Coast Guard schedules Island public hearing on removal of navigational aids
The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a public hearing Sept. 22 on Martha’s Vineyard on a controversial proposal to remove or change 43 aids to navigation (ATON) in the vicinity of Martha’s Vineyard. These...
View ArticleRobert James Fauteux
Robert “Bob” James Fauteux of Redding, Conn., died on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in Danbury Hospital, Conn. He was 72. Born in Chicago, Ill., to James and Adeline (Alley) Fauteux, Bob grew up in New...
View ArticleTivoli Day is here
Tivoli Day, the annual fall festival held by the Oak Bluffs Association, will take place on Circuit Avenue and the surrounding area this Saturday, Sept. 17. The daylong event includes live music by the...
View ArticleO is for osprey
Learn more about one of the Vineyard’s most fascinating predators with “Ospreys: There and Back Again,” a talk by ornithologist and Drexel University’s Academy of Natural Sciences research associate...
View ArticleDiscover Ladino music
The Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble will perform at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 pm. Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish music) is the music of the Sephardic Jews, who settled in...
View ArticleDavid Dube
David Dube died unexpectedly on Monday, August 8, at his home in Woodside Village, Oak Bluffs. He was 77. David was born Dec. 2, 1938, in Oak Bluffs. David was the son of Lena Geddis Dube and Cyprien...
View ArticleSamuel Bailey Norton Jr.
Samuel Bailey Norton Jr. died on Sept. 8, 2016, at home in Edgartown, with his wife Joan W. Norton and daughter Nancy Norton Monahan by his side. Born on Nov. 5, 1920, in Edgartown, Bailey spent his...
View ArticleSean Wilcoxson
Sean Wilcoxson died on Sept. 11 from injuries suffered in an auto accident on August 11 in San Antonio, Texas. He is survived by his parents Robert and Celeste Wilcoxson of Edgartown, his sister...
View ArticleMV@Play punts on MVC hearing schedule
A Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) public hearing scheduled for Thursday night, Sept. 15, on a proposal by MV@Play to install a turf field at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, the first...
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Vineyard Montessori School announces new hires; Deborah Jernegan named to...
Vineyard Montessori School (VMS), an independent nonprofit school educating children from preschool to grade six, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new staff members. According to a press...
View Article5k to benefit Vineyard Haven Library is Sunday
The Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library will host their annual 5k event to benefit the library on Sunday, Sept. 18. The USATF-sanctioned 5k Run/Walk starts at the library, with runners...
View ArticleRobyn Nash named a Walk Hero
Robyn Nash of Vineyard Haven has been named a Walk Hero for the 2016 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, presented by Hyundai. According to a press release, as a Jimmy Fund Walk Hero, Robyn will help...
View ArticleBusiness News: Island businesses coming and going
Coming Opening its doors in Vineyard Haven is Found It! … on the Vineyard. Found It is located at 4 Main Street and offers a broad variety of vintage items, and is operated by Seth and Rosemary...
View ArticlePoet’s Corner: Fair Wind
Fair Wind By Steve Ewing With hiked up trou a big smiling grin A smooth amblin gait his brown weathered skin Hailin’ from Cuttyhunk the last of the chain Grew up on seaweed pure salt in his veins Good...
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Dorothy (Stuhler) Worden
Dorothy (Stuhler) Worden died peacefully on Sept. 8, 2016, at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs. She was 94. Dorothy was born in Edgartown to John and Miriam (Earle) Stuhler....
View ArticleMVRHS class of 1966 having 50th reunion
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 1966 will be having its 50th Reunion celebration on Oct. 15 and 16. The Reunion Committee members, Ann Boren Ross, Nancy-Alyce Colter Abbott, and...
View ArticleBirths
Freeman James Fournier Ryann Elizabeth Fournier and Adam John Fournier of Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Freeman James Fournier, on Sept. 10, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Freeman weighed...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: September 5 – 9, 2016
Edgartown Sept. 6, Stewart D. and Virginia V. Gager sold 43 12th St. South to Brian Gager for $500,000. Sept. 6, Dudley Cannada and R. Russell Bridges 3rd sold 44 North Water St. to 2015 Vineyard Real...
View ArticleTankard 5K Race/Walk to benefit NAACP is Saturday
The 16th annual George V. Tankard Memorial 5K Road Race/Walk and one-mile Fun Run takes place, Saturday, Sept. 17. The event is a fundraiser for the local chapter of the NAACP, to support its...
View ArticleWind festival was a success
To the Editor: This is a big thank-you note to the parks department of Oak Bluffs, the local cultural council, and the Oak Bluffs Association for their support of the Martha’s Vineyard Wind Festival....
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