Monthly Archives: September 2011
Martha’s Vineyard high school blends new initiatives with the familiar
MVRHS principal Stephen Nixon calls for students and parents to get involved.
Martha’s Vineyard school leader is ready for a new year
Martha's Vineyard school superintendent James Weiss describes changes, challenges in the new year.
Martha’s Vineyard Schools at a glance
Martha's Vineyard taxpayers spend approximately $40,411,326 to support seven schools with a total enrollment of approximately 2,214 students.
Martha’s Vineyard schools ring in a new year
Thursday morning Martha's Vineyard students of all ages begin a new school year.
The Derby is the perfect antidote to summer stress
The 66th Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby begins Sunday. For fishermen, it is a season unto itself.
Survey finds hidden fish treasures in Martha’s Vineyard streams
Brook trout that are the biological descendants of fish that date back to colonial times still survive in hidden streams.
Plum TV shutters Martha’s Vineyard station operation
In a major restructuring, the Miami based company with stations in eight resort communities shut down its Vineyard station Tuesday.
Storage yard fire began in a boat but cause is undetermined
The state Fire Marshal's office has appealed for any information that could help determine the cause of a fire that destroyed six boats.
Chilmark considers ambulance service pact
Chilmark selectmen, at their Tuesday meeting, discussed a draft agreement for ambulance services for the three up-Island towns and reviewed the damage caused by hurricane Irene.
Federal judge rules First Amendment protects videotaping
One day after Tisbury police
Charges dropped against young man who videotaped Tisbury police
The family of a young man arrested for videotaping police agreed not to sue. The charges were later dropped.
Tisbury selectmen rein in police parking
Agreement reached to limit parking for police department personnel.
Martha’s Vineyard will remember 9/11 victims at Sunday ceremony
A special ceremony starting at 8:40 am on Sunday at Five Corners will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
All Island tennis tourney for Hospice a winner
The All Island Championship Tennis Tournament, to benefit of Hospice of Martha's Vineyard, was held at the Farm Neck courts, Friday to Sunday, September 2 to 4.
Vineyard teams tune up for regular season
Several Vineyard teams hosted scrimmages last week in preparation for the upcoming fall high school sports season.
The 21st Oar and Paddle regatta
The twenty-first annual Oar and Paddle Regatta, postponed one week by Hurricane Irene, splashed off Sunday on Sengekontacket Pond at the Little Bridge with 55 people and one dog entering the lists.
Sports highlights
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School varsity field hockey team began the regular season with a trip to Scituate for a Labor Day weekend tournament against strong division-one competition.
Vineyard golfers get MVRHS fall sports off to good start
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School golf team was the first to play a varsity contest in the new school year and got the fall sports season off to a good start with a 249-271 win over the Nauset Warriors, Friday afternoon at the Edgartown Golf Club.
On Martha’s Vineyard and everywhere else, vets covet certainty
How often can any doctor be 100 percent certain about a diagnosis, whether for a four- or two-legged patient?
Dry weather imperils plants on Martha’s Vineyard
With no significant rain in a month, Island flora is dangerously stressed when it needs to be tough going into the dark months.