Monthly Archives: January 2024
Right whale was entangled in 2022
Updated Feb. 1
The female right whale that washed up dead in Edgartown this week has been individually identified from the aquarium's North Atlantic Right...
Steamship announces summer reservation dates
Updated, Feb 2.
The Steamship Authority has announced new dates for summer vehicle reservations, following technical issues the last two weeks.
The steamship announced the new...
A sign of the times?
First came the high winds. They blew hard against the “MV Times” sign above the entry to our newsroom, leaving it hanging by one...
Housing committee makeup problematic
To the Editor:
It was with great sorrow that I read of the discomfort that the West Tisbury Select Board had with the affordable housing...
JetBlue cuts Vineyard-Westchester flights
As part of an initiative to refocus its company’s network, JetBlue Airways says it will be discontinuing a number of its routes, including service...
Mill Brook restoration dispute nearing resolution
Two Island nonprofits caught in a lengthy dispute over the restoration of the headwaters of a river snaking through West Tisbury and Chilmark say...
New wind strategy advanced to protect right whales
The federal government announced a new strategy aimed at protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale while the development of offshore wind ramps...
Aquinnah shoring up erosion
After a series of storms shook up beach and coastline areas Island-wide, Aquinnah is looking to shore up coastal infrastructure and clear out a...
60 years of summer fun
Nature abounds on the Vineyard. We’re surrounded by rolling hills, amazing rocks, red cliffs, marshland, two wildlife sanctuaries, and miles of coastline. According to...
Losing loved ones
A single shot changed 8-year-old Lily’s life forever in Elaine Kelliher’s “Do You Think I Cried Too Long?” The author writes, “A shotgun blast...
‘The Zone of Interest’ and the banality of evil
“The Zone of Interest,” about an apparently ordinary Nazi family living next to Auschwitz concentration camp, comes to the M.V. Film Center on Friday,...
Museum Pieces: You’re part of the story
“Change often takes time. It rarely happens all at once.” —U.S. Rep. John Lewis
The world is always changing, which requires us to change with...
The curtain calls
Even if you never dreamed of appearing before the footlights, “Theater Fun for Adults” at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is the place to be...
Novel ideas
The LGBTQI+ Book Club at the West Tisbury library has been going strong since February 2023. Library director Alexandra Pratt explains that the club...
Around the Writers’ Table: Winter writing
Writing tends to be a solitary endeavor, as does spending a winter on the Vineyard. Given these two situational happenstances, it’s not surprising that...
What Are You Watching? Instagram reels
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
As the sun sets and my day wraps up, I typically watch a show or movie on Netflix. Lately...
Love Laugh Leap Live
Featherstone Center for the Arts continues its annual tradition by opening the exhibition year with a love-themed show in celebration of Valentine’s Day. 2024...
Annual Big Night Out
Vineyard Montessori School hosts an unforgettable evening of dancing and fun at the 27th annual Big Night Out fundraiser. On Saturday, Feb. 3, from...
Friday Reset and Rest
By Friday, we could all probably use a little reset. As luck would have it, M.V. Museum is providing a series of Friday Reset...
Party cookies
Funfetti cake mix was hugely popular when I was a kid. My 10-year-old self thought it was very luxurious and decadent to have a...