Norman Ethier
Norman Ethier, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 84 years old. Norman was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He...
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Jeanne Van Leer Campbell
Jeanne Van Leer Campbell Jeanne Van Leer Campbell, long-time seasonal resident of Martha’s Vineyard, was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 4, 1926 and died peacefully in her home in Newton, on...
View ArticleBlues swim to the top of the John Gibson Memorial Hockey League
The Blues ended the 2015-2016 John Gibson Memorial Hockey League season on top of the standings. The Blues faced off against the Shamrocks in the finals on March 31 and won 5-0. Kraig Mundt had...
View ArticleLegends of Country Music skate into the Martha’s Vineyard Arena
The Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club hosted its 28th annual Ice Show — Legends of Country Music — at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena on April 1 and 2. Skaters jumped, spun and twirled to Willie...
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Services Friday for Jeffrey “Bubba” Allen Wray
Jeffrey “Bubba” Allen Wray died April 9, 2016 at the Cape Cod Hospital. He was 44. Jeffrey “Bubba” Allen Wray Jeffrey was born August 21, 1971 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He attended the...
View ArticleAcclaimed war drama coming to Martha’s Vineyard
“Occupied Territories,” a groundbreaking play about war, is coming to Martha’s Vineyard for a limited showing this summer. According to a press release, the critically acclaimed play, directed and...
View ArticleEdgartown linguist awarded $200,000 NEH grant
Edgartown resident Bruce Nevin has received a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to complete a linguistic database of Achumawi, the language of the Pit River people in...
View ArticleProfessor Mott receives Chairman’s Prize
Professor Wesley T. Mott of Oak Bluffs has been selected to receive the 2016 Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize, awarded by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. According to a press release, the Chairman’s...
View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: April 4 – 8, 2016
Aquinnah April 5, Lauren J. Walters, trustee of East Pasture Road Realty Trust, sold 17 State Rd. to Thomas P.J. Rosenberg and Valerie M.B. Rosenberg for $1,485,000. Chilmark April 8, Lise Mespelli,...
View ArticleWe asked artists: What’s your schedule like?
This week, The MV Times Calendar section continues prying into the lives of local artists and writers. Many of them have the luxury of creating their own schedule, which is great, until of course, they...
View ArticleView four nights of one-acts at the Katharine Cornell
The Island Theater Workshop will revive their One Act Play Festival this Thursday through Sunday, April 14 through 17, at 7:30 pm at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. The one-acts...
View ArticleGreenhouse tour and potluck will celebrate Slow Food
Farmers and foodies alike can enjoy a tour of the greenhouse at Thimble Farm, followed by a Slow Food community potluck on Thursday, April 14, at 6 pm. Farm program leader Keith Wilda will lead a...
View ArticleClothing drive a big success
Solon Oliver, an eighth grader at the West Tisbury School, held a clothing drive for low-income and homeless children from March 28 to April 4. According to a press release, it was a huge success; the...
View ArticleDon’t be sheepish, come to Sheepapalooza
The FARM Institute in Katama will hold its sixth annual “Sheepapalooza” celebration this Saturday, April 16, from 10 am until 3 pm. The day of activities salutes the farm’s sheep, and gives the...
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Ray Gailey
Ray Gailey of Edgartown died on March 28, 2016. A full obituary will be published at a later date. A celebration of life is planned for sometime in June. Ray Gailey Correction: An earlier version of...
View ArticleNancy Lance Bacon
Nancy Lance Bacon died unexpectedly but peacefully in her home in Oak Bluffs on April 8, 2016. She was 91 years old. A full obituary will be published at a later date. A memorial service will be held...
View ArticleBirths
Rafaela Gomes Oliveira Marisa Oliveira and Dilamar Oliveira of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Rafaela Gomes Oliveira, on April 7, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Rafaela weighed 7...
View ArticleAdventures in Wonderland
To the Editor: It seems that we in Edgartown are sitting at Alice’s tea party, and things are indeed getting curiouser and curiouser. For years we have become used to standing in long lines, regardless...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard court report
April 8, 2016 Jessica E. Francis, West Tisbury; DOB 8/20/89, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without a finding for one year, the defendant is to attend the driver alcohol education program with a loss of...
View ArticleHelp along the paper trail
To the Editor: Saturday last, I headed to the West Tisbury dump, having failed to secure properly a sheaf of at least 50 8-inch by 11-inch edited pages of an article my daughter had been working on....
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