Mother and son identified as passengers in missing plane off Nantucket
The Bermuda Police Service (BPS) confirmed that two Bermudian nationals, a mother and son, were aboard the plane that went missing off the coast of Nantucket Saturday morning around 1:20 am. Two of the six passengers were identified as Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, by BPS Monday. Officials said…
Former fire chief suit against town dismissed
Tisbury Fire Chief Gregory Leland’s lawsuit against the town of Tisbury was dismissed Monday with prejudice by Judge Peter B. Krupp after Leland failed to appear at a status review hearing. Neither Leland or his representation appeared at the Edgartown Courthouse Monday when the case was called at 2 pm. Lane Dubreuil, counsel for the…
Ladyfest blares live music and activism against domestic violence
Music blared from the stage and vendor tents lined the usually sparse Waban Alley Park in Oak Bluffs for the ninth annual Ladyfest last Saturday. The music festival raises money for Connect to End Violence, a Martha’s Vineyard Community Services initiative that provides services for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Addressing the crowd, Susan…
School building project threatens African American Film Festival location
As plans for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) $333.5 million building project move forward, the feasibility of next summer’s 25th annual African American Film Festival (AAFF) remains unknown. The festival, which traditionally takes place in the school’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) during a nine-day period in August, attracts thousands of visitors and high-profile…
Katama Meadows discussion continues
The 54-acre subdivision before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) called Katama Meadows is in the final throes of the longest deliberation before a decision in commission history. Last Thursday, Oct. 1, significant progress was made in deliberation, but a final decision wasn’t made. Commissioners entered final deliberation Thursday on Katama Meadows, which includes weighing the…
Murdick’s closes Island storefronts
All three Murdick’s Fudge storefronts on the Island are officially closed, Kristi Graham, spokesperson for the Michigan-based company, told The Times Friday. Two of the three stores — in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs — have already been cleaned out. The V.H. storefront hasn’t been cleared out yet. Graham said she wasn’t sure whether or not…
Former fire chief’s suit against Tisbury falling apart
Former Tisbury Fire Chief Gregory Leland’s lawsuit against the town of Tisbury is at risk of dismissal after his former attorneys withdrew their representation, and he failed to appear at a hearing in July. A status review hearing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5 at 3 pm at the Edgartown Courthouse. If Leland doesn’t appear…
Groundbreaking at Bellevue
The ground was officially broken on the Bellevue Veterans Community, a neighborhood of 12 permanently affordable year-round rental homes for low- and moderate-income veterans, Thursday afternoon. The land, which is town-owned in Oak Bluffs, will also include a community room. The neighborhood, located at 50 Bellevue Ave. and developed by Island Housing Trust, the town…
An Island inundated
It was a surprise to no one that Five Corners flooded this past weekend, and local officials were forced to close Beach Road for most of the day Saturday as an early-season nor’easter dumped between five and eight inches of rain on the Island. Other places across the Island — Dock Street in Edgartown, Seaview…
New Donaroma’s operation raises environmental questions
Updated Oct. 1. Islanders may have noticed a new nursery pop up on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road recently; 17 acres of sparse activity suddenly featured bright green leaves peeking through landscaping fabric and work trucks with Donaroma’s signature circling in and out.
Brazilians on-Island head to polls this Sunday for presidential election
Logo of the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston. Brazil’s presidential election is this Sunday, Oct. 4, and Brazilian voters on Martha’s Vineyard can cast their ballots at polling locations in Framingham and Malden. Voters are asked to check their polling location through Brazil’s E-Título app before heading off-Island, and all voters who previously registered…
Aquinnah’s Orange Peel Bakery closes its doors
The most beloved up-Island spot for wood-fired pizza, and the only place in Aquinnah where locals could stop at any hour of the day or night for a snack and drink, Orange Peel Bakery on State Road in Aquinnah, has permanently closed amid a lawsuit and bankruptcy filing. Juli Vanderhoop, owner of the bakery, said…
Rain and wind flood week two of the Derby
Johnny Rogers and his mom Jeanne celebrated his Shore Triple Crown on Sunday night. —Lisa Belcastro Kevin Seger was all smiles weighing in a small bluefish after fishing through nor’easter. —Lisa Belcastro Oliver Valdes landed his first albie in three years during a weekend of stormy weather. —Lisa Belcastro Angie Fisher reeled in the new…
School committees mull over regionalization
Updated Oct. 2. Following an audit assessing the human resources and payroll practices of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (MVYPS) District, members of the All-Island School Committee (AISC) and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee continue to contemplate gradual regionalization.
