Monthly Archives: January 2016
West Tisbury selectmen sign off on measure to correct Refuse District glitch
West Tisbury selectmen breezed through four agenda items in a 24-minute meeting last Wednesday afternoon. Topping the agenda was approval of a measure that...
Candidate for high school principal job drops out of search process
Updated 2:30 pm, Tuesday
David Fabrizio, current principal of Ipswich Middle School, dropped out of the running for the job of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Regional high school welcomes Charter School students to swim team
For the first time since the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School was founded, its students have been allowed to join the Martha’s Vineyard Regional...
Lynn Jelliffe Friis
Lynn Jelliffe Friis of West Tisbury died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Windemere Nursing Center after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer....
Linda R. (Tankard) Gonsalves
Linda R. (Tankard) Gonsalves of Wareham, died at home on Jan. 8, 2016, after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was 59.
She...
Thomas R. Barlosky
Thomas R. Barlosky, also known as “T-Bone,” of Vineyard Haven died Thursday, January 7th, 2016. He was 60 years old.
Born in Bridgeport, CT, Tommy...
SSA alerts customers to predicted high winds Sunday
Updated 11:50 am, Saturday
The Steamship Authority sent out an email Saturday alerting customers that the National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch...
Orion, first baby of the New Year, joins Vineyard constellation
Baby girl Orion Grace Newton-Thibodeau arrived at Martha's Vineyard Hospital at 1:09 pm, Thursday, Jan. 7. She is the first baby born on Martha's...
Vineyard boys hoopsters edge Jeremiah Burke, 64-62
Nick Bond drained six three-pointers, scoring 27 points, as Martha's Vineyard held off Jeremiah Burke High School of Dorchester, 64-62, in a non-league boys...
Martha’s Vineyard girls varsity swim team edges out Sandwich, 83-82
It was a big day for The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls varsity swim team Thursday as they clinched their first dual...
Phyllis M. Gourley
Phyllis M. Gourley, 90, died on December 25, 2015 at home in Tucson, AZ. Her funeral mass will be held on Sat., Jan., 16...
MVC unanimously approves Oak Bluffs North Bluff seawall project
Updated 3:30 pm, Wednesday
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) last Thursday unanimously approved the $5.6 million North Bluffs seawall project — a corrugated steel seawall...
Oak Bluffs Planning Board seeks public opinion on a new town hall
The Oak Bluffs Planning Board (OBPB) will hold its first public forum to discuss the concept of a new town hall in the downstairs meeting...
Sarah Andresen: The Vineyard’s very first baby boomer
In 2016, the first of the baby boomers, born in 1946, will turn 70 years old. On Martha’s Vineyard, this demographic bump, and the...
AAA cancels Pilgrim Auto tow contract, says Island service will be provided
AAA announced it has cancelled its service contract for roadside assistance with its longtime Island contractor, Pilgrim Road Auto Repair in Edgartown.
AAA suspended Pilgrim...
SSA outlines scope of another look at New Bedford freight service
As the Steamship Authority prepares to sail into the New Year, it is re-examining the issues surrounding a potential Vineyard–New Bedford freight service link...
Not just for kids: The adult coloring craze hits the Vineyard
What do you do with a bunch of kids on a rainy day? Sit them down with some coloring books, crayons, and pencils. That...
Martha’s Vineyard court report: Dec. 7 – Jan. 4
December 7, 2015
Anthony Richard Marcantonio, Edgartown; DOB 2/23/89, uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $300 court cost; operating motor vehicle with...
Slideshow: The 70 Project
According to the Healthy Aging Task Force, the street lists as of January 2015 showed 362 Vineyarders born in 1946 — 24 percent more...
Chilmark selectmen hear update on fire station parcel evaluation
Chilmark selectmen Tuesday received an update from Dennis Ross, partner at Pacheco Ross Architects of Voorheesville, N.Y., on the feasibility of building a new...