Monthly Archives: June 2018
Martha’s Vineyard rallies for togetherness
More than 300 people gathered at the usual Five Corners spot to rally for families and reformed immigration policies. Organized by Sarah Nevin of...
Dr. Glassman makes cannabis house calls
On Monday, July 2, and Thursday, July 5, Rabbi Dr. Yosef Glassman will return to Martha’s Vineyard for his house-call tour to recommend medical...
Sponsored: Real Estate Confidential: Stone Homes
Weekly chit-chat about new listings, sales or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard real estate market, by Fred Roven, Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents,...
West Tisbury selectmen appoint new assistant treasurer/collector
On the recommendation of recently appointed treasurer/collector Kathy Logue and town accountant Bruce Stone, West Tisbury selectmen unanimously appointed Joan Chavez as assistant treasurer/collector...
The long and winding Beach Road
Several Tisbury residents and Beach Road property and business owners pushed back against the 100 percent design plan for Beach Road presented by the...
Fishing pier was a group effort
To the Editor:
The Times Fishing Report column of June 20 featured a discussion of the state fishing pier in Oak Bluffs. We are very...
Stop calling us the enemy
Too often in recent days, weeks, and months, we’ve felt the bitterness toward news people doing their jobs grow. It’s no coincidence that President...
Young Island activists continue march for their lives
Island residents Keith Chatinover, Owen Engler, and Mackenzie Condon live in a different world today. It’s a world in which they are adults and...
Brock and Hope Callen to receive Walter Cronkite Award
Brock Callen and his wife Hope Callen will receive this year’s Walter Cronkite Award for their perpetual support of Island conservation and their dedication...
Station Menemsha holds change of watch ceremony
Master Chief Robert Riemer handed off command of Station Menemsha Thursday to Senior Chief Justin Longval at a change of watch ceremony in the...
Joan Coles Potter
Joan Coles (Wall) Potter, 83 years young, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on June 18, 2018, while surrounded by her family. Like her husband,...
Scoba F. Rhodes
Scoba F. Rhodes, 79, of East Falmouth died on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Falmouth Hospital after an illness. He was born in...
Chilmark Town Column
It's nice to see surfers and standup paddleboarders return to Squibby in the early morning hours, and makes filling a couple of bags with...
Gas station pumps up construction
Construction of a gas station off Barnes Road in the Airport Business park is moving along after several delays on the project.
Louis Paciello, owner...
SSA diverts ferries headed to Oak Bluffs
Updated 10:45 am
Due to weather conditions, the Steamship Authority has diverted the 9:30 am trip from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven on Thursday. The...
Saudade: News from and for the Brazilian community/Notícias de e para a comunidade brasileira
A tradução deste artigo se encontra no final da versão em inglês
This month's Brazilian face is Rozana Pires. She arrived in the U.S. in...
Salting the wounds
Picked-up pieces as we waited in line just about everywhere over the past week.
The Steamship Authority has done it again. During a crossing between...
Conservation, public access are priorities
To the editor:
Your recent editorial on the Trade Wind Fields Preserve missed a number of facts about the property and its history. As the...
United colors of Oak Bluffs
Over the past few days I have wandered slightly aimlessly along Circuit Avenue to take its lifeforce temperature during the calm before the storm....
Sea school
In 1961 Martha’s Vineyard resident Robert Douglas, now 86, bought a house next to Owen Park. Overlooking an empty harbor, he drew plans for...