Clik here to view.
Workplace Dispute Unearths Animosity on Town Cemetery Commission
4:25 pm, May 6, 2015Steve MyrickThe Edgartown cemetery commission is awaiting a recommendation from the town’s labor counsel on disciplinary action against cemetery superintendent Jennifer Morgan,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Neighbors Sound Note of Caution Over Thimble Farm Operation
7:20 pm, May 6, 2015Megan CerulloExpanding operations at Island Grown Initiative’s Thimble Farm were a topic of concern among neighbors during a hearing at the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, when...
View ArticleDylan Arrives
3:41 pm, May 7, 2015Jennifer and Tim Klein of Edgartown announced the birth of a daughter, Dylan Paige Klein, born on April 29 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
View ArticleProbation for Accountant Filing False Tax Returns
3:43 pm, May 7, 2015A Vineyard Haven accountant was sentenced to three years of probation last week after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns in which he underreported more than $800,000 in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who's Your Daddy? For Island Shellfish, Honors Go to One Man
3:58 pm, May 7, 2015Mollie DoyleOn a brisk late April morning, Rick Karney stands at a large sink filled with warm water and 24 Pyrex glass meatloaf dishes filled with filtered salt water and quahaugs....
View ArticleOak Bluffs School Announces Honor Roll
4:11 pm, May 7, 2015The Oak Bluffs School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2014-2015 academic year.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Challenger Takes on Four-Term Incubment in Aquinnah Selectman Race
4:30 pm, May 7, 2015Alex ElvinIn the only contested race in Aquinnah this year, longtime selectman James Newman will face challenger Barbara Bassett for a three-year term on the board. The town...
View ArticleClik here to view.
History Comes Alive
4:37 pm, May 7, 2015The women in history through theatre program led by Phyllis Vecchia just completed its fifth year in Island schools.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Senior Center Tops Aquinnah Warrant
4:52 pm, May 7, 2015Alex Elvin Aquinnah will have the final say in whether to pay for the purchase of a new Center for Living for Island seniors at its annual town meeting Tuesday. The meeting begins...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Training and Community Policing Top Edgartown Police Review
5:01 pm, May 7, 2015Steve Myrick Interim Edgartown police chief Jack Collins conducted an evaluation and search for a successor to retiring police chief Antone Bettencourt. Mr. Collins issued an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Up-Island Schools Wrestle With Budget Cuts
4:51 pm, May 7, 2015Olivia Hull The up-Island regional school district committee struggled to make significant cuts to its budget this week amid growing confusion and disagreement over the implications...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Escalating School Costs
6:07 pm, May 7, 2015Voters in West Tisbury made themselves heard loud and clear at the ballot box last month when they rejected a request to override the state tax cap for school spending.
View ArticleClik here to view.
2 Youngs Way, Chilmark
9:41 am, May 8, 2015Wallace & Co. | Sotheby's International RealtyLocated in the heart of quintessential Chilmark, this property is nestled between the Allen Farm to the north and Lucy Vincent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
With Month to Go Before Move, Rapid Progress at Gay Head Light
2:20 pm, May 8, 2015Steve Myrick Site preparation for the Gay Head Light relocation is progressing quickly, with the excavation work nearly complete, and the actual move now planned to begin on June 10.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Led by Senior Samantha Potter, Girls' Tennis Beats Barnstable Again
2:09 pm, May 8, 2015Megan CerulloFor the second time in two months, playing at home on Thursday afternoon the Vineyard girls edged out a 3-2 victory over Barnstable, a division one team. Samantha...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Littlest Anglers Take Home Biggest Fish at Annual Trout Tournament
1:21 pm, May 9, 2015Megan CerulloYoungsters and their families rose before the sun Saturday morning, some as early as 2 a.m., to claim prime fishing real estate along Duarte’s Pond in West Tisbury for...
View ArticleMildred Higgins Was Retired Physical Therapist
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 1:10pmMildred Svehlak Higgins, devoted wife and mother, died April 28, 2015, at home following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 83.She was born Feb. 12, 1932,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scrimshaw Exhibit Opens
1:21 pm, May 12, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s latest exhibit, aptly titled Teeth, opens on Friday, May 15, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Port Hunter Is Back
1:28 pm, May 12, 2015Port Hunter returns to the Edgartown bar scene this weekend with acoustic rockers John Beninghof and Daniel Byrnes on Friday.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deals on Wheels
1:35 pm, May 12, 2015The Island Children's School's Mayfest features a bike swap this year, so bring a young rider by for a new set of wheels or to leave an old set.
View Article