Questions, Confusion Surround Refuse District Expansion Plan
6:40 pm, January 14, 2016Alex ElvinA proposal to greatly expand the Edgartown transfer station heads back to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission next month for a continued public hearing, where...
View ArticlePlanning Boards Launch Major Affordable Housing Initiative
6:52 pm, January 14, 2016Alex ElvinThe all-Island planning board has launched a major initiative to create affordable and community housing on the Island. More than 25 officials gathered Wednesday to...
View ArticleEducator Reaches Out
8:47 pm, January 14, 2016I am excited by the prospect of moving to Martha’s Vineyard and becoming an integral part of the Island community.
View ArticleCommunity Horse Center Launches Programs
11:25 pm, January 14, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Community Horse Center is launching pilot programs this month at Misty Meadows Farm.
View ArticleHigh School Table Tennis Tournament
9:59 am, January 15, 2016Zak Danz was named the winner of the high school’s first table tennis tournament, held Jan. 13.
View ArticleInnovative Solution in Sight to Protect Lagoon Pond Waters
3:59 pm, January 15, 2016Alex ElvinIn an effort to protect water quality in Lagoon Pond, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is racing to apply for a major federal grant to fund the installation of...
View ArticleDrug Task Force Arrests Onset Man on Drug Charges
7:08 pm, January 15, 2016An Onset man is facing charges including heroin distribution after being arrested Friday afternoon in Vineyard Haven by the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force.
View ArticleStories of the Sea and Generosity Fuel Sail MV Winter Lecture Series
6:36 am, January 16, 2016Steve MyrickNat Benjamin opened the Sail MV winter lecture series, talking about his 2014 voyage to Haiti aboard his schooner Charlotte to deliver supplies and donations to an...
View ArticleFrom Bow Puppies to Conducting, Strings Concert Displays an Orchestra of Talent
7:06 am, January 16, 2016Heather HamacekFrom Scarborough Fair to the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star finale, the All-Island Winter Strings Concert at the Performing Arts Center showcased young musicians...
View ArticleHigh School Principal Candidates Visit the Vineyard
4:51 pm, January 17, 2016Heather HamacekDavid Williams and Sara Dingledy visited Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School last week, discussing their approaches to leadership during meetings with...
View ArticleMV Showdown Warms Hockey Hearts With Big League Skills
8:32 pm, January 17, 2016Heather HamacekA full parking lot equaled a packed arena at the inaugural MV Savings Bank Showdown college hockey tournament this weekend. The action on the ice was fierce, but...
View ArticleHonoring Dr. King by Remembering His Words of Love and Justice
7:03 am, January 18, 2016Alison L. MeadFriday night's Kabbalat service at the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center was a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The service began with the...
View ArticleChamber Announces Scholarships
12:57 pm, January 19, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2016 Jim Lambert Memorial Scholarship.
View ArticleSmall Grant Applications
1:04 pm, January 19, 2016The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is now accepting inquiries for its 2016 small grants program.
View ArticleYoung Martial Arts Competitors
1:31 pm, January 19, 2016On Jan. 9 martial arts eight students aged 7 to 12 participated in a tournament in Boxborough.
View ArticleElmer Hobson DeLoura Scholarships
1:35 pm, January 19, 2016Vineyard residents attending or planning to attend an accredited two-or four-year college or university or vocational-technical school are eligible.
View ArticleHospital Conducts Survey
1:37 pm, January 19, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is conducting a health needs assessment and quality of life survey beginning this week.
View ArticleDaniella Gibson Named to Dean's List
11:32 am, January 19, 2016Daniella Gibson, a summer resident of Oak Bluffs, has been named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Florida State University.
View ArticleDouglas Fraser Named to Dean's List
2:45 pm, January 19, 2016Douglas Fraser of Edgartown was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
View ArticleHello, Ester
2:58 pm, January 19, 2016Betania and Gerson da Silva of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Ester Garcia da Silva, born Jan. 16 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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