Monthly Archives: May 2024
Case dismissed in dispute between DA and sheriff
In an unusual move, an Edgartown district court judge dismissed a criminal case Thursday after the Dukes County Sheriff's Office failed to provide prosecutors...
Ravizza loses Edgartown defense lawyer
Jared Ravizza, the Vineyarder accused of last weekend’s off-Island stabbing spree, has lost his defense lawyer in a separate West Tisbury assault case.
Edgartown attorney...
Conservation commission decision faces pushback
After a months-long dispute between the Trustees and local landowners on Chappaquiddick, the opposing sides now agree on one thing: Neither is happy with...
Ferry ransomware attack remains unsolved
When the Steamship Authority was hit by a ransomware cyberattack on June 2, 2021, it hampered operations for a week, preventing customers from booking...
Garden Gate Art Show at Featherstone
Garden Gate Child Development Center aims to “fully support the development of each child and to ensure their successes as both students and citizens...
Ribbon-cutting at Carl Widdiss Way Apartments
A crowd of about 40 board members, foundation representatives, members of the Wampanoag community, and new neighbors celebrated the formal opening Wednesday of the...
District attorney denies auto accident despite police records
Robert Galibois II, district attorney for the Cape and the Islands, has repeatedly denied hitting another car in an accident last year. But police...
Rebecca Amos plaque restored
A plaque honoring Rebecca Amos, which went missing in April, and was presumed stolen, has been replaced at its former site on the African...
Pregnancy, hilarity, and sisterhood
Being pregnant has never been so funny — and touching — as in Pamela Adlon’s delightful new comedy “Babes,” playing at the M.V. Film...
Catch-and-release tournament
The 32nd annual Striped Bass Fly Rod Catch and Release Tournament will take place on Saturday, June 1, at 7 pm, and run to...
Magical sculpture trail
Explore the enchanting Island Folk Pottery sculpture trail. Artists Bill O'Callaghan and Heather Goff created the quarter-mile trail, which meanders through a magical landscape...
Oak Bluffs Open Market
Have fun while supporting local businesses and artists at the first Oak Bluffs Open Market. You’ll find specialty food, plants and cut flowers, artwork,...
Flying to Coop
Out of all the days of the week, Tuesday might be my least favorite. At the Times, we start to feel the squeeze of...
Piecing together a broken life
The Island is left trying to piece together the broken shards of the life of Jared Ravizza.
Every corner of the community seems to be...
Dance film movement
Circuit Arts breaks new ground. This Friday and Saturday, on stage and screen, the arts group will launch the Martha’s Vineyard Dance Film Festival...
Let’s look at ourselves
To the Editor:
We dodged a bullet, but the bullets are all around us — mental illness, and the possibility of violence.
Institutions, media, and the...
My favorite shorebirds
There’s lots of talk these days about shorebirds. They are beginning to nest, and sadly, their nesting sites often conflict with beachgoers’ desires to...
Freedom of expression
According to an article in The MV Times, the number of students at the Chilmark School has nearly doubled in 15 years. The increase...
Vineyarders headed to playoffs
Boys tennis earns No. 5 seed in all of Division III
With an undefeated record against Cape and Islands opposition and a 12-4 record overall,...
Museum Pieces: Connecting with the past
“... because you can’t take it all in at once.” –Audrey Hepburn
The past matters to all of us, no matter our previously held feelings...