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No injuries in private plane crash on State Beach, Oak Bluffs
Jean Dupon of Edgartown was at the controls of his fixed-wing, Piper single-engine airplane, on the way to Martha's Vineyard Airport from Hyannis Saturday evening, with his passenger Susan King, when the plane's engine stopped over Nantucket Sound.
Fire Partnership conducted Sunday burn in Katama
The Martha's Vineyard Prescribed Fire Partnership conducted controlled burns on Sunday, March 20 at Katama Airport and another sandplain parcel owned by the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife adjacent to Katama Airport, across Herring Creek Road.
Olivia Jacobs wins again at Martha’s Vineyard spelling bee
Although there were 17 hard-fought rounds, Olivia Jacobs, a Tisbury School seventh-grader, took a beeline to the top Friday morning, at the Martha's Vineyard Public Schools' annual Spelling Bee.
Bourne Bridge road work postponed one week
Due to weather concerns and predicted highwinds, maintenance work that could cause traffic delays on the Bourne Bridge has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 29.
Labor group pushes for $10 hour state minimum wage
The state's largest organized labor group is throwing its weight behind a proposal to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts by $2 over the next three years in a move that would give the state the highest base wage rate in the country.
MV faith communities unite against human trafficking
Local churches and the Hebrew Center will unite in an Island-wide effort this weekend to call attention to the horrendous plight of people worldwide who are victims of human trafficking and sex slavery.
Sports Highlights
The Vineyard Babe Ruth Girls Softball league will hold sign ups for girls ages 8 to 11and 12 to 16 at the high school's Sancy Pachico Gym, from 10 am to 2 pm, Saturday, March 19 and from 1-3 pm, Saturday, March 26.
Volleyball competition is served up
The interscholastic volleyball season got under way Tuesday at the Tisbury and West Tisbury gymnasiums.
Girls travel basketball teams continue to excel
The Martha's Vineyard fifth grade girls' basketball travel team made it 20 wins and no defeats last weekend at the Kingston Sports Center in the South Plymouth St.
M.V. Makos splash down at regional swim meet
Several members of the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Makos Swim Club competed in the Southeast Massachusetts Swim League Championship over the weekend.
Bulls win at buzzer, RCBL finals even
The Bulls beat the Heat with a buzzer-beater in the second of the best two of three RCBL championship playoff series Monday evening at the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club gym in Edgartown.
West Tisbury
It's hard to focus on anything besides the horrific pictures of death and devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Oak Bluffs
Happy St.
Chilmark
I don't know about the rest of you, but this whole "spring ahead" has left what seems like half my brain behind.
Edgartown
Happy St.
Tisbury
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Ducks Unlimited will hold annual banquet
The Martha's Vineyard chapter of Ducks Unlimited (DU) will hold its popular annual banquet on Saturday, April 2, at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown.
Tisbury selectmen approve town meeting warrants
The Tisbury selectmen met Tuesday night to review late-filed articles and give final approval to the special town meeting and annual town meeting warrants.
West Tisbury FinCom rejects school budget
The West Tisbury Finance Committee (FinCom) voted Tuesday night to reject the fiscal year 2012 Up-Island Regional School District (UIRSD) budget and will ask voters to reduce the budget by $190,000 at annual town meeting on April 12.
Edgartown approves special town meeting warrant
Edgartown selectmen Monday approved a