Last chance to see ‘The Second Girl’
This weekend is the last chance to see “The Second Girl,” the final show of the season at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. Ronan Noone’s hit play tells the story of the servants, cooks, and chauffeurs...
View ArticleHospitality Mondays
Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery & Tasting Room is hosting Hospitality Mondays from Oct. 3 until Nov. 7. Anyone in a hotel, restaurant, bar, golf, or other hospitality-industry position can come in and...
View ArticleCelebrate the Gay Head Lighthouse
Join the Martha’s Vineyard Museum in celebrating the 2016 season at the Gay Head Lighthouse on Sunday, Oct. 9, from 4 until 5:30 pm. Len Butler will be recognized for his leadership role in the...
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The annual Food and Wine Festival: A weekend as fresh as it gets
This year’s annual Food and Wine Festival will start next Thursday, Oct. 13, and continue through Sunday, Oct. 16. Enjoy four days and nights of unique-to-the-Island culinary experiences. Meet the...
View ArticleChamber Music Society names new executive director
Nora Nevin, president of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society, has announced the appointment of Douglas Finn as its new executive director. Mr. Finn succeeds Jane Coakley, who assumed the post...
View ArticleFairy and Gnome House Building Day at W.T. library
On Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, the West Tisbury library will be offering its back garden as a haven for fairies and gnomes and their homes. It’s the 5th annual Lynne Whiting and Carol...
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Fall festival season begins
Although summer is officially over and even the most hardy of souls are breaking out their sweaters and boots, this weekend gives us one last chance to say goodbye to the summer bustle. There are...
View ArticleFree Pilates and yoga classes at the West Tisbury library
The West Tisbury library will offer four free yoga classes with local instructor Lisa Varno this fall: Mondays, Oct. 17 and 24, and Nov. 7 and 14, at 5:30 pm. According to a press release, all levels...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: September 26 – 30, 2016
Edgartown Sept. 26, Daniel and Kathryn Higgins sold a portion of 29 Plain Field Way to Jess and Linda Shapiro for $20,000. Sept. 28, James J. and Nancy A. Pardini sold Edgartown Commons Condo Unit 20...
View ArticleEthel Smith Wolff
Ethel (Eckie) Smith Wolff died peacefully in the company of her son Roswell on Sept. 29, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, following complications from a fall at home. She was 88. Eckie was born to...
View ArticleJack A. Wildauer
Jack A. Wildauer, 55, of Vineyard Haven died on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A celebration of Jack’s life is being planned for the spring, with a date and time to...
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Mink Meadows hosts 30th annual golf tournament to benefit M.V. Big Brothers...
Mink Meadows hosted its 30th annual MV Big Golf Fore Kids tournament on Sunday. The beautiful weather contributed to the fantastic spirit of the day, as golfers took to the Mink Meadows course...
View ArticleBe an informed voter
To the Editor: As we are now just weeks away from the Nov. 8 general election, the League of Women Voters would like to talk about resources available as part of MOVE 2016 (Massachusetts Voter...
View ArticleShortsighted Coast Guard proposal
To the Editor: Your recent article, “Island boaters ask Coast Guard to modify buoy removal program” (Sept. 29) was very informative. As a sailor, I am familiar with the waters in question. In fact, my...
View ArticleHis idea
To the Editor: To reduce traffic and make money, create a disincentive to bring cars to the Island. Have off-Island visitors pay very large fees — $250 or more. SSA could collect the fee on top of the...
View ArticleCarpe diem
To the Editor: Thank you, Oak Bluffs, for the Craft Beer Festival last Saturday. I am so very grateful to hear laughter and music in my neighborhood. Too many communities I’ve lived in before were dead...
View ArticleEdgartown selectmen hear report from animal control officer
Edgartown animal control officer Barbara Prada shared her quarterly report with the board of selectmen on Monday. The number of calls about injured seagulls, errant turkeys, and downed deer increased...
View ArticleEditorial: ‘Only all of us can solve it’
Island housing policy has generally relied on the round hole–square peg approach: Find a round hole — an available piece of property — and then pound a square peg — a project, whittled by the...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard over-40 ties with Milton United
On Sunday the Vineyard over-40 soccer team held top-of-the-table Milton United to a 1-1 draw. For the first time this year, the stunned Milton team dropped points in their bid for the title. After a...
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Anne P. Jennings
Anne (Peterson) Jennings of Oak Bluffs died peacefully in her home on Sept. 28, 2016, surrounded by devoted family members and friends. She was 78. Anne Jennings Anne was born on June 16, 1938, in...
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