Tisbury time capsule
In January 1967, students in the Tisbury School sixth grade class taught by Dorothy R. Howell placed a time capsule in the wall of the Vineyard Haven Public Library, with the intention of opening it 50...
View ArticleCourt report: March 6 – 10, 2017
March 6, 2017 Kenan L. Chaplin, Newington, Conn.; DOB 2/21/86, assault and battery, malicious destruction of property under $250: continued to pretrial conference. Nathan Francis, Oak Bluffs; DOB...
View ArticleNever mind hiring visa workers, hire local students
To the Editor: With the midterm break, I came home from college to the Vineyard to see if I could secure a job for the summer. Contrary to what most people think, local college students want a job...
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“On any given night, we will know everybody’s name in here. If some of our people don’t come in, Rachel will call them up and say, ‘Is everything OK? You are missing the spaghetti and meatballs!’”...
View ArticleWind power isn’t as clean as you think
To the Editor: What the companies building wind-power projects south of Martha’s Vineyard don’t tell the public about is the destruction of fish habitat. These wind farms are huge in area, at least...
View ArticleRabbit slaughter was disturbing
To the Editor: We were so disappointed to see the article and photographs celebrating the slaughter of rabbits and lamenting the ending of the “pleasures” of hunting them in last week’s Community...
View ArticleMV Figure Skating hosts 29th annual ice show
The Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club will be performing its 29th annual ice show, “Broadway on Ice: Showstoppers!” at the MV Ice Arena this weekend. The show will be Friday, March 17, from 6 to 8...
View ArticleWe don’t need an emergency coordinator
To the Editor: Regarding the article about the snowstorm causing some confusion and power outages (March 8, “February blizzard exposed disarray in Island emergency management”): To say we need a...
View ArticleEveryday environmentalist for turf fields
To the Editor: As I stand on the sidelines, as I have done for the past 11 years, watching my daughters pursue their dreams, I have had a lot of time to think. It has been a huge effort on their part...
View ArticleBusiness Brief: Adam Rebello joins Ocean Park Realty
Adam Rebello, a lifelong resident of Oak Bluffs, has joined Ocean Park Realty as a sales agent. A graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, he has been in the restaurant business on the...
View ArticleFly Rod Striped Bass Catch & Release Tournament set for June 3
Despite recent snow, Cooper “Coop” Gilkes of Edgartown said fly fishermen are already looking forward to the 26th annual Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club Fly Rod Catch & Release Tournament. “I...
View ArticleArmy Corps of Engineers terminates contract with Menemsha dredge contractor
The delay-plagued $2.2 million Menemsha dredge project will have a new contractor when work resumes later this year. According to a March 6 two-page letter, the Army Corps of Engineers has terminated...
View ArticleEditorial: Turf wars
A long and impassioned Island debate has swirled around the regional high school committee’s proposal, nearing a scheduled May 11 hearing date at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, to enter into the...
View ArticleAvery Simmons wins Edgartown School spelling bee
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Edgartown School students filled the gymnasium for the annual Edgartown School Spelling Bee. According to a press release, the following students represented their homerooms and...
View ArticleGreen Burial and Natural Death Care discussion
On Sunday, March 19, at 2 pm, the West Tisbury library will host a discussion about Green Burial and Natural Death Care with Judith Lorei, a green burial advocate; Heather Massey, a consultant and...
View ArticleLucille Plotz; burial Friday
Lucille Weckstein Plotz died March 13, 2017 at her home in Brooklyn at the age of 90. She, along with her husband Charles, was a summer resident of Menemsha for almost 50 years. A lifelong and proud...
View ArticleControlled burn in Edgartown this weekend
On Saturday, March 18th, the Edgartown Fire Department will conduct a controlled burn in the area of Crocker Drive and Muskoday Lane. Access will be limited on these roads and surrounding areas. The...
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Maine fugitive nabbed in Edgartown
Eric Olsen – Oak Bluffs Police Department On Wednesday, March 15, just after 12 pm, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown police teamed up to arrest Eric Charles Olson, age 41, who was wanted on outstanding...
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Martha’s Vineyard Hospital went green with giving on St. Patrick’s Day
More than 600 food items were donated. In recognition of St. Patrick’s Day, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital employees took part in giving back to their community on Friday, March 17 by wearing green and...
View ArticleMocha Mott’s reopens in Oak Bluffs
After being closed for a month, Mocha Mott’s has reopened its Circuit Ave., Oak Bluffs store. Locals no longer have to travel all the way to Vineyard Haven for their lattes. The store is open daily...
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