Wrong discussion on Mill Pond
To the Editor: As time goes on, and as more and more discussion ensues, I find myself less and less patient with the three-cornered debate that has developed about the future of Mill Pond in West...
View ArticleJust asking: Should Oak Bluffs shoulder the burden?
To the Editor: I have two points to make about the affordable housing story (Dec. 24, “Oak Bluffs affordable housing committee fights uphill battle”) and editorial (Dec. 24, “Dear Santa”) in last...
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Oak Bluffs Police arrest AAA tow truck driver on theft, drug charges
Updated 10 am, Wednesday, Dec. 30 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...
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Resolutions and cheer plentiful at Harbor View’s New Year’s Eve celebration
Christmas lights still adorned North Water street in Edgartown as New Year’s eve revelers, dressed for the occasion, strolled along in the chilly night air to the Harbor View Hotel, the site for one of...
View ArticleEditorial: New Year’s Thanks
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is usually a quiet time for a community newspaper. Barring weather disruptions not in evidence this year, time-sensitive news slows down along with the wheels...
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Martha’s Vineyard Museum names Pennsylvania man new executive director
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum board announced Monday that Phil Wallis, a native of southeastern Pennsylvania, and longtime Island visitor with family on the Vineyard, will be the museum’s new executive...
View ArticleGive a reading, hear a reading at ‘Writers Read’
On Monday, Jan. 11, at 7 pm, the West Tisbury library will host its second “Writers Read” evening. This event features community members reading short original prose pieces. Both fiction and nonfiction...
View ArticleDance to raise funds at The Loft
The Loft in Oak Bluffs will host an event on Jan. 8 from 7 to 10 pm to raise funds for the Oak Bluffs School’s eighth-grade trip to Philadelphia and New York City. Musicians Mike Benjamin and Johnny...
View ArticleWalking in a winter wonderland?
On Saturday, Jan. 9, the Polly Hill Arboretum staff will lead a guided tour, focusing on seasonal plants of interest. At this time of year, bark and tree structure stand out, along with fruits and...
View ArticleCatherine A. Curran
Catherine A. Curran of Bourne, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was 93. Catherine A. Curran was born in Georgia on Sept. 25, 1922. When she was...
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Vineyard girls beat Cathedral in thriller, 58-56
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View ArticleThanks for Red Kettle backing
To the Editor: On Christmas Eve, we completed our 2015 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign on the Island. One hundred percent of the funds raised through this annual effort will be used on the Island to...
View ArticleInnocent victims
To the Editor: Kudos to Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) for launching Ripple, a support group for people with an alcoholic or an addict in their lives. We estimate there are at least 2,500...
View ArticleCaught in the middle
To the Editor: One of the issues regarding affordable housing is that many young and/or single workers cannot even afford “affordable housing.” They are often relegated to damp basements, outbuildings,...
View ArticleThank you for life
To the Editor: This is a long-overdue thank-you letter. On May 26, last year, I started to throw up blood — a lot of it. My wife, Kandace, took me to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital emergency room,...
View ArticleEditorial: A slice at the Gordian knot
Five Corners in Vineyard Haven defies planning logic because there never was a plan or logic, just the slow evolution into disorder at Martha’s Vineyard’s busiest roadway hub — it just happened. It...
View ArticleTisbury offers free firewood to town residents
The Tisbury Department of Public Works (DPW) will make cut and split firewood available to residents. It will be available at the local drop-off abutting the Park and Ride parking lot, the DPW said in...
View ArticleThe 70 Project: Martha’s Vineyard’s first Boomer turns 70
According to the Healthy Aging Task Force, the street lists as of January 2015 showed 362 Vineyarders born in 1946 — 24 percent more than born in 1945, and 44 percent more than in 1944. There are a...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard court report: Dec. 7 – Jan. 4
December 7, 2015 Anthony Richard Marcantonio, Edgartown; DOB 2/23/89, uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $300 court cost; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration:...
View ArticleAAA cancels Pilgrim Auto tow contract, says Island service will be provided
AAA announced it has cancelled its service contract for roadside assistance with its longtime Island contractor, Pilgrim Road Auto Repair in Edgartown. AAA suspended Pilgrim following the arrest on...
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