Finance Committee Found Missing in Small Aquinnah
5:36 pm, May 19, 2016Alex ElvinA group of Aquinnah residents are wrangling for a finance advisory committee, which they say would increase efficiency in the Island’s smallest town.
View ArticleCoast Guard Buoy Removal Plan Causes Concern Among Mariners
5:41 pm, May 19, 2016Steve MyrickIn a cost cutting move, the U.S. Coast Guard has proposed removing 31 navigation buoys from waters surrounding Martha’s Vineyard.
View ArticleIf Trees Could Talk Would You Listen
6:12 pm, May 19, 2016Nancy Slonim AronieI came to the woods late in the game. Trees, now my guides, beckon and enlighten. I swear they talk to me. And I am learning to listen.
View ArticleGirls Tennis Team Continues Winning Streak in Final Home Game
8:44 pm, May 20, 2016Heather Hamacek The Vineyard girls tennis team continued a stellar season with a win over Bishop Feehan Friday in their last home game of the regular season.
View ArticleSSA Airport Reservation Office Will Move to Vineyard Haven
6:12 am, May 21, 2016Steve MyrickThe Steamship Authority will close its reservation counter at the airport this fall and move the operation to its Vineyard Haven terminal.
View ArticleMVC Considers Change of Conditions for Oak Bluffs Bowling Alley
5:45 am, May 23, 2016Alex ElvinThe Martha’s Vineyard Commission will consider this week whether to loosen conditions attached to their 2014 approval for the Barn Bowl and Bistro. Owners of the bowling...
View ArticleAnnouncing Derek
12:43 pm, May 23, 2016Ashley Cimeno and Chris Hathaway of Oak Bluffs annouce the birth of a son, Derek Jeremiah Hathaway, born May 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
View ArticleDean's List at Northeastern University
1:03 pm, May 23, 2016Several Vineyard students have been named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Northeastern University.
View ArticleClara Corjulo Graduates
1:19 pm, May 23, 2016Clara Corjulo of Chilmark has graduated from Salve Regina University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art.
View ArticleOne More Cast: Remembering Hawkeye Jacobs
2:12 pm, May 23, 2016Janet MessineoA passionate fisherman has left us all too early. I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that Bob (Hawkeye) Jacobs has passed on. This is a tough one.
View ArticleTony Ratcliff, Renaissance Man Who Called the Vineyard Home
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 2:42pmTo the left of the steering column there is a little blue board attached to the dash; on this there is a white push-pull button. Before starting the car, this switch must...
View ArticleRobert (Hawkeye) Jacobs Plied the Shoreline for Bass and Blues
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 3:17pmRobert Scott (Hawkeye) Jacobs died at his Oak Bluffs home on Sunday, May 8. He was 68 and was well known among fishermen on Martha’s Vineyard, where he had plied the...
View ArticleBombs Away at Remote Cape Pogue: Old Munitions Cleanup Under Way
3:49 pm, May 23, 2016Sara BrownThe remote northern end of Chappaquiddick has been bustling with activity this spring as the Army Corps of Engineers begins a lengthy cleanup project of World War II-era...
View ArticleElizabeth Bermudes Named to Dean's List
4:30 pm, May 23, 2016Elizabeth Bermudes of West Tisbury, the daughter of Cynthia and Scott Bermudes, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Furman University.
View ArticleSharon Miller Embraced Life, Nurtured Others
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 5:14pmSharon Lynn Miller of Manchester, Conn., Moultonboro, N.H., and Martha’s Vineyard died peacefully on Tuesday, May 17. She was 73. She died quietly, with full intention, at...
View ArticleBarbara Polleys Parker Enjoyed Travel and Vineyard Beaches
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 5:18pmBarbara Polleys Parker died on Sunday, May 22 at her home in Agawam. She was 86.Barbara was born in Somerville on Nov. 17, 1929. In 1950 she married Robert L. Polleys and...
View ArticleRealtor Course Graduate
12:46 pm, May 24, 2016Frank M. Marwicka of Sandpiper Realty has been designated a graduate of Realtor Institute by Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
View ArticleWelcome, Kamen
12:54 pm, May 24, 2016Ivona Sabeva and Michael Noel of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Kamen Michael Noel, born May 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kamen weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at...
View ArticleGoodbye Flatbread, Hello Tin Hangar; New Owners Are Familiar Faces
1:03 pm, May 24, 2016Heather HamacekWith the sale of Flatbread, a musical era at the building that once housed The Hot Tin Roof comes to a close. New owner Brion McGroarty will open a restaurant named...
View ArticleTayla Kuehne Named to Dean's List
3:40 pm, May 24, 2016Tayla Kuehne of Edgartown was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Lasell College. Tayla, a member of the class of 2017, is an exercise major.
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