Concert and Pageant in West Tisbury
5:04 pm, December 16, 2015On Sunday, Dec. 20, the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury will hold its annual holiday concert. This year, the rarely heard Christmas Story by the 17th century...
View ArticleGeraldine Brooks Reading
5:07 pm, December 16, 2015Geraldine Brooks will give a book signing at the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore in Vineyard Haven on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. Her latest book is The Secret Chord, published...
View ArticleSongs for Uganda
5:08 pm, December 16, 2015Rosewater Market and Take Away is offering more than food on Friday evening, Dec. 18, although tasty bites will be in abundance too. From 5 to 8 p.m. the market will be filled...
View ArticleWilliam Waterway Tribute
5:12 pm, December 16, 2015On Monday, Dec. 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. there will be a memorial service to honor William Waterway and his stewardship of lighthouses and water. Mr. Waterway had made the...
View ArticlePlease Adopt Us
5:15 pm, December 16, 2015Last Friday members of the animal shelter staff, along with animal control officers from both Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven, conducted a dramatic rescue from a home on the Oak...
View ArticleChristmas Bird Count
5:17 pm, December 16, 2015Robert A. CulbertThe 56th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. The Vineyard’s count became an annual event in 1960, and has...
View ArticleCool Cole Crops
5:22 pm, December 16, 2015Lynne IronsPlease do not take this as a criticism. It’s downright impossible to muster up any sort of Christmas spirit with such fabulous weather.
View ArticleBead Business
5:26 pm, December 16, 2015Suzan BellincampiClean water is something all of us can agree is a good thing. And so is a clean face and body. However, these two things can sometimes be at odds.
View ArticleSchool Leaders Debate How to Divide the Pie on School Choice Funds
11:42 am, December 17, 2015Heather HamacekThe all-Island school committee this week grappled with the question of how the superintendent’s budget is split among Island elementary schools. Discussion...
View ArticlePausing a Moment to Notice Is First Step in Taking a Stand
11:44 am, December 17, 2015Sue LamoreauxIt’s amazing what a ride up Island can do for the soul.
View ArticleSurf's Up at 101? Now That's a Gift
11:52 am, December 17, 2015David LottBy the time you read this I will be visiting my mother for Christmas and celebrating her birthday. It’s not an ordinary birthday. She will be 101 on Dec. 13.
View ArticleStorm Brewing? Open a Good Book
11:55 am, December 17, 2015Mark Alan LovewellThe movie In the Heart of the Sea recently opened in theatres around the world. It is a maritime thriller based on the book of the same name, written by...
View ArticleHow the Spotlight Team First Shined
11:57 am, December 17, 2015Timothy LelandThere were many who didn’t expect the Boston Globe Spotlight experiment to last more than a year, much less 45 years.
View ArticleWampanoag Tribe Asks Judge To Reconsider; HUD Grants Extension
8:03 pm, December 11, 2015John H. KennedyAs the Aquinnah tribe presses its case in federal court to open a gambling hall on the Island, it has been granted an extension to repay $1.1 million in federal...
View ArticleLooking Back to Look Forward, Carly Simon Finds Her Chorus
5:43 pm, December 17, 2015Bill EvilleThroughout her life Carly Simon has been a dutiful diarist, and so the whole of her life — the events, thoughts and conversations of almost every day — were just an...
View ArticleUsing Loophole, Attorneys Target Old Drunk Driving Cases
5:42 pm, December 17, 2015Sara Brown and Julia WellsAttorneys in the Edgartown district court have found a loophole for challenging old drunken driving cases because a procedure to advise defendants of...
View ArticleWinter Moths Flutter, Concerning Landowners, Confounding Scientists
5:51 pm, December 17, 2015Alex ElvinWith fall coming to an end, winter moths have laid their eggs, but the males can still be seen fluttering around headlights and street lamps across the Island. Many...
View ArticleVineyard Churches to Double as Homeless Shelters This Winter
6:16 pm, December 17, 2015Steve MyrickBeginning in January, seven nights a week, three churches will provide shelter and meals to men, women and families who need a place to get in out of the cold. The...
View ArticleHearing Closed, MVC Set to Decide North Bluff Plan
2:52 pm, December 18, 2015Steve MyrickTown officials for and against the project to restore part of the crumbling coastal bank in Oak Bluffs squared off for a final time Thursday night. A vote is...
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