Missing Island teens located in New York City
Two Island teenagers missing since Monday were located in New York City on Wednesday by New York City police detectives. Oak Bluffs Police Lieutenant Tim Williamson confirmed that Alyssa Whitney, 16,...
View ArticleSSA diverts ferries from Oak Bluffs to Vineyard Haven
The freight boat Katama scheduled to depart from or arrive in Oak Bluffs has been diverted to Vineyard Haven for the afternoon. The Steamship Authority advises its customers to check the Authority’s...
View ArticleGertrude Woodard “Trudy” Taylor dies at 92
Gertrude Woodard (Trudy) Taylor, artist, writer, gardener, traveler, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and more, died in her sleep at home on Saturday, Oct. 10. She was one month shy of her 93rd...
View ArticleCecile H. Gordon memorial gathering
There will be a gathering to remember Cecile Helena Gordon on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, from 2 to 4 pm at the Gordon home, 19 County Road in Oak Bluffs. Ms. Gordon died on Oct. 27, 2014. The post Cecile...
View ArticleStewart R. Kusinitz
Stewart R. Kusinitz, 72, of Tiverton and Martha’s Vineyard, died on Oct. 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Lisa Lundy...
View ArticlePoet’s Corner: The shorter time
By Gerald Blake Storrow The shorter time is left to me, The less the rush. Whereas before, My mental foot could not refrain From tapping out impatiently My lifetime’s wait for life To bloody well...
View ArticleBirths
Norah June Schoenfeld Tara and Marc Schoenfeld of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Norah June Schoenfeld, on Oct. 5, 2015, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She is also welcomed by big...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Spring graduates of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Edgartown: Paul William Bagnall, Kenneth Edward Handy Oak Bluffs: Benjamin Turner Ciciora, Molly Elizabeth Ciciora Vineyard Haven: Mitchell...
View ArticleCarl Edward Green
Carl Edward Green of Oak Bluffs and New York City died on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. He was 87. He was the devoted husband of Beatrice (Bebee) Green; beloved father of Alison Green-Parsons and Danielle...
View ArticleA night of creative entrepreneurship at the Kelley House
By Alison Roe Levy Last week C.E.O. Martha’s Vineyard held a cocktail-hour meetup and open house for women entrepreneurs at the new Kelley House Art Gallery in Edgartown. The recently formed...
View ArticleRod and Gun Club crowns 2015 pistol champs
The Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club held its annual pistol championship competition Saturday. Jamie Craig of Edgartown captured the large-caliber pistol division, following a shoot-off with his son...
View ArticleBale-lifting thanks
To the Editor: This past Saturday, Oct. 10th, the Oak Bluffs Public Library held its first Fall Fun Festival. At this festival, we had a hay bale obstacle course, squash bowling, and potato sack races,...
View ArticleAlarm raised about Woodside
To the Editor: Island Elderly Housing has put itself in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Massachusetts State fire code with the recent erection of a locked chain fence, leaving...
View ArticleThank you, Derby
To the Editor: Many thanks to all the Derby fisherman who, each week of the Derby, donated their fish, and to the Derby volunteers, including those who so carefully fillet the donated fish. Island...
View ArticleThe SUP to nowhere
To the Editor: Some people, including some Tisbury town officials, are missing the entire point of the proposed so-called hybrid-hybrid-Tristan plan [Oct. 8, “Selectmen change course on Beach Road...
View ArticleThanks for the care
To the Editor: My family and I would like to thank Dr. Jennifer Everett of Animal Health Associates for saving the life of our 5-year-old bull terrier, Kobe. On Sunday night we noticed that he seemed...
View ArticleRace was a success
To the Editor: The Gay Head 10K Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the third annual Gay Head 10K, a Race for the Light, a success. The race would not have been possible without...
View ArticleA question of values
To the Editor: As the owner of a summer house on the Vineyard since 1962, this thought never crossed my mind. It was only since we retired to our home in Oak Bluffs in 2010, and I became a member of...
View ArticleEditorial: Adequate housing is not optional
Many Vineyarders are perplexed and frustrated when national policies regarding critical issues defy progress, let alone solution. The term “intractable” — a verbal cue that however much we want to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vineyard rolls over Brighton Bengals, 49-6, in homecoming celebration
Martha’s Vineyard will not go quietly into the night. That was the message Coach Don Herman’s Vineyarders sent to the rest of the Eastern Athletic Conference as they ended a two-game losing streak...
View Article