Slideshow: Snowy owl, on the prowl
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View ArticleOak Bluffs Police arrest AAA tow truck driver on theft, drug charges
Oak Bluffs Police said Pilgrim Auto tow truck driver Brett C. Geddis, 25, of Edgartown answered a call for AAA assistance Wednesday from a woman whose car would not start and stole a wallet she had...
View ArticleInsights from our advertiser: Martha Cohan
What’s your New Year’s business resolution? “My New Year’s business resolution is to find a better balance with my personal life; I’m sure every business owner struggles with finding that. A...
View ArticleInsights from our advertiser: Rosewater
How do you expect the business to evolve in 2016? “As we move into the New Year, we hope to continue to build our presence in downtown Edgartown and the rest of the Island with our all-housemade...
View ArticleInsights from our advertiser: ReFabulous Decor
What designs are inspiring you these days? “I like to mix colors and styles, and I change my mind about the styles I like. Right now I’m in a French-inspired phase. I love rustic and industrial, and I...
View ArticleTisbury police seek suspect in car break-in, caution drivers to lock vehicles
Updated 4 pm, Tuesday Tisbury Police late Tuesday posted a series of photos on the department’s Facebook page of a man they said is a suspect in a break-in of a vehicle parked along Causeway Road....
View ArticleThe MV Museum invites you to hear an Island Story
The first of the Island Stories presentations by the Martha’s Vineyard Museum will take place Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 4 pm at the Vineyard Haven library. Assistant librarian Bow Van Riper will discuss some...
View ArticleMake Monday movie night at the MV Playhouse
Island Entertainment and the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse present Monday Night at the Movies each Monday evening at the Playhouse. All movies begin at 7:30 pm with host Jamie Alley. The cost is $5 at...
View ArticleStart the New Year with a lobster roll
Grace Episcopal Church on Woodlawn Avenue in Vineyard Haven will serve up lobster rolls on New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm (or until sold out). A price of $18 includes a lobster...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard court report: Dec. 7 – 28
Dec. 7, 2015 Edivaldo Demoura, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/30/63, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court coast; traffic violation on a state highway: not responsible....
View ArticleYear in Review: Books
Island readers experienced a host of beginnings and one sad ending in 2015. Well-regarded Island poet Jennifer Tseng and resident Alexander Woollacott burst on the scene this year with impressive first...
View ArticleYear in Review: Music
Click to view slideshow. The music scene on the Island has changed a lot over the past year or so. Nectar’s Presents shows at Flatbread were sorely missed this summer. Dreamland’s addition of the...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Dean’s list Sophia Nelson of Vineyard Haven, at Wheelock College. Bridget Conlon of Edgartown, at Cornell University. Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School honor roll The following scholars were...
View ArticleBirths
Matahguhs Leonard Spears Vanderhoop Jamie and Durwood Vanderhoop of Aquinnah announce the birth of a son, Matahguhs Leonard Spears Vanderhoop, on Dec. 8, 2015, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Matahguhs...
View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: December 21 – 25, 2015
Edgartown Dec. 21, Four Flemmings LLC sold 23, 27 and 29 Kitts Field Circle to Katama Acquisitions LLC for $1,580,000. Dec. 23, Jess Thompson Hiller 3rd, trustee of Hiller Irrevocable Trust, sold 20...
View ArticleLetters from your neighbors
Goodbye to 2015, with a glance back and a look ahead to 2016. Again this year, The Martha’s Vineyard Times invited several Island leaders and community members to consider some of the accomplishments...
View ArticleDanielle Kish
Danielle Kish died on Dec. 29, 2015, at Falmouth Hospital. She was 90. A visitation in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs, will be held on Sunday, Jan. 3, from 4 pm...
View ArticleAn opportunity for seasonal giving
To the Editor: The vestry of Grace Episcopal Church brings your attention to a story by Pat Waring that appears in the community section of this week’s MV Times regarding Terry and Elaine Henry...
View ArticleRush job
To the Editor: At the April 2014 Tisbury annual town meeting, the town voted to allow selectmen to look into a new position, natural resources department head, which would combine the waterways,...
View ArticleSwans would not be missed
To the Editor: Regarding Bill Haynes’ letter of Dec. 16, “Manmade Mill Pond”: I’ve been fishing since I was 4 years old, and I have a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Rutgers University....
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