Monthly Archives: January 2010

This year is the 101st anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the members of the Martha's Vineyard...

Once again, Michael Halt, West Tisbury School principal and Marine Reserve colonel, will answer his country's call to duty. Mr. Halt has left Martha's...

Islanders will have to wait a few more months for an inside look at the new Martha's Vineyard Hospital. A private reception for donors...

Each Tuesday and Saturday night, Season's Eatery and Pub in Oak Bluffs tries to help Vineyarders and visitors endure those long, cold winter nights...

Jesse Herman knew the answer. "Japan," the eighth-grader called out clearly on Tuesday morning in the gymnasium of the Edgartown School and became the...

I recently took the Pledge to Be Veg for 30 Days through PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The organization urges this...

Fourteen Vineyarders met at the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) tournament in Newton last weekend, bringing home a total of 59.74 ACBL master points,...

Homegrown meets Sunday, Jan. 17, from 3 to 5 pm at Agricultural Hall. Under discussion: seed ordering, seed sowing, catalogue exchange.Arboretum's winter attractionsIf there...

Tom Quinn's film, "The New Year Parade," uses preparations for the traditional New Years Mummers Parade as the background for a story about a...

Tuesday's special election to fill the Senate seat that is vacant because of the death of Edward M. Kennedy is an opportunity for Massachusetts...

It was nice to have a blanket of snow on the ground all last week, glistening when the sun shines and crunchy to walk...

Save that date. If you haven't had but are still interested in getting the H1N1 vaccine, then please be aware there will be a...

If you're an Islander, young or old, looking for love in all of the few available places and unsuccessful, the Internet has you covered....

It's three weeks after Christmas. Why do I still have Christmas music running through my mind and why is my Christmas tree still up?The...

Meirilucia and Fabio De Paula Nunes of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of their son, Ian Phyllip De Paula Nunes, on January 6 at...

Anastasia and Jonas Cavallo of Edgartown announce the birth of their son, Troy Cassius Cavallo, on December 30 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Troy weighed...

In girls interscholastic league action, Tuesday, at West Tisbury, the Tisbury Tigers won an overtime contest, 47-44.The final minute of regulation play was especially...

The MV Youth Hockey Program welcomes Squirt B teams from Falmouth, Franklin, and Providence for the Ryan Mone Memorial Squirt B tournament, Friday to...

The MV Youth hockey program has returned to its wonted business following a year-end/beginning holiday break.Last Saturday, Jan. 2, the MVYH PeeWee B team...

The annual Vineyard Youth Tennis Round Robin extravaganza will be held at VYT (at the blinker) Thursday to Sunday, February 4 to 7. There...