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September is Meant for Sailing
4:38 pm, September 10, 2015Jim Malkin Life after Labor Day; it’s the best sailing time in New England. Harbors are emptying, waters are reasonably warm and light northerly winds give us crisp, clear...
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Like Their Students, Teachers Must Constantly Learn
4:44 pm, September 10, 2015Elaine Cawley WeintraubSummer days are over and another school year begins. There’s a spirit of hopefulness.
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Perfect Cast for a Vineyard State of Mind
4:45 pm, September 10, 2015Paul Greenberg I’m back at my desk in Manhattan now, wiggling my left index finger in my ear, hunting and pecking on my keyboard with my right. Overall, very little “work” is...
View ArticleWomen Empowered Honors Women of the Year
5:45 pm, September 10, 2015Women Empowered will honor four Island women and host a keynote speaker at the 2015 women of the year champagne brunch on Sunday, Sept. 27.
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Airport Faces Strict New Deadline from FAA on Lagging Rescue Building
7:13 pm, September 10, 2015Steve Myrick and Remy TuminThe Federal Aviation Administration has given the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission a deadline of Dec. 31 to finish designing an aircraft rescue...
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Rods Ready, Albies Biting; 70th Derby Begins on Sunday
7:16 pm, September 10, 2015Alex Elvin By many accounts, the 70th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is shaping up for a strong start on Sunday morning. Committee member Amy Coffey...
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Season Recap
7:22 pm, September 10, 2015The Islands have long felt ambivalent about summer visitors, happy for the dollars they bring to a highly seasonal market, less so about the attendant traffic and congestion.
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Human Chain Started on Vineyard Puts Spotlight on Refugee Crisis
7:26 pm, September 10, 2015Alex ElvinBill Shipsey, founder of Art for Amnesty, a program of Amnesty International, organized a human chain around the Edgartown Lighthouse last week in advance of a...
View ArticleHello, Simona
8:07 pm, September 10, 2015Branimira Milkova and Petar Belchev of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Simona Petrova Belcheva, born Sept. 8 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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Robin Leaman, Longtime Camp Ground Resident, Was Devoted to Helping Others
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 8:10pmRobin Lobeck Leaman, a longtime summer resident of the Robin’s Nest cottage in the MVCMA Camp Ground, died July 17 in New York city. She was 85.Born on Independence...
View ArticleTown Hall Meeting about Health Care for Veterans
8:12 pm, September 10, 2015The VA Medical Center in Providence will host a town hall meeting on the Vineyard on Sept. 15 to discuss changes and improvements to veterans’ health care on the Island and...
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Esther Seferian Loved Nature and Music, Was Active Community Member
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 8:31pmEsther Seferian of Winchester and Chilmark died Saturday, August 22 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading after a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis....
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Sengekontacket Closed to Shellfishing
10:32 am, September 11, 2015Sara Brown Sengekontacket Pond is closed to shellfishing after the heavy rainfall on Thursday, Sept. 10. The pond is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the earliest.
View ArticleServices Monday for Philip A. Tucker Sr.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 3:11pmPhilip A. Tucker Sr. of Pocasset, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died at Windemere Nursing Facility on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was 82.A visitation will be held on...
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West Tisbury Selectmen Discuss Emergency Shelter, James Pond Management Plan
7:12 am, September 12, 2015Heather HamacekWith hurricane season under way and winter storm season on the way, West Tisbury selectmen heard from the town emergency manager this week about preparedness...
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Oak Bluffs Hears Results from Climate Change Study
9:17 am, September 12, 2015Steve Myrick An overflow crowd of about 60 people turned out Thursday evening in Oak Bluffs to hear the preliminary results of a study predicting how climate change will...
View ArticleDr. Walter Bunge
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 6:20pmDr. Walter Bunge, resident of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard for 13 years, died peacefully at home in Lexington, S.C. on Sept. 9 after a long and courageous battle...
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Margaret Skinner Loved Her Family and Spending Time in the Garden
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 6:37pmMargaret Manzon Skinner died peacefully at her home in West Tisbury on Sept. 9, surrounded by her loving family. She was 71.Margaret loved nothing more than...
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Opening Bell Rung, First Fish Weighed In: Derby is Underway
11:24 am, September 13, 2015Steve Myrick At the stroke of midnight Saturday, no one turned into a pumpkin, but a whole lot of people turned into obsessive, superstitious, and sometimes secretive...
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault Continues the Conversation About Race
9:49 pm, September 13, 2015Alex ElvinThree years ago, with a grant from the Ford Foundation, Charlayne Hunter-Gault began speaking with experts around the country who could shed light on the problem of...
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