Calmness of the first responder
To the Editor: On the Fourth of July, my deck collapsed, with approximately 20 people on it watching the fireworks. Immediately 911 was called. It took four minutes for the first emergency-service...
View ArticleVersus Lyme, try foxes?
To the Editor, The following was sent to Governor Charlie Baker: I have long thought that the reintroduction of fox (a key predator of the white-footed mouse, the primary reservoir of Lyme disease...
View ArticleTisbury Vision Council will discuss Owen Park
The Tisbury Vision Council will hold a public meeting next Thursday, July 28, at 6 pm at the Tisbury Senior Center to discuss the revitalization of Owen Park. The council hopes to develop a maintenance...
View ArticleMV Times announces departure of editor
Martha’s Vineyard Times editor Nelson Sigelman told the newspaper staff Wednesday that he will leave the newspaper in October. Mr. Sigelman arrived at The Times in October 1989 to take a job in...
View ArticleExperience Thursdays at the Eisenhauer Gallery
The Eisenhauer Gallery’s Thursday “Summer Salon” series continues tonight from 6-8 pm with a group show featuring visiting artists John Schuyler and Jylian Gustlin and new artists Elsa Sroka and Sue...
View ArticleAn Interactive Map of Martha’s Vineyard Yard Sales
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View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard yard sales – on our interactive map.
There are yard sales all over the Island this weekend. With our interactive map, all your need is your phone, and our handy map: The post Martha’s Vineyard yard sales – on our interactive map. appeared...
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Thunderstorms crash Island weekend
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Author Richard Russo at the Chilmark Community Center
The MV Author Lecture Series continues on Thursday, July 28 with Richard Russo discussing his eagerly awaited new novel, “Everybody’s Fool.” Russo, a well-known American novelist, won the Pulitzer...
View ArticleVideo: A virtual tour of Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation recently aired this film by Dan Martino, of Martha’s Vineyard Productions, as part of their annual public lecture. According to the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation website,...
View ArticleSunday sounds
The Vineyard Haven Band summer concert series is underway and will continue this Sunday, July 31, at 8 pm. Gather around the Ocean Park gazebo with family and friends to enjoy sounds from the 30-plus...
View ArticleYou can get anything you want
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of his song “Alice’s Restaurant,” Arlo Guthrie will visit the Tabernacle on Tuesday, August 2, at 8 pm for a special solo performance. The singer-songwriter...
View ArticleAll-Island Art Show
Join the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association for the annual All-Island Art Show at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs this Monday, August 1. From 10 am to 3 pm, enjoy the beauty and creativity of...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Graduation William Anderson of Oak Bluffs, from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Dean’s list Joshua Bernstein of Chilmark, at Champlain College. Liam Craffey of West Tisbury, at Champlain...
View ArticleOliver “Ollie” Ernest Coffin
With his sly humor intact, Oliver “Ollie” Ernest Coffin, previously of Edgartown, left his post at the Six Lakes golf course in Florida on Friday, July 23, 2016. He was 85. Ollie was born in Orleans to...
View ArticleJack Carbon
Jack Carbon, loving husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully Friday, July 15, at the Plymouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Plymouth. Jack grew up in Sherborn. He was the son of John and Ellinor...
View ArticleHis diagnosis
To the Editor: What happens in Cleveland stays in Cleveland. Gerry Yukevich Vineyard Haven The post His diagnosis appeared first on Martha's Vineyard Times.
View ArticleOrganic turf is the better way
To the Editor: Many towns across the U.S. are trying to resist the proliferation of artificial turf, including Sag Harbor, N.Y.; Barrington, R.I.; and Hull. Martha’s Vineyard, being a place of...
View ArticleWhat can be done about road anarchy?
To the Editor: Sunday I saw a vehicle traveling north on South Water Street in Edgartown through the Cooke Street intersection. When I yelled to the driver that she was going the wrong way, she replied...
View ArticleTruth and bias
To the Editor: Last week, in a Letter to the Editor (July 21, “For truth, forsake mainstream media”), Ann Deitrich opined on the absence of truth in the mainstream media (a.k.a. Drive-by media). She...
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