The need is now
To the Editor: We hear a lot about how we must restrict, or better, cut off, the flow of refugees from the tormented Middle East. Governors outdo one another in voicing suspicion that the people who...
View ArticleTurkey tennis tournament raised funds for Doctors Without Borders
Airport Fitness and Tennis in Edgartown hosted the 19th annual Turkey Open Mixed Doubles Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The event is a fundraiser for Doctors without Borders. Kye Howell and Susan...
View ArticleThanksgiving Day race in Oak Bluffs
The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Oak Bluffs will start at the Oak Bluffs Police Station on Oak Bluffs Ave at 8:30 am, Thursday. Registration for the 5K will begin at 7:30 am. There is a $10 entry...
View ArticleThe West Tisbury young authors: Madia Bellebuono
The West Tisbury Young authors, in the middle school at the West Tisbury School, write weekly about experiences on the Island. Madia Bellebuono is in the eighth grade. I have participated in the Wild...
View ArticleGatchell family lights up for the holiday season
Continuing a 37-year tradition, at 5 pm on Thanksgiving evening, Lynn and Robert Gatchell of Oak Bluffs will hit the switch on thousands of Christmas lights, along with a holiday-decoration lineup that...
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Juanita Hazel Rose Jackson
Juanita Hazel Rose Jackson, a quiet affable lady with a sense of humor, died at Windemere on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. She was 96. Juanita Hazel Rose Jackson Juanita moved to Vineyard Haven from Boston...
View ArticleServices Tuesday for Janice Feltz of West Tisbury
Janice Feltz of West Tisbury died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She was the wife of the late Francis F. Cournoyer. A visitation for family and friends will be held on...
View ArticleThe Teddy Bear Suite opens its doors
The annual Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite fundraiser opened its doors at the Harbor View Hotel’s Captain Rowley Cottage in Edgartown on Friday, Nov. 27. According to a press release, the festive...
View ArticleA gift that gives on the rebound
Looking for an only-on-the-Vineyard gift for someone? Consider the Island license plate. Not only will it mark you, and your car, as an Islander, but proceeds from its sale go to Martha’s Vineyard...
View ArticleLinda Wheaton
Linda Lee Schatz Wheaton passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, at the home of her older daughter in East Falmouth. She was the wife of the late Calvin Frederick Wheaton of...
View ArticleHelen Issokson
Helen (Goldberg) Issokson, 90, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Vineyard Haven on Oct. 31, 2015. Her life on the Vineyard ended as it began — with her smiling her way to her next adventure....
View ArticleOak Bluffs prepares to light the lights
The annual Oak Bluffs Tree Lighting event is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 pm in Post Office Square. The Vineyard Classic Brass band will play traditional carols, and Oak Bluffs selectmen’s...
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Fill those stockings (and your belly) at the Winter Farmers Market
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View ArticleReal Estate Transactions: November 23–27, 2015
Chilmark Nov. 24, Cecily P. Dreyer, individually and trustee, and Elizabeth Dreyer and Michael S. Dreyer, trustees, Albert S. Dreyer Family Trust, sold 134 South Rd. to Norman L. Perry, trustee, Norman...
View ArticleA goal worthy of consideration
To the Editor: This letter is in response to Gus Ben David, who in a Letter to the Editor last week (Nov. 25, “Beware sidewalk biologists”) dismissed proponents of the Mill Brook Dam removal as...
View Article5K for KJ race results
Keegan Skidmore of Providence, R.I., won the 11th annual Kevin Johnson Scholarship Run (5K for KJ) this weekend with a time of 17:05. Michael Schroeder of West Tisbury took second place with 17:22, and...
View ArticleFirst Charter School girls basketball team
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School has middle school girls varsity and junior varsity basketball teams. Athletic director and physical education...
View ArticleBlazers tame Tigers in boys junior high hoops
The Oak Bluffs Blazers got off to a winning start in the new interscholastic boys basketball season with a 53-36 victory over the Tisbury Tigers on Tuesday afternoon at the Tisbury School. Jeremy Regan...
View ArticleRainy Goodale wins swim contest in Japan
Rainy Goodale took first place in the 50 meter breaststroke at the Japan Masters Sprint swim meet this weekend with a time of 36.74 seconds. Ms. Goodale is a member of Martha’s Vineyard Masters and the...
View ArticleShana Metzger returns as Sharks general manager
In a press release on Monday, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks baseball team announced that Shana Metzger will enter her second season as general manager. Sharks president and director of baseball...
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