JetBlue to Offer Flights Between Vineyard and Boston
2:09 pm, February 11, 2015Sara Brown Starting this summer, JetBlue Airways will begin running seasonal nonstop flights between the Vineyard and Boston. JetBlue announced Tuesday that service will begin...
View ArticleChilmark Town Column: Feb. 13
2:10 pm, February 11, 2015Jane N. SlaterChilmark is ready for Friday the 13th . . . after the snowstorms and their complications; we can face a superstition with nerve!
View ArticleWith Icy Roads and Bad Forecast, Organizers Reluctantly Cancel 20-Mile Race
6:21 pm, February 11, 2015Ivy Ashe A harsh winter and the promise of more severe weather led to the cancellation of the Martha’s Vineyard 20-Miler Road Race scheduled for Saturday. Race organizers and...
View ArticlePublic Record of Cases in Edgartown District Court
6:42 pm, February 11, 2015The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
View ArticleLand Bank Fees Reach New High
6:42 am, February 12, 2015Julia WellsThe Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank broke its own record for fees last week, collecting more than $1 million in a single five-day period. Several large property sales...
View ArticlePlease Adopt Us
10:35 am, February 12, 2015The weather outside is frightful. However, at the Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard warm hearts prevail.
View ArticleGazette Launches Redesigned Monthly Publication
10:49 am, February 12, 2015A new publication from the Vineyard Gazette Media Group makes its debut this week. The Vine, a full-color tabloid, brings original stories and a fresh, contemporary look to...
View ArticleLand Bank Revenues: Feb. 6
4:05 pm, February 12, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $1,079,470 for the business week ending on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.
View ArticleClock Ticks on Timeless Life at the Big Camp
4:09 pm, February 12, 2015Brad Woodger I’ll admit this: there have been days of late where I’ve considered telling my baby-to-be to stay put. Don’t come out. You’re better off where you are. Is there...
View ArticleSelectmen Applaud Plan for Trolley Tours
4:28 pm, February 12, 2015Olivia Hull A proposal to bring trolley service to Oak Bluffs saw enthusiastic support from selectmen this week.
View ArticleMullen Way Subdivision Is Redrawn
4:40 pm, February 12, 2015Olivia Hull The developer of a proposed subdivision on Mullen Way in Edgartown has resubmitted plans to the town planning board, cutting the total number of lots from 10 to nine.
View ArticleContract and a Raise for Airport Manager
4:53 pm, February 12, 2015Olivia Hull The manager of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport has a new contract that comes with a big salary increase. The airport commission voted to renew Sean Flynn’s contract...
View ArticleBusinessman Aims to Revive Two Historic Movie Theatres
5:16 pm, February 12, 2015Olivia Hull Mark Snider, owner of the Winnetu Oceanside Resort and the founder of a new nonprofit, is finalizing an agreement with Benjamin Hall Jr. to lease the Capawock and...
View ArticleDemolition Delayed for Denniston House, Historic Church Site
6:25 pm, February 12, 2015Olivia Hull The Denniston House will remain standing for now, after a vote this week stalls a request to demolish the former African American church. On Wednesday the Oak...
View ArticleLow Vaccination Rate Prevalent on Island
6:34 pm, February 12, 2015Alex Elvin Vineyard elementary schools have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the state, according to school nurses and a list of vaccination rates released this year by...
View ArticleTwo Thumbs Up
10:36 pm, February 12, 2015In the book Bowling Alone, author Robert Putnam described the phenomenon of communities losing the very essence of what made them great, or at least functional, when they...
View ArticleJob Well Done
10:38 pm, February 12, 2015Anyone who thinks it is impossible to get things done quickly on Martha’s Vineyard hasn’t met the women behind the Island Wide Youth Collaborative.
View ArticleHeart of the PA Club Beats Year-Round
6:30 am, February 14, 2015Ivy Ashe It doesn’t look like much: a one-story building at the corner of County Road and Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs. Tall stands of trees edge the eastern borders of the...
View ArticleIsland Braces for Another Winter Storm
7:54 am, February 14, 2015A blizzard warning is in effect for the Cape and Islands as the Vineyard braces for another strong winter storm late this weekend. Snow is expected to begin sometime Saturday...
View ArticleBlizzards Give Pause But Can't Stop Beauty of Into the Woods
12:45 pm, February 14, 2015Alison L. MeadFriday nights performance of Into the Woods saw the student actors fully inhabit their roles. “We had a really good audience tonight,” said Penelope Dutton who...
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