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St. Patrick’s Day fun started with a parade
Many of Irish descent, and many of honorary Irish descent gathered Saturday to watch a short but eventful St. Patrick’s Day parade in Edgartown.
The...
M.V. Film Fest delivers
“The Overnighters,” an apt title for the Film Festival movie that almost missed the boat.
To Honk, or Not To Honk
To Honk or Not to Honk
Spencer Pogue wins Island spelling bee
The word “polymer” put Spencer over the top, In competition with five other spellers from Island schools.
Haskell P. MacCowatt
Haskell P. MacCowatt of Summit, New Jersey and Edgartown died on Sunday, February 16. He was 82. Born April 15, 1931, in Plainfield, New...
Donald Robert Mills
Donald Robert Mills, known to all as Donnie, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 in the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 60.
Donnie was born March...
Real Estate Transactions: March 3 – 7, 2014
Edgartown
March 6, Shane Family LP sold Unit 9 of Nevin Square Condo, 15 Winter St., to Kevin Cusack for $200,000.
March 7, Rosemary McNulty sold...
MVRHS winter all stars
Island athletes were plentiful on conference all star rosters after another successful winter season in which four high school teams qualified for the state tournament.
Erin Sullivan writes from Vineyard Haven
Facing Hurdles
The XL Pipeline: Jonesing for energy
Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Tony Horwitz spent a month traveling 4,000 miles along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
daRosa’s is almost 80
From old school printing presses to the latest computer technology.
Well, this was a change of tune for online comments
We have a winner. Commenters have declared without reservations, that the Pacheco family’s Reliable Market, on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs is the best...
Services March 22 for Louis S. Larsen
Louis Samuel Larsen, 88 of Chilmark passed away in West Palm Beach, FL on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. His graveside service will be held...
We’ll have to wait and see about VNA
What else could the board of the Vineyard Nursing Association have done? Facing anticipated increased demands for services, tightening rules for eligible services to...
MV community notes
West Tisbury’s new library grand opening March 22
Nelia Decker and Beth Kramer, brimming with excitement, have issued an invitation.
“It may be hard to believe...
Martha’s Vineyard bridge club results
At the Martha’s Vineyard Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven on March 4, eight pairs competed. Finishing first overall were Dan and Nancy Cabot, followed...
Aquinnah: Crocuses and birthdays
There are crocuses coming up in my yard. They are still in the tiny green shoot phase, but they are coming up nonetheless. This...
Tisbury: Travelers return and the West Coast sound
A good spaghetti dinner is wonderful on a cold night. Grace Preschool invites you to enjoy this along with their silent auction at the...
Edgartown: Owl sightings and crab spawnings
I need to express my sincere gratitude for you, my readers, for banding together to offer your support and encouragement in my search for...
Oak Bluffs: New neighbors and a fish fry
Remember, back in the day when we used to excitedly say “quick look out the window, it's snowing!”
Now we look out and say, “Oh...