Washout nor’easter
As a rainbow arched over Vineyard Haven Harbor Monday afternoon, an early-season nor’easter began to exit from the Cape and Islands. The storm, which brought wind gusts as high as 60 mph, finally ended, after between five and eight inches of rain had been dumped on the Island over the weekend and into Monday. And…
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Environment
West Nile detected in Tisbury mosquito
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Friday that West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in a mosquito collected in Tisbury August 4. The mosquito was collected from the Veteran’s Memorial Park area in Tisbury.
Health
‘It’s about living’
Hospice Palliative Care of MV Staff. —Courtesy Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard “You are not alone. Our compassionate Island team is here to make life’s hardest transitions easier.” These are the first words that greet you when visiting the new website for Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard (HPCMV). The organization, which…
Housing
Housing solutions: Accessory dwelling units
The “Writer’s Cottage,” an 100-square-foot ADU Geoffrey White has on his property. —Sarah Shaw Dawson On a windy day this August, architect Geoffrey White strolled to a 100-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) he had built near his home in West Tisbury. He’d designed the small building as a livable “garden shed” back in 1995. It’s…
Education
Bringing the darkness to light
Jack Pachico, Anna Giannetti, Jeremy Regan, and Sam Cavallaro at the walk. —Sarah Shaw Dawson Lucas Martins and other members of Hope Squad spoke at the event. —Sarah Shaw Dawson Chilmark the ox. —Sarah Shaw Dawson Bagpipes were played at Big Bridge. —Sarah Shaw Dawson Between 150 and 200 Islanders gathered at Bend in the Road…
Politics
Primary favors Democratic incumbents
Updated September 3. About two hours after polls closed, Rob Galibois secured victory in the Democratic primary for the Cape and Islands District Attorney race Tuesday.
Cops and Courts
Debris field located in ongoing effort to find missing plane
Coast Guard officials located a debris field in the waters about 20 miles south of Nantucket a day after a plane went missing. It remains a search and rescue case to find the passengers of the plane. The Coast Guard started to respond at approximately 2 am Saturday when they were notified by the Federal…
Immigration
Father detained by ICE back in Brazil
Rogério da Silva Lima and Nycolas de Alvarenga Lima. —Robyn Twomey Rogério da Silva Lima, 42, the Brazilian father who was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody alongside his teenage son Nycolas de Alvarenga Lima (now 16) while fishing in Menemsha in May, left the U.S. on Saturday and returned to Brazil Sunday…
Ferry and transportation
Impacts of nor’easter start to hit Island
Satellite image from Friday, Sept. 25. —Courtesy NOAA The winds have been strong all week, and the rain has started to come down as an early season nor’easter heads toward the Island and is expected to last through the rest of the weekend. Several ferry lines have canceled trips for the weekend ahead of the…
Opinion
Goodbye and thank you
To the Editor: David and I, along with our dogs, Rufus and Ruffy, will be leaving Martha’s Vineyard and moving to Stonington, Conn. As much as we don’t want to…
In response to ‘The time is now to fix Five Corners’
To the Editor: Regarding your editorial on flooding in Five Corners (Sept. 24): One would think any Third World country such as ours (joke joke) could easily rig up some…
Trump cuts to climate science leave us all vulnerable
The Island always feels vulnerable when extreme weather conditions like last weekend’s early-season nor’easter start heading our way. This time was no different, especially as forecasts became more and more…
