Monthly Archives: July 2014
Scientist Jesse Ausubel says diet will affect the Martha’s Vineyard landscape
In the kickoff to Sheriff’s Meadow’s lecture series, the acclaimed researcher will describe how eating and food-buying habits affect the landscape.
Martha’s Vineyard tops most expensive family vacation list
There are marvelous high-end places here. But we don’t want a young family to be scared off from visiting because they’re on a budget.
Seating snafu invalidates high school AP test results
The deadline for Martha’s Vineyard students to sign up to retake the exams is today.
Vineyard Football Association season kicks off
At halftime, a weary but unbowed Kristofer Rabasca of IC explained that summer games against young, fresh legs serves his team well. “This is good for us: they make us run the whole game,” he said. “When our over-40 league starts in the fall, we can run circles around our competitors
Edgartown parade and fireworks changed to Saturday
The Edgartown July 4th parade and fireworks have been changed to Saturday, July 5, due to possible tropical storm conditions. The parade will begin...
Brush fire ignites near Tashmoo Boatyard on Wednesday
Tisbury firefighters responded quickly Wednesday morning to a report of smoke and flames near the site of a fire that consumed a garage workshop...
Threat to the public
To the Editor:
With the Pilgrim nuclear power plant now operating on an extended license and three of the same vintage and design General Electric...
Gone fishin’: Safety begins with knowing that an accident can happen to you
How often do you see a single fisherman tooling along in his boat wearing no personal flotation device (PFD)? Too often. And not just fishermen. The prevailing excuse is that there are other boats around, or the water is calm, or he or she is a good swimmer or the mindset that accidents happen to someone else. Well, they do not.
Vineyarders medal in Cohasset Sprint Triathalon
Vineyarders Shelly Bloom, Ed Cerullo, and Andrew Flake medaled in the Cohasset Sprint Triathlon on June 29. Ms. Bloom, a Vineyard Haven summer resident...
Memorial service for Jo-Anne S. Rice
A memorial service will be held for Jo-Anne S. Rice at 2 pm on Saturday, August 2, at the Unitarian-Universalist Society of Martha's Vineyard...
Week Two: Isaiah Maynard’s Cross Country Ride
Dispatch: week two.
Holmes Hole race results
West-Northwest winds and a flooding tide combined to create a tough go on Sunday as the Holmes Hole fleet took to the Sound for...
Top Gun tennis at Vineyard Youth Tennis
The top tennis juniors on the Island competed in the weekly Top Gun action at Vineyard Youth Tennis on Monday night.
Zak Danz defeated Michael...
Vineyarders will compete in Bay State games
Four Martha's Vineyard Regional High School hockey players were named to the Southeast/Coastal team, and will compete in the Bay State Summer Games July...
Dorothy Hidler
Dorothy (Geer) Hidler of Chester and formerly of Rockfall and Middletown, Conn., died on Monday, June 23, at Chesterfield Nursing Home in Chester. She...
Islanders express concerns about Pilgrim nuclear
The issue is safety not energy, Senator Dan Wolf said.
Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s Evening of Discovery tops the charts
The Martha's Vineyard Museum's 16th annual Evening of Discovery broke all records for attendance and fundraising this past
Saturday, June 28. More than 380 people...
Rosanne Cash raises dough, sparkles at Flatbread
The fundraising event raised about $127,000 to save the Gay Head lighthouse.
MVFF starts summer season in Chilmark
Getting home after my 6-day MELT Method Teacher Training in New York City, my husband drove us straight from the airport to the Chilmark...
Tisbury: Vineyard Haven Band to play at Owen Park
Many thanks to our brave firefighters who keep our town safe. The dark plume of smoke over our town on Sunday afternoon drew many...