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Farm Neck Foundation announces grants
The Farm Neck Foundation recently announced that it is awarding a total of $44,150 in grants to 16 separate Vineyard organizations in 2010.
The question about the Martha’s Vineyard Commission
That Edgartown will remove itself from the Martha's Vineyard Commission's (MVC) embrace is unlikely.
Wampanoag Tribe elects chairman to second term
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on November 21 returned Cheryl Andrews-Maltais of Edgartown to her job as chairman for another three-year term.
Latest Edgartown library design faces new criticism
The Edgartown library design committee meets tomorrow to consider new developments that could force yet another substantial revision to library expansion plans.
Vineyard Haven post office extends holiday hours
The Vineyard Haven post office will offer extended hours on Saturday, December 18, with the retail counter open from 9:30 am to 3 pm, instead of 1 pm.
Heather D. Jardin
Heather D.
Owen Park dock vandals confess
Two boys told Tisbury Police on Thursday, December 2, that they were responsible for damaging lighting fixtures on Owen Park dock two weeks ago.
Wrong turn leads to arrest
A wrong turn into a Chilmark police officer's driveway led to an investigation and the arrest of an Oak Bluffs man on various charges.
Margaret Marshall retires from SJC
Margaret Marshall, chief justice of the state's highest court, officially ended her 11-year tenure as chief justice Tuesday evening, a Supreme Judicial Court spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday morning.
Henry F. King Jr.
Henry F.
Doris M. Biilings
Doris M.
Edgartown man injured in car accident
Paul Jackson, 27, of Edgartown drove his BMW sedan off Herring Creek Road in Edgartown Friday night and lay injured and unconscious in the vehicle all night, until a passerby saw the vehicle at dawn and notified police.
It’s not the pond it might be, but it’s a pond
Speaking of ponds, as folks in West Tisbury are these days, while they consider what to do, if anything at all, with the Mill Pond, I have in mind a farm pond elsewhere in town.
BC coaches visit Island
Martha's Vineyard Youth Hockey arranged a special event for its players on Wednesday, December 8.
Winter ice show is Saturday
The Island Ice Skating School's fourth annual Winter Extravaganza Ice Show will begin at 7 pm on Saturday, December 11 at the M.
Shotgun numbers strong; first week uneventful
With several days left in the Island's two-week shotgun season for deer that began on November 29, public safety officials said that there have been few complaints, and the harvest appears healthy.
Schools face off on basketball court
The Island junior high basketball season got underway this week with three contests.
Island trevale teams score at hoops
The Vineyard girls and boys basketball travel teams faced some strong competition over the weekend.
A matter of honesty
A couple of weeks ago I had put my bag of clogs and an iPod on the floor of the YMCA Café to purchase a smoothie.
Edgartown
The wreath is hung, the tree is trimmed, I'm making my list and checking it twice.