Finding Your Calling Can Be an Art Form
2:32 pm, March 26, 2015Madison Mastrangelo The teacher who had taught in the art room before me was a gray-haired superhero in an apron. I know this because she was once my teacher.
View ArticleShaping it Up at the YMCA
3:11 pm, March 26, 2015On Fridays at 3:30 p.m. the YMCA After-School Program is hosting art days with a different theme and teacher each week. This Friday, March 27, Althea Miller will work with...
View ArticlePublic Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
3:20 pm, March 26, 2015The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
View ArticleMarch Goes Out
5:03 pm, March 26, 2015After months of deep snow and bitter cold, it comes as little surprise that spring has struggled to begin.
View ArticleGutter Ball
5:04 pm, March 26, 2015When developer Sam Dunn came before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last year seeking permission to build his bowling alley in Oak Bluffs, one key selling point was the plan to...
View ArticleDiscovery of Endangered Plant Poses Problem for Gay Head Light Project
11:19 am, March 25, 2015Alex Elvin The Gay Head Light relocation project has hit a potential snag following recent notice from the state Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program that the site...
View ArticlePreserving the Future and the Past, Gazette Upgrades Printing Process
6:22 pm, March 26, 2015The Vineyard Gazette this week welcomed a new piece of technology into its decades-old printing operation with the addition of a new computer-to-plate unit.
View ArticleIn Aftermath of Fatal Fire, Officals Stress Preparation
6:27 pm, March 26, 2015Alex Elvin Victims of a house fire in Edgartown that claimed the life of 32-year-old David Cleary last week have received an outpouring of support from the community, including...
View ArticleCenter For Living Looks to Towns for Help with Building Purchase
6:32 pm, March 26, 2015Alex Elvin The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is looking for support for a new building from town meeting voters in all towns, who will be asked whether to support a $1.6...
View ArticleState Challenges Airport Appointments
6:45 pm, March 26, 2015Olivia Hull The state agency that oversees airports is casting doubt on the official makeup of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission, following a vote by the Dukes County...
View ArticleCourt Backs Town in Boch Helicopter Dispute
6:53 pm, March 26, 2015Jane Seagrave The town of Edgartown can legally prohibit resident Barbara Boch from taking off and landing a helicopter on her lawn, according to a land court ruling in a...
View ArticleVerdict Is In; Judge Williams Declares Himself Retired
6:59 pm, March 26, 2015Sara Brown The Hon. H. Gregory Williams has had a career path that led him from herpetology to English major to 10 years as the first justice in the Edgartown district court....
View ArticleMVC Names Four Finalists in Search for New Director
2:35 pm, March 27, 2015Olivia Hull A search committee has recommended four finalists for the post of executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The candidates were chosen from an original...
View ArticleCandidates for Selectmen Appeal to Oak Bluffs Voters
5:48 pm, March 27, 2015Ivy AsheAs a five-way race heats up for two seats on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen, candidates made their pitch to voters at a forum Wednesday. There are two incumbents and...
View ArticleMargaret Howe Freydberg, Chilmark Poet, Dies at 107
7:59 pm, March 27, 2015Julia WellsThe poet and novelist whose grace, elegance and remarkable longevity spanned more than a century of life, died at her home overlooking Stonewall Pond on Friday...
View ArticleMVC Decides Not to Review Mullen Way Subdivision
12:44 pm, March 28, 2015Olivia Hull A project to develop seven acres of land near downtown Edgartown will bypass a regional planning review, following a vote at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission...
View ArticlePeggy Freydberg, Beloved Novelist, Poet, and Friend
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 1:25pmMargaret (Peggy) Freydberg, novelist, poet, source of inspiration and great friend to so many, died at home on March 27 surrounded by people who loved her. She had...
View ArticleVineyard Skaters Take the Ice for Annual Figure Skating Show
5:45 pm, March 28, 2015Ivy Ashe Divas on Ice, the 27th annual Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club spring show, featured performances to music by Aretha, Whitney, Dolly, Beyonce, and Taylor (among...
View ArticleIn Drill, First Responders Train for Crash Disaster
5:50 am, March 30, 2015Steve MyrickIt was the best kind of disaster, the simulated kind. Martha’s Vineyard Airport safety teams staged a disaster drill at the airport Sunday simulating the crash of a...
View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: March 23 to March 29
9:30 am, March 30, 2015Caroline R. Flanders purchased 13 Rock Pond Road in West Tisbury from Paul Lazes for $505,000 on March 26.
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