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Martha’s Vineyard girls beat Nantucket 15-9
The Vineyarders beat their Island rivals to earn their first win of the season.
Armed intruder response drill at Edgartown school provided lessons
A major factor was cooperation between different departments and different plans. “Island-wide cooperation is what it’s all about,” said school superintendent Jim Weiss.
Net Result cleans up following Saturday morning car crash
Insulation, shattered glass, wood framing and vehicle parts littered the floor. The car struck a fiberglass lobster tank weighing thousands of pounds filled with lobsters for the weekend and pushed it into a stainless steel counter, bending the counter. The counter crushed the end of a 12-foot custom fish case and shattered the display glass.
Martha’s Vineyard 3-0 in softball
The Vineyarders had the bats working in the opening week, scoring 50 runs in three victories.
Martha’s Vineyard boys tennis team off to 3-0 start
The young Vineyarders posted shutout wins over Norton and Fairhaven and topped Sandwich, 4-1.
Ancient rights; friends on a budget
Bemused readers ask novelist Nicole Galland for her take on navigating the precarious social landscape that comes with living on the Vineyard. Nicole, who...
MVC review of Edgartown lofts project highlights traffic issues
Critics Thursday told the Martha’s Vineyard Commission the addition of 10 apartments in Post Office Square would exacerbate parking and traffic issues.
New threat from cyberspace hits Martha’s Vineyard businesses
It was a routine morning for Samantha Cooperrider, veterinary technician at My Pet’s Vet in Vineyard Haven — until she sat down at her computer. The screensaver was no longer a Rottweiler puppy with a backpack. It was a cheeky ransom note, informing her, “Your personal files are encrypted!”
Whatever the Outcome #3: A good time for a worthy cause
This past Wednesday night, 12 Island artists and one photographer collaborated on a large-scale interactive project that was the highlight of a fundraising dinner...
Let your creativity bloom at Featherstone’s Ladies Nights
It's sort of like arts and crafts for adults. And you don't need to bring any skills or even talent to the table. That's...
Learn from the pros at Vineyard Gardens
Spring has sprung, and with it comes the start of Vineyard Gardens’ free and weekly Educational Lecture Series, beginning this Saturday, April 5.
Running from...
Real Estate Transactions: March 24 – 28, 2014
Edgartown
Mar. 24, Lester W. Holcomb, Jr. and Elizabeth R. Holcomb sold 14 Edgewood Dr. to Gregory L. Dankert and Dorothy J. Enrico for $499,000.
Mar....
Martha’s Vineyard bridge club results
At the Edgartown Bridge Club on March 24, six pairs competed. Bea Phear and her partner, Helen Colvin, finished first, followed by Art Spielvogel...
Vineyard LAX boys shock Shamrocks with late goal
The Vineyard boys varsity lacrosse team couldn’t have started the new season any better. Tuesday in Attleboro, Tony Canha scored with 18 ticks left...
Pilgrim power plant is unsafe
To the Editor:
As reported on primetime news this week, concerned citizens from the Cape area made a trip to the State House on March...
Eyesore rules needed
To the Editor:
Congratulations on a superb piece of enterprise journalism on the Hall family real estate holdings. The Halls’ “aw-shucks we’re just plain folks”...
Fresh leaders needed
To the Editor:
The power and authority to make personnel appointments, both hiring and promotion of those qualified, is a sound one but does require...
MVRHS spring sports preview, part two
The weather, slowly, is getting better and the MVRHS spring sports regular season is underway
OpEd: Gay Head Light’s salvation needs help of all towns
From the time it was built in 1856, it has drawn people to it, with New Bedford steamers bringing weekend tourists to Pilot’s Landing where oxcarts took them up the hill to the famous Light.