Monthly Archives: June 2015
Sailing team celebrates successful season
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School sailing team expected to celebrate another successful season last night at its annual team cookout and awards ceremony,...
Edgartown selectmen reject Bad Martha’s request for extra hours
Edgartown selectmen unanimously rejected a request for an extended liquor license from Bad Martha’s, a self-described farmer’s brewery and tasting room, at their regular...
Uber and Airbnb on Martha’s Vineyard
Recent weeks have brought reporting in The Times (April 29, “Uber makes waves on Martha’s Vineyard,” May 21, “Uber revs up for summer on...
A follow-up to Economics 101
To the Editor:
The comments received following my Letter to the Editor published May 28 (“Economics 101: The fluff factor”) about the Island-wide need for...
For the love of a horse
To the Editor:
Once again the Island has shown the beautiful colors of community that so define us. It is the cloth of which we...
George M. Church to speak at Katharine Cornell Theater|
On Wednesday, June 10, George M. Church, Ph.D., will speak on “Recent Revolutions in Biotechnology and Medicine, A Personal View.” The talk is part...
League of Women Voters will host meetings
The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard, in partnership with Island schools and PTOs,
has been hosting a series of meetings with Dr. James...
Edgartown selectmen will discuss cell tower proposal for Chappaquiddick
Edgartown selectmen are scheduled to discuss a bid from Grain Communications Group to build a wireless communications tower on Chappaquiddick. The company is proposing...
Pill use by high school seniors leads to investigation
Oak Bluffs police were called to the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Monday to assist school officials after an ambulance was dispatched to bring...
Chappy tower not needed
To the Editor:
Hopefully your readers will learn about the proposal to build a 150-foot to 180-foot cell tower on Chappaquiddick in today’s paper. The...
Thanks to the restaurateurs
To the Editor:
On Sunday, May 17, 18 restaurants donated 10 percent of food sales to the Island Housing Trust (IHT) to help create permanently...
Oak Bluffs building inspector takes action on Island Theater
On Wednesday, Oak Bluffs Building Inspector Mark Barbadoro notified Brian Hall, co-owner of the Island Theater, that he had sent a letter via certified...
Tisbury: unusual seaweed designs
Last Saturday our Main Street was a happening place: Live musicians loudly marched, musically announcing the children’s puppet show at Town Hall. Sharky, the...
Help MassWildlife count turkeys
MassWildlife is asking the public to assist with its annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey, conducted from June through August each year to evaluate turkey...
Gay Head Lighthouse move is complete
On Saturday, the Gay Head Light reached its final stop on a 129-foot journey back from the site it had occupied since 1844, and...
Oak Bluffs citizens urged to conserve water
Oak Bluffs is peppered with “Temporary Water Ban” signs, but water district superintendent Kevin Johnson is concerned that over time, these signs have faded...
Vineyard Medical Care increases medical staff
Vineyard Medical Care (VMC), a primary and walk-in care clinic on State Road, across from Cronig's Market in Vineyard Haven, announced Tuesday the addition...
Saudade: News from and for the Brazilian community/Notícias de e para a comunidade brasileira
A tradução deste artigo se encontra logo após o texto em inglês.
Perhaps the most influential element of Brazilian pop culture is the country's soap...
Varsity girls tennis team finish season undefeated
The girls defeated Falmouth 5-0 to clinch the top playoff seed.
‘Tomorrowland,’ a future that looks good, and ‘Iris,’ who dresses the part
From director Brad Bird comes Tomorrowland, which plays at the newly reopened Capawock Theater and at Entertainment Cinemas in Edgartown this weekend, and addresses...