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View ArticleREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: October 30 – November 3, 2017
Chilmark Oct. 30, Emily Meegan, Donald Hubbard Nitchie, and Spencer Huntington Nitchie sold 165 State Road to Barbara Petersen Law and Edward K. Law for $820,000. Nov. 2, Joel Jacobson, trustee of...
View Article‘The Light Watcher’ will feature Vineyard scenes
Filmmakers from New York and Connecticut are shooting an independent short film on Martha’s Vineyard this week, which will feature scenes shot at South Beach, East Chop Lighthouse, Oak Bluffs Fire...
View ArticleBirths: Oct. 27 – Nov. 6
Lillian Kitson Hawkins Kate Lolley and Brad Hawkins of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Lillian “Lilly” Kitson Hawkins, on Oct. 27, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Lilly weighed 6...
View ArticleGeoff Phillips to be head baseball coach, Nauset Regional High
Geoffrey Phillips was recently hired as the head baseball coach at Nauset Regional High School. According to a press release, Mr. Phillips grew up on Martha’s Vineyard and graduated from MVRHS. He’s...
View ArticleWood Pallet Painting Class
The Barn, Bowl and Bistro will host an art bar event on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 5 pm. The Paint Corner Art Bar invites you to their wood pallet painting class. They will provide a custom, stained square...
View ArticleAll Sports in One Place, November 2017 – March 2018
MARTHA’S VINEYARD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL mvrhs.org Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) miaa.net Fall Sports Playoffs for Boys Soccer, Field Hockey, and Cross-Country begin in early...
View ArticleCheck on those fire extinguishers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered the recall of some Kidde brand fire extinguishers. The extinguishers can become “clogged or require excessive force to discharge, and can fail to...
View ArticleBowl a turkey for a turkey
If you bowl a turkey, or three strikes in a row, at the Barn, Bowl and Bistro through Nov. 15, they will donate a turkey to the Island Food Pantry’s Family to Holiday Baskets program. Bring a printout...
View ArticleCommon sense needed by Land Bank
To the Editor: Opponents of the five-foot fence, intended for the Trade Wind park in Oak Bluffs, met with the Oak Bluffs Land Bank Board Tuesday night. The fence, apparently, is supposed to block off...
View ArticleMen over 40’s clinch title
The Vineyard Football Club clinched the Division 4 Southern Division title in style last Sunday, beating Medfield United 4-0. With this victory, the team will play in Division 3 next season for the...
View ArticleMakos swim home with record-breaking times
The Martha’s Vineyard Makos, the swim team from the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard, traveled to Nantucket on Saturday, Nov. 4 for the ninth annual Southeastern Massachusetts Swim League pentathlon meet....
View ArticleTennis players welcome to use Reade courts
The Vineyard Haven Tennis Foundation invites Islanders to play on the Reade courts at the end of Boxberry Avenue off Franklin Street in Tisbury free of charge. The courts are leased in the summer and...
View ArticleTashmoo dredging needs immediate attention
To the Editor: At their Nov. 7 meeting, Tisbury selectmen refused to acknowledge a petition and large number of emails they received to express concern and pressure the town to dredge Tashmoo channel....
View ArticleLocal student signs to Yale
Erin Hill of Edgartown committed to play women’s basketball at Yale University. Yale is a Division 1 school. Ms. Hill is currently a senior at Tabor Academy, and played at MVRHS for three years. The...
View ArticleCommunity Connects in effort against domestic violence
To the Editor: As the program director of Connect to End Violence, a program of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, I would like to recognize our Island community for their support during Domestic...
View ArticleClose encounter of the uncomfortable type
To the Editor: Every cyclist, sooner or later, has an unfriendly encounter with a motorist, but I think I broke new ground last Friday. I was pedaling west on State Road in West Tisbury, just west of...
View ArticleSplit from Chilmark urged
To the Editor: Rich Saltzberg’s article, “School budget concerns trigger up-Island selectmen’s meeting” on Nov. 1, reports on a meeting of the Aquinnah, Chilmark and West Tisbury selectmen to discuss...
View ArticleFluoride may do more harm than good
To the Editor: No science exists to prove fluoridation is safe for everyone. For instance, babies routinely fed infant formula mixed with fluoridated water are at high risk for developing...
View ArticleNeed to preserve education funding
To the Editor: Over the years, Martha’s Vineyard has provided many opportunities to students to use our unique geography and community to learn valuable lessons about the environment. The financial...
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