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Vineyard Haven Family Escapes Fire Unharmed
10:48 am, October 1, 2015Steve MyrickA family’s diligence practicing fire drills and working smoke detectors helped a Vineyard Haven family escape a fire on Irene’s Way in the early morning hours...
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On the Pacific Crest Trail, Present and Future Echo Deeply
2:07 pm, October 1, 2015Ceili BrennanOn May 7 Ceili Brennan of East Chop and her friend began their quest to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from San Diego to British Columbia. On Monday, they will finish.
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Vineyard Notebook
3:27 pm, October 1, 2015Sue LamoreauxSummer has ebbed and fall is stirring. And what a beautiful summer it was. And what a beautiful fall it’s starting out to be. As I look out my kitchen window at the...
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Preparedness
5:59 pm, October 1, 2015As Hurricane Joaquin churned up through the southern Atlantic late this week, Islanders woke up with a jolt from the endless summer that has been the enduring hallmark of...
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Meals on Wheels Delivers; But Not Without Drivers
4:10 pm, October 1, 2015Heather HamacekMeals on Wheels has been delivering nutritious meals to home-bound seniors on the Vineyard for 43 years, but to keep the meals rolling out, volunteers are needed....
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Cape Air Says Noise Abatement Rules Are Being Followed
5:32 pm, October 1, 2015Steve MyrickResponding to recent complaints from West Tisbury residents about excessive noise from air traffic over the summer, the chief pilot for Cape Air said this week that...
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Fierce Debate Continues Over Beach Road Plan
12:35 pm, September 30, 2015Heather HamacekAt a three-hour-plus marathon meeting Tuesday, the Tisbury selectmen tentatively decided to take the Beach Road design question to a special town meeting...
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After Ten Years at Helm of Hospice, Terre Young Will Retire
5:38 pm, October 1, 2015Steve MyrickAs executive director of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard for the past 10 years, Terre Young has earned spectacular praise for her stewardship of the organization. Now...
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Elementary Schools See Sharp Drop in Science Scores on MCAS
5:45 pm, October 1, 2015Bill EvilleResults from the MCAS test administered last spring show a steep drop in performance in science in most Vineyard elementary schools. But test scores tell only part of...
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Farm Neck Foundation Opens Grant Cycle
6:18 pm, October 1, 2015The Farm Neck Foundation has issued a call for applicants for the foundation’s 2015 grants. Eligible are all Island nonprofit organizations whose goal is to improve the quality...
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Simply Stunning
10:29 am, October 2, 2015Hancock Real EstateContemporary residence, designed with care and respect for the surroundings. Superb quality is apparent throughout this home, affectionately known as "Three...
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Storm-Tossed Island, But Hurricane Threat Remote
4:17 pm, October 2, 2015Julia WellsDrenching rains and gale-force winds marked the start of the weekend, but forecasters and emergency managers breathed a little easier over the powerful hurricane...
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Earth Education, Food, Music; Living Local Festival Plants Many Seeds
3:24 pm, October 3, 2015Heather HamacekAfter days of drenching rain, the skies didn’t fully clear over the Agricultural Hall but the annual festival that celebrates all things sustainable and local...
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Local Wild Food Challenge Lures the Creative and the Adventurous
9:46 am, October 13, 2015Heather Hamacek Restaurateurs, home cooks and brave foodies gathered together Sunday for the sixth annual Local Wild Food Challenge, where foraged, hunted, fished and grown...
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Vineyard Boys Soccer Ties Rival Nantucket
11:28 am, October 13, 2015Alison L. MeadThe Vineyard boys varsity soccer team held their own against a large home crowd Saturday against rival Nantucket with a game that resulted in a 1-1 tie. The...
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Steeped in Fishing Tradition, Derby Is All-Ages Event
12:34 pm, October 13, 2015Alex ElvinThe Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, which is heading into its final stretch, is a multi-generational affair, with parents and kids casting lines...
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Stewart Kusinitz Owned Smoke 'N Bones
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 4:21pmStewart R. Kusinitz, 72, of Tiverton, R.I. and Martha’s Vineyard, died on Oct. 12 surrounded by his loving family after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He...
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Agnes (Narcie) Rice Lived Life to the Fullest
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 4:52pmAgnes Helen (Narcie) Rice died Sept. 21 surrounded by family and friends at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She had fallen down a flight of stairs at her own home in...
View ArticleFuneral Service Friday for Carl Edward Green
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 5:00pmThe family of Carl Edward Green of Oak Bluffs and New York city is saddened to announce his death on Oct. 10.He was the devoted husband of Beatrice (Bebee) Green, the...
View ArticleWest Tisbury Town Column: Oct. 16
10:38 pm, October 13, 2015John S. Alley Well the sunset, regrettably, is now occurring before 6 p.m. and getting earlier each day. When daylight saving time ends in 15 days the season of early darkness...
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