The Martha's Vineyard Times
Avery Simmons wins Edgartown School spelling bee
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Edgartown School students filled the gymnasium for the annual Edgartown School Spelling Bee. According to a press release, the following...
Turf wars
A long and impassioned Island debate has swirled around the regional high school committee’s proposal, nearing a scheduled May 11 hearing date at the...
Army Corps of Engineers terminates contract with Menemsha dredge contractor
The delay-plagued $2.2 million Menemsha dredge project will have a new contractor when work resumes later this year. According to a March 6 two-page...
Fly Rod Striped Bass Catch & Release Tournament set for June 3
Despite recent snow, Cooper “Coop” Gilkes of Edgartown said fly fishermen are already looking forward to the 26th annual Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun...
Adam Rebello joins Ocean Park Realty
Adam Rebello, a lifelong resident of Oak Bluffs, has joined Ocean Park Realty as a sales agent.
A graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School,...
Everyday environmentalist for turf fields
To the Editor:
As I stand on the sidelines, as I have done for the past 11 years, watching my daughters pursue their dreams, I...
We don’t need an emergency coordinator
To the Editor:
Regarding the article about the snowstorm causing some confusion and power outages (March 8, “February blizzard exposed disarray in Island emergency management”):...
MV Figure Skating hosts 29th annual ice show
The Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club will be performing its 29th annual ice show, “Broadway on Ice: Showstoppers!” at the MV Ice Arena this...
Rabbit slaughter was disturbing
To the Editor:
We were so disappointed to see the article and photographs celebrating the slaughter of rabbits and lamenting the ending of the “pleasures”...
Wind power isn’t as clean as you think
To the Editor:
What the companies building wind-power projects south of Martha’s Vineyard don’t tell the public about is the destruction of fish habitat. These...
Never mind hiring visa workers, hire local students
To the Editor:
With the midterm break, I came home from college to the Vineyard to see if I could secure a job for the...
Share the beach
To the Editor:
Eric Albert’s commendable efforts to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy of the town of West Tisbury’s policy of denying public walk-on access to...
M.V. Airport supports funding for contract tower program
A coalition of aviation groups has written to the House Committee on Appropriations to support the vital role that contract air traffic control towers...
Realty trust buys historic home at Seven Gates Farm in Chilmark
Word has spread this week that former Secretary of State John F. Kerry has bought an historic house at Seven Gates Farm, on Harlock...
Study will examine nitrogen outputs of farms in Tisbury Great Pond watershed
The Dukes Soil Conservation District (DSCD) will evaluate the agricultural portion of the Tisbury Great Pond Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) nitrogen load. The nitrogen...
Vineyard Social disc golf tourney on Saturday
The 13th annual Vineyard Social disc golf tournament will be held this Saturday at the Riverhead Field Disc Golf. The tournament starts at 8...
Maribeth Priore
Maribeth Hemberger Priore, a longtime resident of Martha’s Vineyard, died suddenly after an accident at her home on March 5, 2017. She was 61.
Beloved...
A plantsman’s adventures in Ireland
On Wednesday, March 22, at 5:30 pm, join Polly Hill Arboretum executive director Tom Boland on a travelogue through Ireland’s flora and fauna. He...
Women of the Light
Celebrate Women’s History Month this Saturday, March 18, from 10 am until noon at the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. Listen to the stories and...