Made on MVY: Austin Designs
Austin Designs is an independent company owned by Rachel Austin Baumrin, designer and builder of handmade goods. Each piece is a unique, original work, and is featured at the Vineyard Artisans...
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Walter Sheldon Gifford Jr.
Walter Sheldon Gifford Jr., 88, died peacefully from natural causes in front of a warm fire, surrounded by loving family members, at his home called Rocky River on April 3, 2018. Born August 8, 1929,...
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Alma R. West
Alma R. West died June 1, 2018, at the Windemere Nursing Home at the age of 91. She was born and lived her entire life on Martha’s Vineyard. She loved her family, friends, church, music, politics, and...
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Helen Vera Reimann
Helen Vera Sadowy Reimann, 83, died of cardiac arrest on May 12, 2018, at home in the loving company of her husband of 57 years, William Page Reimann. Born on Jan. 16, 1935, Helen was the daughter of...
View ArticleMade on MVY: Stefanie Wolf Designs
Stefanie Wolf has been attracted to shiny, colorful objects since her rock collection days as a kid. Inspired by the power and beauty of the ocean and the magic of island life, she decided to pursue...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard Hospital adds three doctors
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has added three new physicians to its medical staff, according to a press release issued Monday. Dr. Steven Feder, Dr. Amar Luzic, and Dr. Scott Simmons have been added. In...
View ArticleVision Forum tackles Tisbury projects
The Tisbury Vision Forum has scheduled a public meeting for Thursday at 6 pm at Katharine Cornell Theater to review and discuss design concepts for some upcoming town projects, according to a press...
View ArticleCell tower is needed
To the Editor: To the planning board: I am a Chappaquiddick year-round resident in strong favor of a cell tower that will give us, and the large number of summer visitors about to descend on our...
View ArticleMade on MVY: Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Poet and artist Ingrid Goff-Maidoff has been delighting Vineyard visitors with her unique line of inspiring books, cards, and gifts for more than 20 years. Tending Joy Books & Gifts celebrates the...
View ArticleThomas Dresser presents ‘Whaling on Martha’s Vineyard’
On Thursday, June 7, at 5 pm at the West Tisbury library, local author Thomas Dresser will present his newly released book, “Whaling on Martha’s Vineyard.” This book recounts the dramatic history of...
View ArticleMerissa Nathan Gerson presents ‘Inherited Trauma 101’
On Thursday, June 14, at 4:30 pm, writer and educator Merissa Nathan Gerson will give a presentation at the West Tisbury library addressing the topic of inherited trauma. Do the histories that precede...
View ArticleCourt Report: May 25, 2018 – May 31, 2018
May 25, 2018 Barrett A. Saben, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/11/52, OUI-liquor or .08%, second offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference. May 29, 2018 Angela M. Cato,...
View ArticleThe Big Question: Limit on cars?
Should there be a limit to the number of cars on the Island? Reply online as a comment, or send your answers to onisland@mvtimes.com with the subject line “MVSB Big Question.” The post The Big...
View ArticleQuote of the week
“It’s hard to understate the enormity of impact that this house and the community inside it have made on the quality of the life of our loved ones.” –Nancy Nevin, former care giver at Long Hill senior...
View ArticleSomething’s rotten at Tradewinds
To the Editor: A few years ago my husband, Drew, and I adopted a 6-month-old puppy from the M.V. Animal Shelter. Rosie was full of energy, sort of housebroken, willful and socially disobedient — in...
View ArticlePrepared to help in time of need
To the Editor: On behalf of the American Red Cross and the Island volunteer service organizations (Salvation Army, M.V. Medical Reserve Corps, and M.V. Disaster Animal Response Team), we would like to...
View ArticleTrees fell, and you helped clean them up
To the Editor: Philosophers can debate George Berkeley’s eternal question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” But the rest of us just have to clean up the fallen...
View ArticleFriends of Family Planning shows gratitude
To the Editor: The board and art show committee from Friends of Family Planning wants to express our gratitude and appreciation to the following: Liza Coogan — we owe our success to you and all former...
View ArticleFence is more than an eyesore
To the Editor: The fence at Tradewinds is more than an eyesore, it is morally confounding. How did an activity as benign as walking your dog in a park become such a malfeasance? The quickly eroding...
View ArticleEdgartown Police search for missing elder
Updated 1:45 pm An elder missing in Edgartown has been found in good health, according to Edgartown Police Lieutenant Chris Dolby. Dolby said she was located in her neighborhood. The Town of Edgartown...
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