The Vineyard over-the-hill team are still in with a shout
The Vineyard over-the-hill soccer team managed a disappointing draw with bottom-of-the-league Franklin, who are fighting relegation. Throughout the first half, the Vineyard continuously put pressure on...
View ArticleVoting for an Island-grown candidate
To the Editor: I was delighted to see a big banner for Tobias Glidden at Five Corners. Looks like Tobias’s message is getting out. The “Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket district” consists of the two...
View ArticleBacking the islands’ candidate for state representative
To the Editor: We the undersigned support Tobias Glidden for state representative of Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Falmouth. Tobias Glidden is the only islander in the race and the only candidate...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard youth hockey faces off against the Rhode Island Whalers
MVYH’s Bantam Mariners took on the Whalers of Newport, R.I., on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena. The 8-2 Whalers went up 1-0 in the first. The Mariners responded with two goals in the...
View ArticleEditorial: Recommendations to voters
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine Hillary Clinton is our unequivocal choice for president. She is smart, experienced, tough, and empathetic. She has the supple intellect needed to grasp and find her way...
View ArticleDaylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 am
It’s almost time to adjust the time on clocks and watches, and for many people, to finally figure out how to set the time on their microwave ovens. Daylight Saving Time (DST) — often misstated as...
View ArticleFree on-Island legal advice for immigrants
The Island Wide Youth Collaborative (IWYC), housed at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, has formed a liaison with the Immigration Resource Center of the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and...
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Martha’s Vineyard Arena to undergo complete renovation
In a long-percolating development, representatives for the Martha’s Vineyard Arena (MVA) announced on Wednesday that the aging ice rink on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road will undergo a $3.4 million...
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Truckin’ MV lets kids get behind the wheel
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Islanders raise the roof at annual Barn Raisers Ball
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Charlotte A. Coveney
Charlotte A. Coveney, 55, died suddenly on Thursday, Nov. 3, at her home in Falmouth. Charlotte was born on Dec. 21, 1960, in South Weymouth, as the youngest of seven children of Joseph E. and Ethelyn...
View ArticleJunior High football to face off against Mashpee in home game on Wednesday
The Martha’s Vineyard Junior High football team will be playing their only home game this season on Wednesday, November 9, at 3pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School field. The team is...
View ArticleSculpture sale
Wire artist Steve Lohman is leaving Martha’s Vineyard for the Big Easy in mid-November, and will host a pre-holiday studio-closing sale of his work this Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 am until 6 pm. All...
View ArticleIslanders rally for #noDAPL
A group of Islanders have organized “Water Is Life,” a concert and benefit for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and water protectors who are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. The...
View ArticlePathways begins
Pathways Arts will begin its season of events with a casual drop-in evening this Friday, Nov. 11, starting at 7 pm. The evening will be a chance to reacquaint everyone, talk about ideas for the Tuesday...
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Updates and slideshow: Election Day 2016 on Martha’s Vineyard
3 pm. In Oak Bluffs, the first voter voted at 7 am; 1,000 people had voted by 3 pm. There were in fact two snack stands — one greeting voters coming in, and one rewarding them on the way out. 2:45 pm....
View ArticlePoet’s Corner: Dreaming Nepal
By Valerie Sonnenthal silencing her words lips moving wordless breeze swallowing syllables caught like a tumor growing slowly her throat aching hands twisting body somewhere dust thickened eyes blink...
View Article2016 Kitespeed World Championships come to a close on Martha’s Vineyard
The 2016 IKA Kitespeed World Championships ended on Friday. The races were held on the flat, windy offshore waters of Martha’s Vineyard from Oct. 22 through Nov. 4. Rob Douglas (US-55) took first place...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard youth hockey league updates
Bantams The Bantam Mariners of Martha’s Vineyard Youth Hockey (MVYH) faced the Devils of North Attleboro on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena. The Mariners came out strong, netting...
View ArticleThatcher Francis Sprague
Sarah Sprague and David Sprague of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Thatcher Francis Sprague, born on Nov. 5, 2016, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Thatcher weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and...
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