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Marjorie Cleveland
Marjorie Cleveland, 87, died at her Main Street home in Vineyard Haven on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.
State official visits stimulus projects here
Jeffrey Simon, director of the Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment Office, visited Martha's Vineyard Tuesday to see stimulus projects funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awards.
Hospital holds 27th annual Tree of Lights ceremony
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital Auxiliary will celebrate the 27th anniversary of the Tree of Lights fundraiser, to benefit Martha's Vineyard Hospital, on Wednesday, December 8, in the hospital's main lobby at 4 pm.
Gabriel W. Shanok
Gabriel Whiting Shanok of Martha's Vineyard, age 38, died as a result of cardiac arrest on November 28, 2010, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Tisbury police release video of Owen Park vandals
Tisbury police are using a video surveillance recording that shows vandalism in progress at Owen Park dock in Vineyard Haven.
East Chop dip for O.B. trotters
Just after completing the Oak Bluffs Turkey Trot road race on Thanksgiving, five sweaty competitors decided to waste no time in cooling down: they jumped into Nantucket Sound at East Chop beach.
Vikings beat Pee Wee hockey team in state playdown
The Martha's Vineyard Pee Wee State Playdown team traveled to W.
Aquinnah votes affordable housing land, tax amnesty
The thirty-ninth registered voter arrived at Aquinnah's special town meeting at 7:40 pm Tuesday evening, completing the necessary quorum to act on nine warrant articles.
Sports Highlights
Four Vineyarders finished among the 8,949 runners in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon.
Here’s something Dukes County government could do
The timid and nearsighted Dukes County Charter Study Commission did voters a disservice during their 18-month review of county government between 2006 and 2008.
SSA board approves capital budget
The Steamship Authority (SSA) board last week approved capital budget for 2011 that includes money for a new automated point-of-sale ticketing system, renewed an agreement with SeaStreak for New York to Martha's Vineyard service and signed a contract to redesign the authority's website.
5K for KJ
The sixth annual 5K for KJ run/walk, benefiting the Kevin Johnson Cross-Country Scholarship Fund, attracted more than 130 participants to the state forest cross-country course next to Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, Saturday.
Turkey Trot
The annual Turkey Trot brought out 241 hearty souls who ran, jogged, and walked the 5K course on a blustery, bone-chilling Thanksgiving morning in Oak Bluffs.
RCBL week 4 Bulls still perfect
The new and improved Bulls continued their rise from worst last year to first this season with an impressive come-from-behind 98-87 win over the Suns, Monday night at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club.
Reel Picks
A spunky Ali (Christina Aguilera) leaves rural Iowa to find fame and fortune and stops at The Burlesque Lounge in Hollywood, a down and out musical theater owned by Tess (Cher).
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Jeremiah J.
Tax rate up, property value down in Edgartown
Edgartown assessors expect the town's tax rate to rise substantially this year, reflecting a decrease in the value of real estate.
At the salad bar of life
Arnie Fischer found me at the salad bar the other day.
On ice – figure skaters perform; hockey alums wanted
The Martha's Vineyard Figure Skating Club will hold it's annual holiday exhibition Sunday, December 5, at 3 pm at the MV arena.
Cooper Gilkes wins the Fall Shoot
Cooper Gilkes 3rd of Edgartown added to his collection of Top Gun Awards from 1986, 2003, and 2007 on Sunday in this year's Rod and Gun Club's Fall Shoot.