Monthly Archives: April 2024
Tisbury unveils master plan
Tisbury presented a long-awaited master plan to residents and officials at town hall on Monday. The document was unanimously adopted that evening by the...
Crew shortage cancels ferries on both SSA routes
A batch of crew shortages has caused ferry cancellations for the Steamship Authority (SSA) on Tuesday afternoon.
The passenger ferry Island Home’s 1:15 pm departure...
House rep. eyes funding for Island fisheries
Massachusetts State Rep. Dylan Fernandes has earmarked $935,000 in state funding for Cape Cod and the Islands in the House’s 2025 budget.
Part of the...
MVYouth announces college scholarship recipients
MVYouth has announced its recent round of scholarships, awarding roughly $990,000 in college, healthcare and education, and workforce development scholarships to 12 high school...
New director named for Up-Island Council on Aging
The Up-Island Council on Aging has a new director, starting in the coming weeks.
Bethany Hammond, who has been the assistant director, will take over...
Services for Joseph John Prebeg
There will be a celebration to honor the life of Joseph John Prebeg at the M.V. Agricultural Hall on Saturday, June 8, at 2...
Services Saturday for Elizabeth Flanders Campbell
Elizabeth Flanders Campbell, 64, peacefully died at her home in Chilmark on March 8, 2024, surrounded by her family.
She was the loving wife of...
Lawrence Oren Stearns
Lawrence Oren Stearns, 90, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Larry was the son of Marion (Hale) and Elton Stearns. He...
Ernest S. Lamoreaux III
Ernest S. Lamoreaux III (“Bud”) died on March 5 at his home in Edgartown. He was 89.
Bud is survived by his wife Susan and...
Enough of the clear-cutting
To the Editor:
Dirt. Mounds of dirt, vast expanses of dirt. Heaps of dirt are replacing trees, rabbits, birds, chipmunks, squirrels, grass, wildflowers, bees’ nests,...
Wicked Little Letters
“Wicked Little Letters” is delightfully wicked and naughty indeed.
This amusing British mystery is inspired by a real-life scandal that rocked the population of the...
Bringing sexual violence out of the shadows
Several dozen Vineyarders carried signs through Oak Bluffs' downtown on Saturday morning, showing solidarity with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Marchers, some themselves...
Spring turkey season kicks off
It’s not Thanksgiving, but wild turkeys are now fair game for hunting. The spring wild turkey season lasts from Monday, April 29, to Saturday,...
Trash and treasure at Earth Day Fest
Hundreds of volunteers, dozens of environmental organizations and several aquatic fauna made a lively Earth Day Festival at the Martha's Vineyard Museum over the...
Longtime Gosnold select board chair not seeking re-election
Updated May 1
The leadership of the commonwealth’s smallest town is shifting, with more changes expected in the near future.
After more than two decades of...
Fanfare for the Little Leaguers
It’s an annual right of spring and perhaps more American than apple pie: opening day for Little League — and it was a little...
Aquinnah candidates speak to voters
Aquinnah voters go to the polls May 16 and there will be a contested race for one seat on the town’s select board.
Jannette Vanderhoop,...
Another new restaurant planned for Oak Bluffs
The old home of Red Cat Kitchen may not be sitting empty for long.
The Oak Bluffs select board provided unanimous conditional approval for a...
Trustees Chappy access plan takes step forward
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for over-sand vehicle access on Chappaquiddick properties managed by the Trustees of Reservations, with a...
Fire departments train at Oak Bluffs terminal
Personnel with the Oak Bluffs Fire Department, along with partners in neighboring towns, undertook training exercises at the Steamship Authority terminal on Wednesday evening.
Oak...