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West Tisbury celebrates its new library
After more than two years of fundraising and a year and a half of construction, the $6 million project opened to delighted fanfare Saturday.
Boundaries and Burgers
Boundaries and Burgers
Our panel shares dry skin solutions
Don’t let winter suck the moisture out of your skin. Try these expert tips.
Moving On
Labor Day 2006. The last big wave of tourists on Martha's Vineyard departed and it was time for my Hollywood life to begin. I needed reliable transportation and sage advice, so I tossed my successful comedy writer father into the passenger seat of my Toyota and drove onto the ferry. I asked him to pack light, which he did, although he revealed in Woods Hole that he had brought nine hats.
Hear that? P-I-N-K-L-E-T-I-N-K
Spring is officially here. At least the randy pinkletinks think so.
Stop & Shop hearing number seven concludes
Fours hours down the regulatory road, Martha’s Vineyard Commission made little progress.
Academic Honors
Honor Roll
Oak Bluffs School, 2nd Quarter
Grade 8
High Honors: Kanika Datta, Molly deBettencourt, Harrison Dorr, Rose Engler, Elizabeth O'Brien, Mia Pagliccia, Garrett Zeilinger
Honors: Nicole...
Poets’ Corner: Prayer From A Parent
December 2012
To remember the slain children at Sandy Hook Elementary School
It was almost impossible to recognize him at the morgue.
He had been shot so...
It’s everywhere – visiting specialist addresses mental health on Island
We see higher rates of depression and substance abuse on the Cape and Islands," she said. She attributed the increase, in part, to “a combination of the isolation and the lack of natural light.
Dr. Denise Fraser delivers positive breast cancer message
Improved diagnostics and treatments available at Martha's Vineyard Hospital offer women local options for being proactive against breast cancer.
A cold, cold, snowy winter. Or was it?
While many people on Martha’s Vineyard perceived the temperatures were drastically below normal, the data tells a different story.
Seasonal Sanity: Spring
The season of the big inhale
Real Estate Transactions: March 10 – 14, 2014
Chilmark
March 11, Steven B. Flanders sold a lot off Tabor House Rd. to Steven Yaffe for $400,000.
Edgartown
March 13, Andrew Loring Rowe, Jr., trustee of...
MVRHS students make their mark on engineering challenge
Each month Martha's Vineyard Regional High School students are given the opportunity to compete in an engineering challenge. The goal of the challenge, according...
Tisbury students study women in history
The Women in History through Theatre program provides real life lessons.
Workout of the Week: Jumping Rope
we practiced a number of beginner moves, including the 'double bounce, (jumping twice while the rope circles you.) While I grew frustrated by my lack of coordination and heavy breathing, I realized how little Ms. Waldrop seemed to have to strain. I was ready for an orthopedic bed and some Gatorade at this point, but we weren’t done yet.
Little League registration, tryouts Saturday, 3/22
Registration, tryouts, and evaluations for Martha’s Vineyard Little League baseball, Gateway Babe Ruth baseball, and girls softball will be held this weekend.
Saturday, March 22,...
Class for soccer referees Saturday
By a special arrangement with Island soccer organizations, the Massachusetts State Referee Committee will host a class for anyone interested in becoming a soccer...
Agawam wins Red Kennedy tourney
Vineyard Mites take second.
MV Bantams end season with win
The Martha’s Vineyard Bantams ended the regular hockey season Sunday with a 2-0 win over the Coyle Cassidy Junior Warriors. Zack Fullin earned the...