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Services held for Arthur R. Railton
Arthur R.
Edgartown lawyer Peter Vincent arraigned on criminal charges
Edgartown lawyer Edward W.
Phyllis Jardin
Phyllis Dube Jardin of Edgartown and N.
Senate budget cuts health care and local aid
The Senate budget committee advanced a $30.
Martha’s Vineyard girls lacrosse scores two big wins
The varsity girls' lacrosse team beat Dartmouth last Thursday in front of a home crowd.
Little league results
Having lost to the Red Sox, Tuesday, 2-1, the Cardinals returned the compliment, Saturday, behind Jonas Lukowitz's and Tristan Araujo's effective hurling.
Martha’s Vineyard tennis players cut wide swath in MIAA tourney
Reid Yennie, the Vineyard's first singles player, seeded first in Division IV, defeated Brent Woodard of Dighton-Rehoboth, 6-0, 6-2, to advance in the MIAA Boys South Sectional Individual Tennis Tournament, held at Barnstable, Saturday.
Sports Highlights
Jack Welch, Dana Resendes, and Jeff Wray won the night after winning 8-3 over Robert O'Sullivan, Peter Searle, and Brenda Welch, securing their first place status with 56 total games won over the nine-week session.
Martha’s Vineyard sailing team defeats Harwich
The Martha's Vineyard sailing team hosted Harwich on Saturday, May 14.
Rupert, a controversial rooster, frustrates a Tisbury neighborhood
Rupert the rooster continued to ruffle feathers in a Vineyard Haven neighborhood this week, as some neighbors demanded that the fowl be captured or killed in an effort to silence his incessant crowing that keeps many homeowners awake at all hours (Jan.
Dukes County may study separating airport, cutting staff
A Dukes County Commission subcommittee will recommend that county officials consider a series of changes to county government designed to follow the recommendations of a Department of Revenue study critical of county operations.
Martha’s Vineyard parents urged to check child car seats
Edgartown police hosted a 40-hour training class last week to teach public safety personnel how to inspect child safety seats and help parents understand how to use them.
Florence Lavelle
Florence (Campos) Lavelle, 87, of Hyannis and formerly of Vineyard Haven, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Cape Cod Hospital.
Births
Maddison L.
Tisbury increases Main Street parking limit to two hours
In an effort to provide a spark to the town's struggling business community, Tisbury selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to extend the parking limits on Main Street from one to two hours.
Vineyard Vines will open second Martha’s Vineyard store
Brothers Shep and Ian Murray of Edgartown, CEOs and co-founders of vineyard vines®, announced the opening of their newest retail store at 56 Narragansett Avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Senate rolls out municipal health plan
Weeks after labor leaders ripped a House plan to restrict their bargaining rights over municipal health insurance plan details, the Senate on Wednesday rolled out a counter-proposal that would give unions a comparatively larger role in negotiations over plan changes while still offering the promise of $100 million in savings to cities and towns.
Natalie B. Brush
Natalie Bosworth Brush died peacefully on the evening of May 9.
Mary H. Snyder
Mary Haggerty Snyder, 87, died at her Vineyard Haven home on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.
MVTimes announces changes to Martha’s Vineyard tourist product
Islanders and visitors will notice changes to The Martha's Vineyard Times' Vineyard Visitor publication, beginning this week.