The gaff-rigged schooner Charlotte crossed the finish line first in the Vineyard Cup pursuit race Saturday. Photo by Louisa Gould
"Christine" slides into the water for the first time. Aboard are owner Doug Mitchell, boatbuilders Marty Harris and Bill Benns, and Christine Mitchell. Photo by Steve Myrick
Ava Sterns guides her mount over the bars to win the Short Stirrup division competition, Sunday, at the Ag Hall. Photo by Ralph Stewart
Led by Hannah Canasta, the Folklorico Dancers from New Bedford make a colorful entrance. Photo by Ralph Stewart
Also in this week's Martha's Vineyard Times
- Bathers balk at new rules, fees at Lambert's Cove Beach
- Tourney hooks sharks, Oak Bluffs businesses net bucks
- Summer residents air gripes in Oak Bluffs
- Boys and Girls Club board defends dismissals
- Polly Hill Arboretum continues to bloom in its second decade
- New SMF director looks ahead
- ER docs offer concierge service for a price
- Cutting the Gordian Knot of Five Corners - or not
- Vineyard Cup gets legs as major sailing event
- Gone Fishin' : Fluke up next for the Humane Society?
- The goal of Driver-Zed: crash the computer, not the car
- Mom and son put Driver-Zed to the test
- "Let's see if it floats."
This week's most discussed articles:
- Letters to the Editor from July 24, 2008
- Boys and Girls Club board defends dismissals
- ER docs offer concierge service for a price
Last week's most discussed articles:
Water heater was the source of Cafe Moxie July 4 fire
Tisbury assistant fire chief James Rogers has determined that the fire that destroyed Cafe Moxie restaurant and heavily damaged Bunch of Grapes bookstore on Main Street on July 4 began in a gas-fired water heater in the basement of the restaurant. He labeled the fire accidental.
Neal Maciel leads State Police here
The newly named commander of the Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard needs no introduction to the Island or the community. Sgt. Neal Maciel knows his beat well.
The Martha's Vineyard Times and TicketsMV.com, together with Coldwell Banker Landmarks Real Estate present Community Works, a special section whose goal is to highlight Island nonprofit organizations and their summer plans to ask you to help them with their crucial work.
Fire in Tisbury on Main Street on July 4th, 2008. Submitted by Celeste Drouin
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Around The World, Islanders Read The Martha's Vineyard Times
Jim and Margaret Chirgwin reading the Martha's Vineyard Times on the Galapagos Islands.
Submitted by Margaret Chirgwin
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