Colin P.M. Gear
Colin P.M. Gear of Stoneham died on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. He was 20. Born in Winchester on March 20, 1995, he was the son of Kelly J. McGuiggin of Vineyard Haven and Ralph D. Gear of Stoneham. Colin...
View ArticleIn Somerset tie, Vineyard freshman hockey player scores first goals
Freshman hockey player Hunter Ponte scored his first two high school goals against Somerset/Berkley at the Driscoll Arena in Fall River on Saturday, in a game which ended in a 3-3 tie. Sophomore Jacob...
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Martha’s Vineyard gymnasts, teams medal in Rhode Island
Thirteen gymnasts from Island Gymnastics Training School, coached by Beth Goodell, participated in the Winter Carnival meet hosted by Dream Big Gymnastics in Cranston, R.I., last Saturday and Sunday....
View ArticleYoungsters bring home trophies from tae kwon do tourney
Joey McCaferri, Talia McCaferri, and Wyatt Wiggin competed in the New England Classics held at Peterborough, N.H., on Saturday, where they represented Blitz Fitness Martha’s Vineyard of West Tisbury...
View ArticleStripers Forever survey reflects downward trend
The great majority of the anglers from North Carolina to Maine, responding to the 13th annual fishing survey taken by Stripers Forever, reported catching fewer and smaller striped bass in 2015,...
View ArticleChilmark man who sought missing bones gets a whale of a surprise
Larry Miller got swallowed by the law of unintended consequences when he sent a Letter to the Editor, published Jan. 21 in The Times. Mr. Miller is a Cambridge resident with a house in Chilmark. His...
View ArticleDMF will hold Vineyard public hearing on whelk manangement Tuesday
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will hold a meeting for Island fishermen at 10 am, Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Katharine Cornell Theater in Vineyard Haven to address whelk fishery...
View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: Jan. 25 – 29, 2016
Aquinnah Jan. 26, US Bank NA, as trustee relating to Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series 2006-2 and present holder of a mortgage from Mark D. Harding to MERS, sold by...
View ArticleChandler Blues Band, Gordon Healy to play ‘gig for the gig’
On Friday, Feb. 5, from 7 to 10 pm, the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs will host a fundraiser for the rowing club of Sail Martha’s Vineyard. There will be music by the Chandler Blues Band and...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Dean’s list Aidan Huntington of West Tisbury, at Tufts University. Russell Shapiro of Oak Bluffs, at Tufts University. Sarah Parece of Edgartown, at the University of New Hampshire. Della Burke of...
View ArticleBirths
Aaliyah Grush Shaina Grush and Tony Pires of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Aaliyah Grush, on Jan. 28, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Aaliyah weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and is...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard court report: Jan. 25 – 29
January 25, 2016 Liam E. Bassett, E. Orleans; DOB 2/17/84, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference. Junior Calixto Rodrigues,...
View ArticleSidewalks ignored
To the Editor: It’s happening again. Every weekday I walk from Tisbury Marketplace to the Post Office and back. The same people who did not shovel their sidewalks last year are not shoveling this year....
View ArticleEnglish-language help is available
To the Editor: Regarding Juliana Germani’s “Saudade” column of Jan. 28, “How to learn English”: It is wonderful that one of the many Brazilian churches on Martha’s Vineyard will be helping adults to...
View ArticleTruth is at stake
To the Editor: What makes people decide whom they will vote for? This is a subject that I’ve been delving into. Politics has always been complex, multilayered, and complicated, with multiple sides all...
View ArticleYes, he can
To the Editor: Can Bernie Sanders win the general election? That is the most common concern people have expressed when discussing the election. On the heels of the Iowa primary, it is looking...
View ArticleEditorial: What are we to make of it?
We report with cautious optimism this week that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) says it plans to complete the unfinished community center that teams of Air Force reservists from Oklahoma and...
View ArticleEdgartown, West Tisbury, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury town offices closing at 1 pm
Edgartown announced that the town Hall and library will close at 1 PM. The Council on Aging is now closed. Tisbury town offices will close at 1 pm. Oak Bluffs town hall and library will close at 1 pm....
View ArticleThe Center for Cosmetic Enhancement on the effects of stress on the skin
“When we are stressed, our brains send a signal to our nervous system to go into a “fight or flight” mode. This releases hormones and chemicals into our bloodstream that affect the way our skin...
View ArticleEdgartown summer resident is a top contestant on American Idol
The hit Fox singing competition, “American Idol,” has Vineyard ties this season. Edgartown summer resident Sonika Vaid, 20, is now one of the top 24 contestants. Ms. Vaid, who is originally from...
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