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Winifred Ward Keith
Winifred “Winkie” Ward Keith died peacefully at the Henrietta Brewer House on Sept. 30; she was 76 years old. She was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, on April 9, 1941, and was the only child...
View ArticleCourt Report: Oct. 27
Oct. 27, 2017 Clifford T. Erich, Vineyard Haven; DOB 11/24/74, reckless operation of motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, speeding in violation of special...
View ArticleSunday concert with the Vineyard Jazz Trio
On Sunday, Nov. 5, at 3:30 pm, the West Tisbury library will be hosting an afternoon of live jazz. According to a press release, the concert features Eric Johnson on upright bass, Jeremy Berlin on...
View ArticleFuel assistance program open for applications
Jack Cocio, chief executive officer of South Shore Community Action Council wishes to announce that the fuel assistance program is open for applications. According to a press release, Nov. 1 is the...
View ArticleBirths: Oct. 23, 2017- Oct. 27, 2017
Sasha Jane Robinson Tatiana Pavlenko-Robinson and Andrew Robinson of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Sasha Jane Robinson, on Oct. 23, 2017, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Sasha weighed 6...
View ArticleThomas Goodell receives Navy Wings
LTJG Thomas Goodell of West Tisbury, a 2015 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, received his Navy Wings in a ceremony at the the Whiting Field air base in Pensacola, Fla., on Sept. 29. According to a...
View ArticlePoetry reading
Edgartown poet laureate Steve Ewing is known for his poems that open town meetings in Edgartown. Now he’s collected and published the poems, and will read from his new book, “Town Meeting Poems,” on...
View ArticleEmbody Love Workshops
The Island Wide Youth Collaborative, in collaboration with Vineyard Nutrition and Little House Cafe, welcome the Embody Love Movement to the Island. Workshops for women and girls are planned for Nov. 3...
View ArticleSecond annual Buzzfest
Come to the second annual Buzzfest at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 pm, featuring live music with Gordon Healy and Friends with special guests. The event honors the memory of Buzz...
View ArticleMVRHS sports highlights Oct 26-31
Football Sandwich 35, Vineyard 14 Cam Lopes ran for four touchdowns to lead host Sandwich to a non-league win over the Vineyarders (1-7) on Friday night. With the Blue Knights up 14-0 early in the...
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Hurricanes place fifth in Cape Cod Marathon Relay
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View ArticleCull the herd, feed Island families
The M.V. Tick-Borne Illness Prevention Program (the Tick Program) and Island Grown Initiative (IGI) have announced several new projects aimed at reducing the deer and deer tick population on Martha’s...
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Halloween happenings around town
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View ArticleService Saturday for Joseph F. Figueiredo
Joseph F. Figueiredo, 78, of Vineyard Haven died on Monday evening, Oct. 30, 2017, at the Cape Cod Hospital. He was the father of Joseph F. Figueiredo Jr. and Loretta R. Pedaline, and brother of Laura...
View ArticleTrade Wind is special to many
To the Editor: I am an Oak Bluffs resident, and I have consistently used Trade Wind Fields Preserve five or more times a week for the past 10 years. I run there, I walk there, and I bike there. I love...
View ArticleWhen it rains, it floods
To the Editor: Wednesday’s torrential rain caused some flooding in typical areas. I witnessed one of the worst, in Edgartown’s Stop & Shop parking lot. The water was over a foot deep, and many cars...
View ArticleBack to the Vineyard shuffle
To the Editor: In July of 1980 I washed ashore here with three young kids and no money. We spent our first summer in my grandmother’s house on Waban Park, with my two girls and I stuffed into one...
View ArticleFence is best way to protect Trade Wind
I have considered, and analyzed, the public input received at the most recent Town Advisory Board (TAB) meeting regarding the Trade Wind fence. I shared my analysis with the Land Bank Commission;...
View ArticleFence would be a doggone shame
Martha’s Vineyard Island has witnessed unprecedented change in the most recent decades. Farming declined; centuries-old pastures and fields were left to knot into vines and shrubs. The “freedom to...
View ArticleTwo car crash results in injuries
Oak Bluffs police and rescue crews responded to a two-car crash just before 6 pm Wednesday on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in the area of Dodger’s Hole. There was a report of at least one injury, but...
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