Martha’s Vineyard sports, late spring 2016
MARTHA’S VINEYARD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL mvrhs.org Spring sports Baseball, softball, sailing, girls and boys lacrosse, girls and boys tennis, girls and boys outdoor track. MVRHS home games/meets...
View ArticleOak Bluffs taxi collision sends four passengers to hospital
Updated 3 pm, Monday Oak Bluffs police and fire rescue personnel responded to a late night crash involving two taxi cabs on County Road about 11 pm, Saturday night. Oak Bluffs Taxi cab company driver...
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Tisbury Police arrest Maine man for filming in dressing room
Tisbury Police went to the Green Room on Main Street, Vineyard Haven, Saturday afternoon after a female customer reported that a man filmed her with a cell phone while she was changing in a downstairs...
View ArticleGertrude Charlotte Hart
Gertrude Charlotte Hart, of Vineyard Haven and Royal Palm Beach, Fla., beloved wife of James C. Hart and mother of Ronald Spiegelhoff, died on May 25 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Her husband Jim, son...
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Kendra LaDow Frakes
Kendra LaDow Frakes of Vineyard Haven died on April 26, 2016, on Cape Cod. She was 64. Kendra LaDow Frakes Kendra was born August 16, 1951, in Sun Valley, Calif., to Dow and Jewell (Christopher)...
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Margaret Hope Lyons
Margaret Hope Dixon Lyons died peacefully on May 23, 2016, amid song, fresh-rain air, and the scent of lavender, in the Takoma Park, Md., home of her youngest daughter Beth. She was 88. Margaret Hope...
View ArticleM.V. Photo Club shows at Vineyard Haven library
This June, the Martha’s Vineyard Photography Club will showcase its work in the 6th annual group art show at the Vineyard Haven Public Library. The show is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, who...
View ArticleWalk the rock at Saturday’s cross-Island hike
The 24th annual cross-Island hike will take place this Saturday, June 4, at 8 am. The route will begin at the Pecoy Point Preserve in Oak Bluffs and, via Chappaquiddick Island, end 21 miles later at...
View ArticleSpindrift Studios presents ‘Simon Says’
At 6 pm on Thursday, June 2, Spindrift Studios will present “Simon Says,” an evening of dance celebrating the music of Paul Simon, at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center....
View ArticleThis is not normal
To the Editor: “Folks, this ain’t normal!” To steal a phrase from a favorite farmer, Joel Salatin, I’m not only appalled at the idea of our young athletes running around on a sheet of plastic, but also...
View ArticleClimate debate heats up
To the Editor: Not so cool, Andrew Engelman (May 25, “Cool reaction to climate report”), to spread your own misread of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report — if you did indeed...
View ArticleHelp Windemere and have fun
To the Editor: The annual Windemere Residents’ Auction will be held on Friday, June 3rd. This will be our ninth year. The auction allows us to bring in entertainers, exercise instructors, provide...
View ArticleIrresponsible decision
To the Editor: I believe it was irresponsible for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee to approve Phase One of MV@Play’s plan, about which many significant details remain unknown and...
View ArticleNatural grass is the best option
To the Editor: On Monday, May 16, I attended the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) school committee meeting. I went to listen to the discussion about the proposed installation of...
View ArticleVoltaire had him pegged
To the Editor: The Trump phenomenon calls to mind the words of Voltaire: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Gerry Yukevich Vineyard Haven The post Voltaire had...
View ArticleSorry more was not done earlier
To the Editor: While I applaud Ernie Boch Jr.’s plan to turn his Beach Road property on Vineyard Haven Harbor into a park, it is lamentable that one of the few remaining buildings from Vineyard Haven’s...
View ArticleVineyard runners come home with four track records
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School track and field teams competed in the MIAA Division 4 state championships on Saturday at Norwell High School and came home with three school records and a...
View ArticleVineyard boys tennis team nets loss against Bishop Feehan 4-1
The Vineyard boys tennis team finished its regular season at 12 and 4, with a loss at home to Bishop Feehan last Thursday. The 4-1 defeat left the Martha’s Vineyard team in second place in the...
View ArticleVineyard sluggers begin playoffs with home game
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School baseball team begins playoff action this Thursday afternoon with a home game against Bourne at 3:15 pm. Assistant Coach David Smith is hoping fans will turn...
View ArticleGeorge E. White
George E. White of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 94. George was married to Eileen C. (Sylvia) White. A graveside service for the burial of his...
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