Monthly Archives: May 2023
Irish Repertory production comes to the Playhouse
With Irish wit and charm, Michael Mellamphy as Tim Finnegan, spins an enthralling yarn of crime, immigration, America’s struggling poor, corruption — and love...
Students gather for the climate
On Thursday, May 25, more than 200 Island students from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School gathered...
Massachusetts needs to own nitrogen cleanup
The town of Tisbury deserves praise for developing a plan to address wastewater issues in Tashmoo and the rest of the community. With Massachusetts...
Around the Bookstore: The classics are worth revisiting
In the morning and evening, when I go upstairs to turn on or off the lights at the bookstore, I pass our Classics section,...
Living and loving well
I thought I’d had my fill of reading inspirational self-help books in the 1980s, and hadn’t done so until picking up “Live, Learn, Love...
‘Vineyard Folk’ celebrates the human landscape of the Island
There should be a warning on the cover of Tamara Weiss, Amanda Benchley, and Elizabeth Cecil’s new book, “Vineyard Folk: Creative People and Places...
Compelling works
Circuit Arts, like its founder and everyone who works for this stellar organization, bursts with creativity and a profound dedication to building community through...
Nesting birds keep Norton Point off-limits for vehicles
Edgartown officials announced last week that the town’s management plan for Norton Point Beach has received approval from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species...
Oak Bluffs pursuing new compost facility
Oak Bluffs is pursuing funding to build a commercial composting facility, but even if the town is successful, the Island may still need to...
State Senate proposes lifting Steamship borrowing limit
The Massachusetts Senate advanced a proposal that would raise the Steamship Authority’s borrowing limit, which could better help the transportation agency electrify its fleet.
During...
Regional authorities push for ferry electrification
Calls to add an electric ferry to the Steamship Authority fleet intensified this past week.
Three regional bodies — the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Dukes County...
Making deep connections through the ‘art of conservation’
From the mouths (and eyes) of babes comes the most profound response to climate change I’ve seen in a while. This year’s annual exhibit,...
Eating inn
Everything about Lambert’s Cove Inn and Resort is lovely, from the tree-lined road leading up to the inn to the serene dining room. It...
MVRHS senior earns full-ride college scholarship for caddies
As Edgartown student Jack Walsh began the process of looking for college scholarships this past August, he soon found out he had to be...
MVRHS Sports wrap-up
Vineyard baseball blows out Nantucket in home finale
Having already been relegated from playoff contention, the Vineyarders were playing for pride when they hosted the...
Housing, nursing shortage impacts on-Island healthcare staffing.
Although the pandemic is considered over, some Island healthcare providers are still feeling its effects on employment.
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has nearly 200 openings, and...
Alan Dershowitz to return to Chilmark library
The Chilmark board of library trustees has agreed to allow attorney Alan Dershowitz back to the town’s library to promote his latest book, “Dershowitz...
What Are You Watching: ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
About a month ago, I started watching the popular American sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” and it has...
50 years at the Yard
The Yard’s 50th summer anniversary is just about here, and there is a lot to celebrate. The roster of this Chilmark-based institution is full...
A tour de force for our times
Spring into summer with a romp through a lineup of famous English poets imitated, in an act of homage, by former Kent State professor...