Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank names Tom Sharkey as interim president and CEO
The chairman of Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank’s board of trustees, Frank Fenner, announced in a Dec. 22 press release that Thomas J. Sharkey will serve as the bank’s interim president and chief...
View ArticleState lawmakers vote to delay opening of pot shops
The legal sale of marijuana in Massachusetts will be pushed back well into 2018, according to a press release from the State House News Service. The amendment to the law to legalize recreational use of...
View ArticleJohn Hilton
John Hilton, 54, died unexpectedly at Morton Hospital in Taunton on Dec. 25, 2016. He was born in Oak Bluffs, the son of Spencer and Esther (Santos) Hilton. Formerly a Martha’s Vineyard resident, John...
View ArticleAdvice for the New Year
In 2017 let’s climb a tree take a swim do something unexpected on a whim walk a dog ride a horse and have a lot of intercourse. —Anonymous The post Advice for the New Year appeared first on...
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Martha’s Vineyard rings in 2017 in style
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Patricia Blanc
Patricia Blanc, beloved wife, mother of six, with 16 grandchildren, died peacefully on Dec. 31, 2016, at home on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by her husband Rene and family. A written tribute of her...
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Cheryl B. Stark
Partners Cheryl Stark, left, and Margery Meltzer at the 50th anniversary of CB Stark in June 2016.—Photo: Sam Moore Cheryl B. Stark, 70, died at her West Tisbury home on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. A...
View ArticleIntro to artisan bread baking
Learn the basics of baking artisan bread at the Vineyard Bread Project on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 8:45 to 11:45 am. You will learn basic techniques on dough mixing, shaping, and baking. White and whole...
View Article‘We Dance’ at Pathways
On Friday, Jan. 6, join Pathways in Chilmark for an evening of performances by local dancers, followed by a community dance party. Guest performers include Leah Crosby, Danielle Doell, Christina...
View ArticleWinter walk
Join the Vineyard Conservation Society for a winter walk around the Frances Newhall Woods Preserve on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 1 pm. This 512-acre property houses one of the largest intact ecosystems on...
View ArticleMaitland Armstrong Edey
Maitland Armstrong Edey, a resident of West Tisbury, died on Dec. 30, 2016. An obituary will follow in a later edition of this paper. The post Maitland Armstrong Edey appeared first on Martha's...
View ArticleJanice Harlow Mead
Janice Harlow (Brett) Mead, “Jan,” died peacefully on Martha’s Vineyard on Dec. 28, 2016. Jan was born on March 27, 1925, the youngest of four daughters of Alden and Kathrene Brett. She grew up in...
View ArticleR.J. Connelly III named to 10 Best Estate Planning Attorneys for 2016
R.J. Connelly III of Oak Bluffs has been named one of the 10 Best Estate Planning Attorneys by the American Institute of Legal Counsel (AIOLC), an invitation-only legal organization recognizing...
View ArticleIrene Carson MacKenty
Irene Carson MacKenty of Edgartown died on Dec. 30, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital at the age of 91. Her passing was caused by a sudden stroke complicated by the nine years that she endured...
View ArticlePoem: Leaves
By John Ortman Leaves in the wind Blown and scattered, Whirl in a spiral Turn in the air. Leaves in the wind Dance and frolic, Crackle a song Across the lawn. Leaves in the wind Circling downward,...
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Island jeweler Cheryl Stark dead at age 70
Well-known Island jeweler and store owner Cheryl B. Stark died at the age of 70 in her West Tisbury home on Monday, Jan. 2. Ms. Stark first came to the Vineyard in May 1966 at the age of 19. After...
View ArticleState minimum wage rose on Jan. 1
According to the State House News Service, on Sunday, Jan. 1, nearly half a million of the lowest-paid workers in Massachusetts received their third annual pay increase as the minimum hourly wage...
View ArticleTisbury displays menorah in Owen Park
A nine-foot menorah was placed in Owen Park last Friday to mark the last three days of Hanukkah. Rabbi Dr. Yosef Glassman, who initiated the project with other members of the Jewish community, told The...
View ArticleMVRHS sports results Dec. 28, 2016-Jan. 3, 2017
Boys Varsity Hockey (2-2-1) Wed., Dec. 28: Spaulding (N.H.) 6, Martha’s Vineyard 3 MV goals: Aksel Cooperrider, Jacob Gundersen, Nainoa Cooperrider Thu., Dec. 29: Martha’s Vineyard 4, Portsmouth (N.H.)...
View ArticleWhere is the sense in hospital parking policy?
To the Editor: At 2:30 am Wednesday, I was diagnosed at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s emergency room with both pneumonia and the flu. As usual, the doctors and nurses were fantastic, and I was sent...
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