REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: July 17 – 21, 2017
Chilmark July 20, Deborah M. Peckham, Thomas C. Peckham, Prudence Peckham Marsh (f/k/a Prudence B. Marsh), and Dominique J. Penicaud, Gregory Mayhew, and Jonathan E. Mayhew, trustees of the Eileen S....
View ArticleTwo boats join the HHSA fleet
Thursday served up a delightful evening for the 6 pm harbor race, and 20 boats were pleased to participate. As often happens when a large fleet shows up, eight positions were claimed by margins of...
View ArticlePremiere screening of “Off Season”
Shot on Martha’s Vineyard in April 2013, “Off Season” is a horror-laced thriller that tells the story of a woman who works on-Island during the off-season, and befriends a 10-year-old girl through whom...
View ArticleAn essential piece of the Menemsha experience
To the Editor: This letter was originally sent to Chilmark selectmen. I would like to have attended the July 25, 2017, selectmen’s meeting, but due to a doctor’s appointment I could not. I apologize,...
View ArticleDramatic rescue in Wareham after sailboat capsizes
Twelve people were rescued from an overturned sailboat near Hog Island Channel in Wareham, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, Buzzards Bay Task Force, other government agencies, and...
View ArticleYard Sales July 28 – 30
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View ArticleIsland Queen cancels Saturday trips
According to a Tweet from the Island Queen, the ferry from Falmouth to Oak Bluffs has canceled all of its trips to and from the Island Saturday due to high winds. Check the Island Queen web site for...
View ArticleSteamship Authority diverts trips from Oak Bluffs to Vineyard Haven
The following trips departing or arriving in Oak Bluffs have been diverted to Vineyard Haven. M/V NANTUCKET from Woods Hole 1:35PM M/V MARTHA’S VINEYARD from Woods Hole 2:30PM M/V NANTUCKET to Woods...
View ArticleSusan Lee Schwoch
Susan Lee Schwoch, 62, of Oak Bluffs, died unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital on July 19, 2017. Susan Lee Lima was born in Oak Bluffs and grew up in Edgartown, graduating from the Martha’s...
View ArticleCriticism was misdirected
To the Editor: Many thanks to The MV Times for bringing the serious safety deficiencies to light in Menemsha Harbor (July 27, “Missing fire extinguishers”). With regard to the quote by Selectman...
View ArticleIn defense of Tri-Town Ambulance
To the Editor: We are sorry to read in the MV Times about internal issues troubling the Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS departments. We are particularly distressed to read negative comments about the Tri-Town...
View ArticleA heartfelt thank-you
To the Editor: My heartfelt thanks to the Island community. In the past few weeks, I made a decision to retire from my teaching position at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. That decision was...
View ArticleOh, what a grateful tale
To the Editor: Last week I decided to go for a quick bike ride down to the store. I was cruising along Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road for about 10 minutes at a pretty good clip, and along pulls up a...
View Article‘Sea’ is a must-see
To the Editor: I would like to applaud the Nixon family of Chilmark on their work “Sea of Hope.” I hope the schools here show it to children of all ages, especially at the high school. They worked with...
View ArticleNo tears for Airport Mobil
To the Editor: No one should have any sorrow for the Airport Mobil gas station in its battle with the airport commission. This is the gas station that always had the highest priced gasoline on the...
View ArticleShine sunlight on hospital decision
To the Editor: It is encouraging to see engagement of a wide range of people in shaping the future of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Frederick Rundlet’s letter to the editor (July 20, “Strategic plan...
View ArticleCar, and vacation, fixed
To the Editor: We rent a house in Edgartown for a month every summer. This year, at the beginning of our second week, our car started making a strange, loud noise. We needed a mechanic. My wife looked...
View ArticleFoxes could be answer to Lyme
To the Editor: What do Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have in common? Well, among other things, we tend to have the highest Lyme disease rates in Massachusetts. Another distinction our two fair...
View ArticleAbove and beyond call of duty
To the Editor: On Tuesday July 25, in the evening, my wife and I and her sister and brother-in-law were driving on an Edgartown road when my automobile suffered a tire blowout. I immediately telephoned...
View ArticleMiles Jaffe wins kayak benefit drawing
The winner of the 15½-foot motorized fishing kayak raffled off by Daughters of Mary Queen Immaculate (FMRI) is Miles Jaffe of Chilmark. According to a press release, $10,000 was raised for the work of...
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