Daniel Greenman
Compromise reached on Chilmark tennis debate
Updated, April 24
At town meeting Tuesday night, Chilmark voters navigated to a middle ground on an issue that has rattled the up-Island town for...
Donation funds Heritage Trail plaque replacement
Plans are in motion to replace a plaque reported stolen from the Martha's Vineyard African-American Heritage Trail earlier this month, thanks to an anonymous...
Chilmark council grilled by residents over tennis dispute
Tensions flared at the Chilmark Community Center on Sunday during a discussion on the issues surrounding tomorrow’s town meeting vote over who will manage...
Chilmark town meeting considers electric vehicles, housing
On Tuesday, April 23, Chilmark voters will decide the fate of 33 warrant articles at the annual town meeting.
Questions before voters will cover funding...
Guerrilla gardener’s efforts bloom
If you notice more daffodils around the Vineyard this spring, you may have Melly Meadows to thank.
Meadows, a Vineyard Haven resident, says that she...
Chilmark tennis debate heats up before town meeting
As Chilmark gears up for its annual town meeting, town officials are expressing concerns about a proposal put forth by a local movement that...
Oak Bluffs elects new select board member
Incumbent Emma Green-Beach was re-elected to the Oak Bluffs select board Thursday night, and will be joined by first-timer K. Mark Leonard.
Green-Beach and Leonard...
Airport approves animal clinic’s lease
Martha’s Vineyard Airport officials unanimously voted to grant a new lease to Animal Health Care Associates (AHCA) on Thursday.
AHCA was the sole bidder for...
Edgartown ‘party bylaw’ doesn’t pass muster
Edgartown voters completed a marathon five-hour session for their special and annual town meetings, concluding after midnight.
Of the 110 articles considered, voters postponed a...
Animal clinic sole bidder on airport lease
After fear that one of the Vineyard's last remaining animal clinics might lose its lease at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, airport officials have confirmed...
High school considers Chromebook for every student
As early as next school year, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) could issue all of its students a Google Chromebook laptop and ban...
Vineyarders revel in the sun’s eclipse
In conjunction with observers from around the continent, Vineyarders basked in a near-total solar eclipse on Monday.
On the Island, residents took in the celestial...
Heritage Trail reports stolen plaque
Officials with the African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard are reporting that a plaque commemorating an enslaved woman has been stolen from Great Rock...
Small fuel spill reported in Vineyard Haven Harbor
A minor fuel spill occurred in the Vineyard Haven Harbor on Thursday morning, near Lagoon Pond Bridge, reports Tisbury harbormaster John Crocker.
Crocker says the...
Short list for high school architecture firm
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School has a short list of three architecture firms to choose from for its planned renovation or rebuild project.
The...
Top Edgartown School officials stepping down
Updated, April 5
Soon after parents’ frustrations at the Edgartown School were publicly aired, the top two officials in the down-Island school district will be...
School equity audit expected by summer
School officials say that the results from an equity audit of Island schools — an exercise used to find gaps in education through surveys...
Tisbury pushing new Five Corners plan
As early as this fall, physical labor may be underway to significantly reduce the amount of flooding at Vineyard Haven's Five Corners intersection.
A new...
Sunrise Wind lands federal approval
The United States Department of the Interior has approved the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project, which boasts a planned capacity of over 900 megawatts...
Kentucky Senator calls Vineyard hospital funding ‘shameful’
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital has secured $1.07 million in federal funds to supply medical equipment to help meet a growing demand, but a certain...