The Martha's Vineyard Times
Letter: Operation Santa Paws is appreciated
To the Editor:
On behalf of the board of directors, employees, volunteers, and especially the animals of the Martha’s Vineyard Animal Shelter, I want to...
Let’s get uncomfortable: A letter
To the Editor:
I write in response to the actions as reported on Dec. 15 (“Selectmen unanimous for another engineering study of Island Theater”) of...
Letter: Sand mixing not good
To the Editor:
Bringing the sand from up-Island onto the Cow Bay Beach is not a good idea. They are different sizes and different weights;...
A Letter on the act of kindness by Girl Daisies
To the Editor:
I'd had a particularly rugged day early last week, and was on my way to the grocery store in a last-ditch attempt...
Letter: ‘For want of a nail …’
To the Editor:
The election of 2016 brings to mind that old proverb which begins, "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost." It...
A Christmas letter: $1,000 in a stocking
To the Editor:
The Christmas season is upon us again, with trying times as our backdrop. However, these times have motivated a 10-year-old girl to...
Letter from Midnight Farm: Thanks, and goodbye
To the Editor:
Gary and I left lower Manhattan 21 years ago for up-island Martha’s Vineyard, and a dream to raise our twin sons by...
The Magic Christmas Tree is lit
Pam Glavin of Aquinnah, widow of Carl Widdis, has placed the annual Christmas tree at his gravesite where people can visit, add an ornament,...
Academic honors
Falmouth Academy Head of School’s List
Makenzie Luce of Oak Bluffs was inadvertently omitted from the Falmouth Academy Head of School’s List when it was...
Willoughby Gallery closes its doors
After 23 years in business, Willoughby Fine Art Gallery will close its doors at the end of this month. The gallery, located in a...
Photos: RISE Season’s Greetings show
The RISE Season’s Greetings holiday show brought Christmas cheer to the Performing Arts Center at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Sunday evening. Young...
Winter Wonderland Skate
Spend Christmas Eve in a winter wonderland at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena this Saturday, Dec. 24. Families of all ages are invited to...
Sing at Windemere
Come spread holiday cheer at Windemere on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25. All are invited to sing or chat with the residents for as...
Christmas pageant
The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury will host its annual Christmas Eve service at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury on Saturday, Dec....
SSA anticipates travel disruptions
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from December 18, 10:00AM until December 18, 4:00PM.
The Steamship Authority advises its customers to check...
Winter solstice happenings
On the longest night of the year there is plenty going on both in the stars above our heads and here on the Island....
Philip Warren Reynolds
updated Dec. 21, 1:40 pm
Philip Warren Reynolds, 87, of Hillside Village in Vineyard Haven died on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at the Martha’s Vineyard...
Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank CEO Paul J. Falvey moving on to the Granite State
Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank President and CEO Paul Falvey told the bank’s board of directors on Monday that he will resign early next month...
Legalized pot cleared for Dec. 15 in Massachusetts
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Governor's Council voted to certify the Nov. 8 election results and cleared the way for legalization of adult possession...
Gov. Baker cuts Tourism Trust Fund in half
Last week Governor Charlie Baker cleaned out the remaining $3 million in the Tourism Trust Fund, cutting in half the monies set aside for...