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Oak Bluffs Breaks Ground for New Fire Station
3:59 pm, November 24, 2014Olivia HullOak Bluffs officials stood in a semi-circle on Monday, shovels ready, to mark the beginning of major construction project. They faced a gray structure that’s been...
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Jemima James and Friends Play
4:05 pm, November 24, 2014Jemima James and Good Night Louise join forces for a musical evening at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 8 to 11 p.m.
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The Jazzman Cometh
4:17 pm, November 24, 2014Jazz favorites along with traditional Christmas tunes are on the menu at the Tisbury Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m. as Leslie “J for Jazz” Stark shares his...
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Oak Bluffs for the Holidays
4:37 pm, November 24, 2014Island vendors, music and chowder come together as Oak Bluffs kicks off the holiday season with its open market. Dreamland hosts the event on Friday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to...
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Desert Garden Tour
4:46 pm, November 24, 2014The Polly Hill Arboretum is offering an exclusive tour of gardens of southern Arizona from March 22 to 26, 2015.
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Festival of Wreaths
4:51 pm, November 24, 2014The fifth annual Festival of Wreaths at the Federated Church in Edgartown will warm your holiday spirit from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4.
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Open House at Gay Head Gallery
5:04 pm, November 24, 2014This weekend the Gay Head Gallery is hosting an open house from noon to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday. There will be a question and answer session with artist Enos Ray at 3...
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Airport Commission Gets Back to Business, With Tension in the Room
6:20 am, November 25, 2014Olivia HullInternal debate over how business should be done at the Island’s only commercial airport continued when the airport commission met for the first time since August....
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On Chappy: Nov. 28
9:32 am, November 25, 2014Peter WellsThe Chappy Ferry Captain and Crew appreciation potluck supper will take place at the Chappy Community Center as per tradition on the first Wednesday in December....
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With Storm in Forecast, Ferry Cancellations Anticipated Wednesday
10:56 am, November 25, 2014Sara BrownThe Steamship Authority said they anticipate ferry service disruptions Wednesday because of the weather; a high wind watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Wednesday until...
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Getting Hairy for a Cause, Tisbury School Embraces Movember
11:04 am, November 25, 2014Alison L. MeadThe chevron, the handlebar, the walrus, the Fu Manchu — these are just a few of the terms that have become part of the Tisbury School lexicon thanks to the...
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Aquinnah Town Column: Nov. 28
11:59 am, November 25, 2014June D. ManningFriends of Aquinnah Public Library will have a raffle of a beautiful handmade Advent calendar created by Alexandra Taylor.
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Nov. 28
12:10 pm, November 25, 2014Skip FinleyWhile her personage certainly fit the myriad characters of the town of Oak Bluffs and it could have been possible, it’s unlikely chicken lady Nancy Luce ever...
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Drumstick or Thigh?
1:21 pm, November 25, 2014Suzan BellincampiThanksgiving is my favorite holiday, one that commemorates survival through a hard season, friends and family spending time together, communities rallying...
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Road Trip and Remembrance
1:30 pm, November 25, 2014Lynne IronsMy weekend garden activities were cut short this past week. Violet and I took a day trip to Boston. We were privileged to hear a concert at Symphony Hall with...
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Public Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
3:21 pm, November 25, 2014The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
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When the Main Course Was Testosterone
4:17 pm, November 26, 2014Chris FischerThanksgiving when I was growing up always meant a different assortment of extended family members congregating at different homes, with no traditional format in...
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Piercing the Past, Herb Slater Stood Ready at the Helm
4:24 pm, November 26, 2014Peter McGhee Herbert Slater, who died last week, was one of a dwindling group of men who took part in the now largely forgotten harpoon fishery that made Menemsha a major...
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Heading Out to Sea to Share the Bounty
4:36 pm, November 26, 2014Katherine Scott One day this Thanksgiving week, when the weather is favorable, Nat Benjamin and a four-man crew of Islanders will cast off the stern lines of the gaff-rigged...
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Thanksgiving 2014
4:47 pm, November 26, 2014The gleaners have been out in force in recent weeks, scouring the abundant farm fields up-Island and down for sweet potatoes, kale, onions, winter squash and more.
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