The Big Question: Shopping local
Do you intend to shop locally for the holidays? Reply online as a comment, or send your answers to onisland@mvtimes.com with the subject line “MVSB Big Question.” The post The Big Question:...
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“We’ve righted our financial ship.” —Brian Athearn, newly elected president of Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. The post Quote of the week appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.
View ArticleBlack Dog presents $1,500 to the Animal Shelter of M.V.
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard was recently awarded a check for nearly $1,500 from the Black Dog from the sales of their ”Best Friend” long-sleeve T shirts at Vineyard Black Dog Stores....
View ArticleGianetti – McCabe
Kris McCabe proposed to Jessica Lyn Gianetti on Menemsha Beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The bride-to-be is from Lincoln, R.I. She graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and is the pharmacy...
View ArticleSteamship cancels Tuesday night ferry runs
The following trips have been canceled due to weather conditions. M/V NANTUCKET 8:30 pm Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole M/V ISLAND HOME 8:30PM Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven M/V ISLAND HOME 9:30PM Vineyard...
View ArticleBirths: Nov. 27, 2017
Eleanor Catherine Walker Elizabeth Walker and Daniel Walker of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Eleanor Catherine Walker, on Nov. 27, 2017, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Eleanor weighed 7...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Honors Roll Grade 12 High honors: Matthew Barton, Marissa D’Antonio, Molly deBettencourt, Rose Engler, Angela Hayes, Sydney Jasny, Marguerite Mayhew, Dillon...
View ArticleCourt report: Nov. 30, 2017 – Dec. 4, 2017
Nov. 30, 2017 Ana Clara Alves, Oak Bluffs; DOB 2/5/99, uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court cost; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible. Speros Beldekas, Wakefield;...
View ArticleTrying to keep family on the Island
To the Editor: “At this festive season of the year … it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time.”...
View Article‘Legally Blonde Jr.’ takes the stage at Tisbury School
Students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at the Tisbury School decided last spring that their fall musical would be “Legally Blonde Jr.,” and they’ve been rehearsing since September. Now...
View ArticleDrawing at the gallery
The Night Heron Gallery, a co-op of 10 Island artists on Main Street in Vineyard Haven, is offering a spectacular raffle basket to benefit Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard. There are wonderful items from...
View ArticleVigil to commemorate Sandy Hook
To the Editor: Five years ago on Dec. 14, 2012, 20 children and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., were shot to death by a man who had previously shot and killed...
View ArticleA happy start to the ho-ho-holidays
To the Editor: Christmas and the arrival of Santa are magical, especially for children. Last Wednesday night, right in the middle of downtown Oak Bluffs, the magic was launched with the lighting of the...
View ArticleCape Poge is wrong location for aquaculture
To the Editor: The longstanding tradition of Islanders making a living working the waterfront is a significant part of our heritage here on the Vineyard. It is, frankly, an integral part of the...
View ArticleHealth board didn’t follow law on adding fluoride
To the Editor: Here are some facts about the fluoride order in Edgartown. The board of health voted and posted the order without consulting the town, water department or selectmen, despite the state...
View ArticleBlack Dog is shelter’s best friend
To the Editor: The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard would like to recognize and to thank the Black Dog for making the shelter the beneficiary of its Best Friends T shirt program this summer. The net...
View ArticleFeeling inspired
Last week, we had two very different stories, both inspirational — the type of stories that give you pause and leave you wondering what exactly you have to complain about, and what you’ve done or can...
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Melvin A. Pachico
Melvin A. Pachico, 80, died unexpectedly on Dec. 4, 2017. He was born on Jan. 23, 1937, in Vineyard Haven to Frank A. and Gladys (Brooks) Pachico. Melvin enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 18 in 1955,...
View ArticleSSA to the rescue
To the Editor: On a recent ferry trip, I walked off leaving my backpack filled with my PC, notebooks and other work-related materials. When I realized I had left it, the ferry was on its return trip to...
View ArticleDo the right thing
To the Editor: With the retirement of our police chief, David Rossi, the town of Edgartown has the opportunity to choose the perfect successor. Presently on the force, he has the qualifications,...
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