Boat missing from Vineyard Haven Harbor found on Muskeget Island
The yawl Kimberly Anne of Bass River, which went missing from Vineyard Haven Harbor on Saturday or Sunday, Oct. 22 or 23, was found on Saturday, Oct. 29, near the north shore of Muskeget...
Martha’s Vineyard Arena to undergo complete renovation
In a long-percolating development, representatives for the Martha’s Vineyard Arena (MVA) announced on Wednesday that the aging ice rink on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road will undergo a $3.4 million renovation, beginning in March 2017.
The plan...
Edgartown selectmen agree to a compromise over shellfishing license suspension
In a brief meeting on Monday, Oct. 31, Edgartown selectmen approved a decision reached a few days earlier by the town’s shellfish department. During a hearing in the late spring, Angela Fisher had her...
Recent algal bloom was late and different
Shellfishing reopened in all areas of the Island at noon on Monday, Oct. 31. According to the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), concentrations of the toxin domoic acid, which was associated with a bloom...
Chilmark selectmen discuss Vineyard substance abuse crisis
Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday, Nov. 1, were not short on real issues to confront. They addressed the serious substance abuse problem Island-wide, and discussed growing kelp and mussels together.
Marina Lent, Chilmark board of health...
Edgartown planning board plots a slow and steady course for Stop and Shop expansion...
In the next step toward an ambitious expansion of the Edgartown Stop and Shop, the planning board began considering an application for a special permit to increase the size of the current store. The...
West Tisbury special votes to fund Scotts Grove affordable housing
West Tisbury selectmen held a special town meeting Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, covering five warrant articles in about 40 minutes, including the Scotts Grove affordable housing complex, in front of a full house at...
Outcome of Question 2 will have little impact on Island schools
The latest focus of the charter school debate is a ballot question that will ask Massachusetts voters on Nov. 8 whether the state should allow more charter schools, giving priority to underperforming public school...
Free on-Island legal advice for immigrants
The Island Wide Youth Collaborative (IWYC), housed at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, has formed a liaison with the Immigration Resource Center of the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands, located in...
MV Times welcomes Bill Chaisson as new editor
On Thursday, Oct. 27, Nelson Sigelman completed his last day as editor of The MV Times after working at the paper for 26 years. William “Bill” Chaisson takes his place as editor. For the...
Island voters go to the polls Tuesday
Martha’s Vineyard voters will join voters across the state Tuesday to help decide a spirited presidential race and answer four ballot questions. Locally, Island voters will fill seven seats on the Dukes County Commission,...
Dukes County Sheriff candidates square off
On Nov. 8, Vineyard voters will decide who will be the new Dukes County Sheriff, Acting Sheriff Robert “Bob” Ogden of West Tisbury, or retired State Police Officer Neal Maciel of Tisbury. Each man...
Youth movement afoot in race for state rep
The contest for state representative is a two-way race between Democrat Dylan Fernandes, 26, of Falmouth and independent Tobias Glidden, 28, of Nantucket. A third candidate on the ballot, Jacob Ferry, dropped out of...
Dukes County Register of Deeds is a two-way race
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters will decide who will replace Dianne Powers, Dukes County Register of Deeds, who announced she would retire with two years remaining in her six-year term after 22 years in...
Two political newcomers vie for state senate seat
Two men, both political newcomers, will square off to represent the Cape and Islands in the state senate. Both men are political newcomers. The Times asked each candidate to describe his background and tell...
Shellfishing closure lifted
Shellfishing reopened in all areas of the Island at noon on Monday, Oct. 31. According to the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), concentrations of the toxin domoic acid, which was associated with a bloom...
Steamship Authority board approves Robert B. Davis as new general manager
On Monday afternoon, Oct. 31, the Steamship Authority (SSA) board, meeting in their Woods Hole offices voted to approve Robert B. Davis for the position of general manager upon the retirement in June 2017...
Boat disappeared from Vineyard Haven Harbor, then was found
Updated, 11 am, Tuesday, Nov. 1. The Kimberly Anne was discovered Saturday, Oct. 29 on the north side of Muskeget Island. Details to follow.
The yawl Kimberly Anne of Bass River went missing from Vineyard Haven...
Shellfishing closure continues in Martha’s Vineyard waters
The state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has announced that due to the results of samples taken last week, the Oct. 11 shellfish closure will continue in growing areas south of Cape Cod through...
Phillips Hardware retooling pivots to accommodate zoning
Phillips Hardware store owners Susan Phillips and Donna Leon, and their architect Chuck Sullivan, appeared before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) last Thursday, and said that due to restrictions on “top of the shop”...