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This week on MV – Aug. 11 and interview with @BostonTweet
For locals and visitors, "things to do" ideas. For Twitter fans, BostonTweet might be a familiar name. He tells us about his day on the Vineyard.
Sen. Scott Brown talks tourism, jobs at Chamber breakfast Monday
The junior Massachusetts Senator keynotes a Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Ticket reservations required.
Oak Bluffs fire chief rebuts claims in long running dispute
Chief Forend says statements and allegations made by Peter Martell are false.
Births
Louis G.
Dog-day challenges, recalling a pair of Fair pillars
While making last-minute preparations for the Fair, the author recalls Jane Newhall and Ozzie Fischer, two Fair pillars who are no longer with us.
West Tisbury parade will honor, introduce The Fair
To honor the 150th Fair this year, organizers have incorporated several special events. Including a parade two days before The Fair.
Martha’s Vineyard bicyclists take the Pan-Mass Challenge
For years, John Schilling and Jim Reynolds have ridden many miles before work to train for bike trek that raises money for cancer research and care.
Amnesty International, 50 years old, feted in Vineyard Haven
A panel of experts, a renowned journalist, a famous singer turned activist heeded Rose Styron's call to honor 50 years of Amnesty International.
Even on Martha’s Vineyard, dogs eat things they shouldn’t
Leave a pet to its own devices, and you never know what they'll eat. And some taste treats can kill them.
Tisbury
Of course, you all know that the best lobster rolls are sold in our town.
West Tisbury
Fields are green again.
Oak Bluffs
Where did it go and why did it go so quickly? I am talking about summer, of course.
Chilmark
For the first time in Flanders Field Summer Softball history there was a game cancellation due to inclement weather.
Aquinnah
Is the Fair really next week? Is that possible? Well I guess so, since it's happening.
Edgartown
So I finally managed to get off the Island this past weekend.
A Jewish gospel singer at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center
Labels are only labels: how else to explain the African-American Jewish gospel singer who sings Tuesday in Vineyard Haven.
Corrections
In a story published August 4,
Oak Bluffs police investigate East Chop vehicle break-ins
Oak Bluffs police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins that occured this week in East Chop.
Car stolen in Edgartown, found in West Tisbury
Edgartown police Monday recovered a Honda Accord stolen from a home on Clevelandtown Road Friday morning.
Bruins legend Cam Neely and Stanley Cup make Vineyard stop
Several hundred people turned out for the $20-a-head fundraiser to benefit the Island's ice rink.