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Personal Memories of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement
11:24 am, February 2, 2015Ivy Ashe Vineyarders gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church to honor the Civil Rights Movement and the memory of Rosa Parks. The guest speaker was Lucy Hackney, whose...
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Real Estate Transactions: Jan. 26 to Feb. 1
12:20 pm, February 2, 2015Martin D. Leach and Ezia M. Leach purchased 79 Pennacook avenue in Oak Bluffs from Helen P. Maciolek and Keith A. Maciolek for $535,000 on Jan. 30.
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Bridging Generational Gap, Teens Give Elders Digital Lowdown
12:26 pm, February 2, 2015Alex Elvin About once a month, people over 55 bring their laptops, smartphones and other digital devices to the Island YMCA to take some tips from the Island’s resident...
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Dean's List at University of New Hampshire
1:31 pm, February 2, 2015Local students were named to the dean’s list at University of New Hampshire for the fall 2014 semester.
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Remembering Peggy Charren, and Bygone Beach Days at Squibnocket
2:11 pm, February 2, 2015Zelda GamsonBefore Peggy became Peggy Charren, the children’s television activist, she was just Peggy at Squibnocket Beach with the pigtail down her back and the indescribable...
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Chilmark Backs Plan for Squibnocket
11:15 pm, February 2, 2015Alex Elvin Chilmark voters on Monday unanimously approved a recommendation for restoring Squibnocket Beach, ending a seven-month public review that involved several town...
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Oliver Arrives
9:16 am, February 3, 2015Myles Thurlow and Laura Marashlian of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Oliver Flanders Thurlow, born on Jan. 22 at home.
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Island Home Pulled from Service Tuesday for Repairs
10:45 am, February 3, 2015Sara Brown The Island Home will be out of service Tuesday as it undergoes repairs. The freight vessel Sankaty will replace the Island Home for trips beginning with the 3:45...
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Tisbury's Vision Planning Rescheduled
4:15 pm, February 3, 2015The Tisbury planning board has rescheduled its community vision planning meeting, which will now take place on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Tisbury Senior Center at 7 p.m.
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Donors Underwrite Hospital Purchase
4:26 pm, February 3, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital announced this week that it will begin providing 3D mammography in the spring of 2015, thanks in large part to the generosity of two Chilmark...
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GPS Course for Boaters
4:36 pm, February 3, 2015The Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a two-week GPS course for mariners this month. The course will meet on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 (both Wednesdays) from 6 to 8 p.m. at...
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As Temperatures Dip, Fuel Assistance Program Sees Steady Demand
6:41 am, February 4, 2015Ivy AsheIslanders struggling to pay their heating bills have help available in the fuel assistance program administered through the county. Fuel assistance helps qualified...
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Chilmark Town Column: Feb. 6
9:47 am, February 4, 2015Jane N. SlaterThe severe storms have left their temporary marks on our surfaces but despite the aggravation, 85 voting Chilmarkers travelled to the town meeting on Monday last...
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Plowing Through Winter's Icy Days
9:52 am, February 4, 2015Lynne IronsIf my dad could see what I did in my snow-covered driveway, he would roll over in his grave. Dad worked for the township when he was a young man, plowing snow.
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Brush with an Asteroid Named Juno
10:04 am, February 4, 2015Suzan BellincampiWhile we were busy shoveling out, an asteroid did a flyby right over our heads! Actually, the last week of January brought two known asteroids to our...
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Edgartown Town Column: Feb. 6
10:43 am, February 4, 2015Kathie CaseSome people are saying “uncle” with the snow, but after watching what Boston is going through with the snow and snow removal, I think we are pretty okay.
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Feb. 6
11:26 am, February 4, 2015Skip FinleyOak Bluffs is one of the rarest of places, a place where many, past and present, have been contributors to American black history.
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On Chappy: Feb. 6
11:45 am, February 4, 2015Peter WellsNorton Point really is just a stone’s throw from its likely reattachment point. Granted you’d really have to give that stone a good throw.
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New Business
8:00 pm, November 17, 2011Please join me for the grand opening of my soon-to-be-established business Roundabout Suit. The festivities will be held in the center of the roundabout at a future date — to...
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Goodbye to Friends
6:55 pm, November 9, 2011The following letter went out to friends and customers of Bramhall & Dunn this week.It is with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and gratitude that I am writing to...
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