Monthly Archives: November 2022
Tisbury ordered to release Santon minutes
Updated
Tisbury’s select board has been ordered to release executive session minutes. The order came Monday as part of a determination from the Division of...
Time to find a better solution
We doubt the homeless problem on Martha’s Vineyard is going away anytime soon. The lack of affordable housing and rental apartments has been well-documented...
Bank’s gift provides a lift
To the Editor:
The Martha's Vineyard Bank Foundation’s recent gift of $10,000 designated for the GoGoGrandparent Program will make it possible for this pilot program...
Shelter to open Thursday
The overnight shelter on the campus of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services is scheduled to open on Thursday, Dec. 1. The shelter will be operated...
MVRHS airs proposed FY24 budget
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Committee presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 at a public hearing Tuesday evening.
MVRHS Principal Sara...
Navigator Homes’ expected daily rates above state average
The expected daily rates for Navigator Homes are a little higher than the state average.
Navigator Homes, which is planned to be built in Edgartown...
Aquinnah establishes Cliff lease committee
The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved establishing a Aquinnah Cliff lease committee during its Tuesday afternoon meeting. During a previous meeting, the board reached...
Sunset Lake tree to return
A fundraising campaign sponsored by the Oak Bluffs Business Association, Friends of Oak Bluffs, and the Friends and Neighbors of Sunset Lake, to cover...
The court and the death penalty
The Supreme Court, in the week of Nov. 13, declined to hear or halt the execution of four prisoners on death row in Arizona,...
Accusations are hard to overcome
To the Editor:
I was surprised that the M.V. Times issue of Nov. 10 had no mention of the settlement of the long-running legal squabbles...
Islander offered a reliable commute
To the Editor:
I thoroughly enjoyed your article on the SSA Islander (“Showing some love for the tub,” Nov. 23). For most of my Monday-through-Friday...
MVRHS sports wrap-up
MVRHS winter sports teams get ready
Over the next couple of weeks, the varsity hockey, basketball, swimming, and indoor track seasons will begin at Martha’s...
Fire chiefs to host EMT open house
The Dukes County Fire Chiefs will host an open house for prospective EMT students at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Tuesday, Dec. 6....
Eversource announces energy cost increases
Eversource announced on Monday that its customers will be facing increases to their energy costs this winter.
“Many Americans are coping with increasing prices, including...
Cape Light Compact announces energy rates
Updated 12/5
Cape Light Compact announced in a press release it set the electricity supply rate for its green aggregation power supply program for the...
Sign up for a home energy assessment
An information table for Islanders who want to learn how to make their homes energy-efficient is set up at Island libraries. According to an...
Haley appeals state ethics commission decision
Aquinnah select board member Gary Haley is appealing a decision by the state Ethics Commission that he violated the state’s conflict of interest law...
FBI still investigating ambulance billing
Oak Bluffs town administrator Deborah Potter says a federal investigation into the town's prior ambulance billing isn’t over. In a Nov. 17 letter to...
Whelan family hasn’t heard from Russian captive
The family of Paul Whelan, a man held captive by Russia for nearly four full years, hasn’t heard from him in nearly a week,...
Alfred C.W. Daniels
Alfred C.W. Daniels, 88, formerly of Oak Bluffs, passed away on Nov. 26, 2022.
Family and friends are invited to gather for visiting hours on...