Car crashes inside ferry
What appears to be a medical emergency involving the driver of a white vehicle occurred before 10 am aboard the MV Island Home, prompting an emergency response from local and state authorities. According to initial information from Tisbury Police Lt. Bill Brigham, the driver experienced what is believed to be a medical incident. He said…
Civil suit against Aimee Cotton paused
Proceedings of a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Aimee Cotton, 42, are on pause after her attorneys filed a motion to stay the case, citing her ongoing criminal charges that stem from the same incident. The motion submitted by Cotton’s attorney, Marielise Kelly, contended that continuing with discovery in the civil case would violate Cotton’s…
Mako shark mascot to make waves next year
Regional high school students will officially begin the upcoming school year with a mascot meant to blow the competition out of the water — or into it. A decisive vote at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee meeting on Monday night sealed the deal for students to purchase a mako shark mascot costume,…
One emergency call dominoes into several at Five Corners
A medical call, an ambulance collision, and a police officer struck by a vehicle created a chaotic scene Monday at Five Corners. Heavy rain and ferry diversions also contributed to traffic jams at the busy intersection. The string of incidents began with a medical call from Beach Street Extension midday Monday. At the time of…
Oak Bluffs officials say fireworks caused beach grass fire
Updated. A grass fire early Saturday morning in Oak Bluffs is under investigation after fireworks set off by individuals on the beach ignited dry beach grass, officials said. Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS were dispatched around 1:33 a.m. for a report of a brush fire on the beach in front of 65 Seaview Ave, across…
A patriotic march down Main Street
The buzz of excitement and loud chatter from thousands of attendees draped in red, white, and blue echoed throughout Edgartown on Saturday afternoon as the 182nd annual Fourth of July Parade, on the nation’s 250th birthday, marched its way along the town’s narrow streets. With a heat wave advisory from the National Weather Service, families…
‘What are we willing to risk?’
Amid last weekend’s sweltering heat wave, about 60 people congregated inside the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Saturday afternoon to listen and participate in the 22nd annual community reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Douglass first delivered his famous speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, N.Y.,…
Nobody hurt in Chilmark car fire
Chilmark firefighters quickly extinguished an engine fire in a car on Sunday afternoon. The Chilmark Fire Department received a report of a car fire around 3:40 pm. Chilmark Fire Chief Manuel Rose told The Times that first responders arrived at the Chilmark Post Office six minutes after the call, and the fire was extinguished in…
Hospital temporarily locked down for hoax bomb threat
A bomb threat at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital led to a brief lockdown and a coordinated response involving local and state agencies on Thursday afternoon. Oak Bluffs Chief of Police Jonathan Searle said the threat was deemed to not be highly credible, and normal operations resumed after investigations were carried out. The threat came in…
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Environment
Hospital president’s first summer at the helm
The largest provider of healthcare for Martha’s Vineyard has had a new president and chief operating officer leading it for the past six months: Claire Seguin. She took over the mantle just before the Island was rocked by winter storms that downed trees and blocked people into their homes, and when the weather warmed, she…
Health
Yommi and Morning Dew Juice open new storefront
After the Island’s business landscape shifted over a harsh winter, the summer has ushered in a new set of storefronts. Among them are four Islanders who recently moved from farmer’s market stands to a shop on State Road in Vineyard Haven. The space previously housed Pie Chicks, but now, handpainted white lettering on the front…
Housing
Affordable duplexes almost ready for move-in
At a construction site in West Tisbury, a cluster of duplexes is almost completed in a project by the nonprofit Island Housing Trust (IHT). Shared front porches are still empty, the grass has yet to be planted, construction dust still hangs in the air, and the four buildings still await finished house siding. But for…
Education
Vineyard youth head to Gillette for World Cup
A large crowd of approximately 64,146 people gathered at Gillette Stadium for the FIFA World Cup, in Foxborough last Friday to watch the match between France and Norway. Among them was a group of 16 eager Island soccer fans from the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club and four chaperones, who stood out in the…
Politics
Chilmark speeds through budget-balance vote
At a special town meeting lasting about five minutes, Chilmark voters unanimously approved the town allocating $200,000 of unused funds to balance its budget. About 50 Chilmarkers gathered at the Chilmark Community Center for the meeting Monday night. Prior to the vote, Chilmark Select Board member Rebecca Haag read a statement by fellow board member…
Cops and Courts
Paddleboarders and thrill-seekers keep emergency services busy
Ahead of the busy holiday weekend on the Island, at around 11 am on Thursday, a “Pan-Pan,” an international maritime and aviation signal for an urgent situation, broke through what was an otherwise silent morning on the Martha’s Vineyard Public Safety radio. The call about a woman stranded while paddleboarding near Oak Bluffs Harbor came…
Immigration
On fishing and freedom
The father and his son had always been knotted together through a shared love of fishing, a narrative throughline from their homeland in Brazil and throughout their journey as immigrants to America. When his son was just a little boy, the father provided him with a bamboo pole to go for tilapia in the pond…
Ferry and transportation
Heavy rain floods Beach Road
Heavy rain and choppy seas impacted travel for many on the Vineyard Tuesday. While the National Weather Service forecast the Island would see less than two inches of rain Tuesday at most, Vineyard Haven was hit hard with flooding at Five Corners and a stretch of Beach Road. Both are major transportation routes, especially to…
