, $20 in advance, $25...
View ArticleMan Charged with Attempted Murder, Firearms Possession Released on Bail
4:43 pm, March 12, 2014Sara BrownA Vineyard Haven man charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms and an explosive device was released on $20,000 bail after a dangerousness...
View ArticleReality Bites: ABC Family and Martha's Vineyard Break Up
5:04 pm, March 12, 2014Remy TuminA spokesperson for the ABC Family show confirmed this week that The Vineyard won't be renewed for a second season.
View ArticleNo Criminal Charges Filed Against Council on Aging Director
5:43 pm, March 12, 2014Olivia HullOak Bluffs selectmen voted to request a police investigation regarding the financial activities of the Oak Bluffs senior center and its director, Roger Wey. After...
View ArticleGoodbye Captain, My Captain
12:59 pm, March 13, 2014Mark Alan LovewellLouis S. Larsen’s hands were big. His grip on the affairs of the waterfront was firm and friendly. To shake his hand was to feel affirmation, fellowship and a...
View ArticleLouis S. Larsen: 1925-2014
1:56 pm, March 13, 2014May Louis Larsen's legacy remind us of the importance of safeguarding our waters, not merely for the aesthetic beauty, but for those without a voice swimming below the surface.
View ArticleAnyone Home?
2:01 pm, March 13, 2014An ocean buffer, which at times can feel like a friendly moat to keep intruders away, can also have the opposite effect when services are needed and the only place to get them is...
View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: March 3 - March 9
2:36 pm, March 13, 2014David Altshuler and Jill Altshuler purchased 12 Parsonage Woods Road in West Tisbury from Christopher Schaper and Suzanna Schaper for $2,000,000.
View ArticleMoving Day: Family Center Settles Into New Home
3:09 pm, March 13, 2014Remy TuminThe Martha’s Vineyard Family Center moved into its new home this week at the renovated Stephen Carey Luce House in Vineyard Haven. The building was formerly part of the...
View ArticleSelectmen Host Final Forum on Squibnocket Beach Project
4:06 pm, March 13, 2014Remy TuminAt annual town meeting next month, Chilmark voters will weigh in on a major Squibnocket Beach project. The plans calls for removing the stone revetment, moving the...
View ArticleShabbat Services
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew CenterShabbat Services with Alan Brigish and Rabbi Brian Walt, 5:30 p.m., Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, 130 Center street, Vineyard Haven. Remembering Nelson Mandela: South...
View ArticleRoad to Recovery Rocky as New Paths Future Is Uncertain
5:08 pm, March 13, 2014Olivia HullThe Island’s only intensive outpatient substance abuse program, New Paths Recovery, was inaugurated with a five-year grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in the...
View ArticleA True Keeper Who Cast a Wide Net
6:30 pm, March 13, 2014Remy TuminLouis S. Larsen, one of the last commercial fishermen on the Island, died March 11 at age 88. He was born Nov. 27, 1925 in Menemsha, the child of Norwegian immigrants...
View ArticleAs Elections Approach Contested Races Are Sparse
7:12 pm, March 13, 2014Sara BrownFor the second year in a row, at least three Island towns are facing an election season without a single contested race. Ballots are set for Chilmark, Edgartown and...
View ArticleDonnie Mills Was Beloved Islander
1:11 pm, March 14, 2014Donald Robert Mills, known to all as Donnie, died March 13, 2014 in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Donnie was born March 1, 1954 in Providence, R.I. to Dr. Donald R. Mills and...
View ArticleDonald R. Mills, 60, Was Beloved Islander
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 1:15pmDonald Robert Mills, known to all as Donnie, died March 13, 2014 in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Donnie was born March 1, 1954 in Providence, R.I. to Dr. Donald R....
View ArticlePolymer for the Win: Edgartown Sixth Grader Heading to National Spelling Bee
12:24 pm, March 14, 2014Olivia HullTwelve-year-old Spencer Pogue won first place at the all-Island spelling bee on March 14. He will compete in May against the country's best spellers.
View ArticleCape Cod Health Care Absorbs But Does Not Purchase VNA
6:24 pm, March 14, 2014Remy TuminThe proposed purchase of the Vineyard Nursing Association by Cape Cod Health Care did not go through as planned, the Gazette learned today.
View ArticleSelectmen Grant Preliminary Approval to Oak Bluffs Oyster Farm
1:19 pm, March 15, 2014Olivia HullBrothers Greg and Dan Martino plan to grow 50,000 oysters per year in bottom cages off of Eastville Beach in Oak Bluffs as early as next spring. Oak Bluffs selectmen...
View ArticleMuch to Take Away at Annual Hospital Health Fair
9:40 am, March 16, 2014Sydney BenderThe Martha's Vineyard Hospital's annual health fair was on March 15. The event brought out hundreds of people and promoted healthy living by connecting the community...
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