Beware the ides
On Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 pm, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse will present a short, comical Shakespeare for the Masses version of the bard’s “Julius Caesar.” The stage...
View ArticleRaising the barn
The 22nd annual Barn Raisers Ball, to celebrate the historic construction of the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, will be held at the Ag Hall on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 7:30 (sharp) until 10 pm. There...
View ArticleBuchanan – Valenti
Bri Buchanan, daughter of Frances Pizzella and the late Robert Buchanan of Vineyard Haven, married Ethan Valenti, son of Patricia and Peter Valenti of Edgartown, at Slipaway Farm on Chappaquiddick on...
View ArticleJohn M. Wuerth
John Minott Wuerth, formerly of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, died peacefully at the age of precisely 95 and a half on Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, 2015.He was born in Montclair, N.J., on March 29, 1920, to...
View ArticleFuel Assistance Program open
According to a press release from the South Shore Community Action Council, the Fuel Assistance Program is open for applications. Anyone who did not receive an application in the mail and feels that...
View ArticleBuzz’s family thanks you
To the Editor: Meredith and I would like to thank family, friends, and the community for all their love and support for the passing of our father, Buzz Blankenship. Though we are both in shock at...
View ArticleHarleys will ride for Red Stocking Fund
The Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders will hold their 27th annual Run to benefit the Red Stocking Fund on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 9 am, starting at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs. All motorcycles and vehicles...
View ArticleYouth cross-country team run in Cape meet
The Martha’s Vineyard Middle School Cross Country team participated in the All Cape Cross Country meet on Oct. 29, 2015. Approximately 100 boys and 100 girls ran a 1.5-mile course at Mattacheese Middle...
View ArticleYoung soccer team goes strong into postseason
By R.J. White For the second year in a row, the high school men’s varsity soccer team, under the leadership of Coach Esteban Aranzabe, have emerged victorious as EAC conference champions and state...
View ArticleRoger Neuhoff
Loving and devoted husband and father Roger Neuhoff died peacefully Oct. 28th on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 87. Born Feb.16, 1928, in New York City to Jerome and Betty Green Neuhoff, Roger spent his...
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The West Tisbury Young Authors Project: Home is where the fish are
By Aria Vickers Recently, teacher Annemarie Ralph launched a young authors’ project at the West Tisbury School, and asked the MVTimes if we would be interested in publishing the works of middle school...
View ArticleJenni Oliver
Longtime Edgartown resident Jennifer Clarke Low Oliver, a children’s book illustrator and New Yorker cover artist, died Thursday, Oct. 29, from complications of ALS. She was 70. Her 28 covers for the...
View ArticleBirth
Isabelle Avery Teixeira Kristina E. Finley and Nicholas Teixeira of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Isabelle Avery Teixeira, on Oct. 29, 2015, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Isabelle...
View ArticleEditorial: Thoughtful planning, healthy aging
One of the defining attractions of living on Martha’s Vineyard is that many of us get to live more or less the way we like, relatively free of the compromises modern American life requires of many or...
View ArticleSober Halloween party thanks
To the Editor: A sober Halloween party was held at the Tisbury Senior Center on Fri, Oct 30th. We would like to give our appreciation and recognition to the businesses that donated gift certificates...
View ArticleIt was boo-tiful
To the Editor: As a parent and neighbor, I would like to thank the Oak Bluffs Police and Oak Bluffs selectmen for closing Vineyard Avenue on Halloween night. The road was safe from car traffic and...
View Article‘Laudato Si´’ discussions were rewarding
To the Editor: I would like to thank and commend the Rev. Cathlin Baker for her generosity, foresight, and wisdom in hosting reflections on “Ladauto Si´ — On Care for Our Common Home,” the recent...
View ArticleNiantic Park build throws thank-you party
To the Editor: The Island spirit is defined by the perseverance of dreamers, and there was no place more evident of this spirit than the Niantic Park Playground over the recent five-day community...
View ArticleA new chapter for Hospice of M.V.
To the Editor: I am writing to let our community know that Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard will be turning a page and starting a new chapter this year. With a history of more than 34 years of providing...
View ArticleIndonesian fires endanger wildlife
To the Editor: Please spread the word about this excruciatingly sad story: Indonesia, across its 3,200-mile length, is on fire, and thousands of endangered species are losing their habitat, or their...
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