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Not So Fast
3:09 pm, April 2, 2015The Tisbury harbor management committee wants to eliminate anchoring in Lake Tashmoo to promote the growth of eelgrass, but allow transient moorings.
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Keep Fluoridating
3:13 pm, April 2, 2015The voters of Oak Bluffs will face a ballot question asking whether the fluoridation of the town water supply should continue or be discontinued.
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Healthy Aging Task Force Hosts Training
4:01 pm, April 2, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Healthy Aging Task Force is hosting a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist three-day training workshop from April 30 to May 2 at the Harbor View Hotel.
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Say No to a Budget that Keeps Rising
4:13 pm, April 2, 2015Gary Montrowl The finance committee of West Tisbury voted to not recommend the warrant article enabling the town to spend money on its budget.
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Wisdom from the Heart Is Pure Poetry
4:18 pm, April 2, 2015The following are excerpts from a forthcoming book by Margaret (Peggy) Freydberg called Poems from the Pond, 107 Years of Words and Wisdom.
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Native Son
4:25 pm, April 2, 2015This was his bench and this was his town, a place he surveyed constantly with pride and a critical eye.
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West Tisbury Names New Poet Laureate
4:52 pm, April 2, 2015Olivia HullEmma Young has been spreading the gospel of poetry throughout West Tisbury for years, but now she has an official pulpit. Last week, the town selectmen appointed Ms....
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Spring Superior Court Session Opens
4:55 pm, April 2, 2015The spring superior court session begins Monday at the Edgartown courthouse, with a mix of criminal and civil business on the agenda.
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Controlled Burns to Begin
5:22 pm, April 2, 2015Island conservation organizations will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on three different pieces of conservation land. The burns will take place between March 31 and...
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Please Adopt Us
1:34 pm, April 2, 2015Why, for the past few weeks, have all the cats surrendered to us been tuxedos?
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After Lifetime of Hardship, Faith Leads Way to Healing
5:42 pm, April 2, 2015Olivia HullRobert Fokos had, by the age of 20, lived through a Hungarian fascist dictatorship, German military occupation, a Communist regime and a national armed uprising.
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Mike McCarthy Rocks Swiss League
5:40 pm, April 2, 2015egional high school alumnus Mike McCarthy scored four touchdowns in his overseas football debut last Sunday, leading the Geneva Seahawks of the Non-Professional Swiss Romande...
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Towns Look to Protect Estuary By Creating Watershed District
5:59 pm, April 2, 2015Alex ElvinA proposed watershed planning district in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury would lay the groundwork for added wastewater regulations around the Lagoon Pond, and for greater public...
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Early Reports on Tashmoo Oil Spill Say Environmental Damage Will Be Minimal
6:09 pm, April 2, 2015Steve Myrick and Olivia Hull A diesel fuel spill from a sunken boat in Lake Tashmoo was contained early this week with what is believed to be minimal environmental damage....
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From Pauper to Penthouse, Bob Carroll Charged Through Life
10:38 am, March 31, 2015Bill EvilleRobert J. Carroll, the prominent Edgartown businessman, conservationist, raconteur and longtime Vineyard power player who was sometimes a lightning rod for...
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Edgartown Police Investigate Alleged Sexual Assault
10:10 pm, April 2, 2015Steve MyrickEdgartown police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at knifepoint on Thursday afternoon. In a press release issued Thursday evening, police asked for the...
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High School Chess Team Heads to League Finals
8:47 am, April 4, 2015Ivy AsheThe seven members of the high school chess team are headed to the league finals in Fairhaven on Tuesday. Like any other team, they practice for competition and need...
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Improvements Planned at West Tisbury School
7:27 pm, April 3, 2015Ivy Ashe A host of capital improvements to the West Tisbury School will begin over the summer, including bathroom renovations and roof work.
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Brass Rings Back in Action; Flying Horses Opens for 140th Season
5:21 pm, April 4, 2015Ivy Ashe Blue skies, brisk winds, the sound of organ music in downtown Oak Bluffs--it must be spring on the Vineyard. The Flying Horses carousel opened Saturday afternoon for its...
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Celebration of Life Planned for Ladislav Navratil
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 2:29pmLadislav (Ladi) Navratil, of Edgartown, died Feb. 14, 2015 in his native Czech Republic following a rapidly progressing illness, which he hid from all but his closest...
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