Monthly Archives: April 2016
Meet Your Maker: Dave Whitmon
The first annual Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire will take place on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Ag...
‘Washashore Cowgirl’ Monica Rizzio brings a southern touch to Cape Cod
Monica Rizzio's latest CD is titled “Washashore Cowgirl,” a reference to both her Texan roots and her adopted home of Cape Cod. This coming...
Court Report: April 8 to April 15, 2016
April 8, 2016
Thomas Finley O’Quinn, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/28/50, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial...
$100,000 per minute
To the Editor:
Last Tuesday evening West Tisbury voters spent $100,000 per minute to fund our town and schools. It was surely a model of...
Transgender in the ladies’ room
To the Editor:
Should we as a society allow any man who puts on a dress or presents as female in our ladies’ rooms? Absolutely...
Bubble volunteers needed
To the Editor:
The annual bubble deflation will take place from 9 am to 11 am Saturday at Vineyard Youth Tennis. If you or your...
She will vote and hope
To the Editor:
The informal writing group that I belong to uses prompts. For this week’s meeting, our prompt was, “No one knows that I...
Housing problem is in our backyards
To the Editor:
If it is true 65 percent of our Island housing is seasonal, of the remaining homes, a small percentage would be willing...
Grateful for beach support
To the Editor:
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the townspeople of Oak Bluffs who voted to support article 32 at annual...
Thoughts on the annual
To the Editor:
A few thoughts on last week’s Oak Bluffs annual town meeting: First off, I'm fine with the police department getting new cruisers....
Can you hear us now?
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s (MVC) regulatory review of a temporary AT&T antenna intended to vastly improve wireless service on Chappaquiddick for the summer months...
Baby in a hurry
Lisa Brown, 31, with three-and-a-half weeks to go on her pregnancy due date, was in the enviable position of being past worry that anything...
SSA outlines framework for Vineyard-New Bedford service
As the Steamship Authority (SSA) prepares to sail into the busy summer season, it is re-examining the issues surrounding a potential Vineyard–New Bedford freight...
MVC approves temporary wireless antenna on Chappy
Efforts to erect a temporary AT&T wireless antenna on Chappaquiddick moved forward last week. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) voted 8 to 1 to...
Chilmark takes up annual meeting, $9 million budget
With four of six annual town meetings complete, Martha’s Vineyard heads into the home stretch next week when Chilmarkers gather at the community center...
Wilderness-based rehab facility to open on Penikese Island
One hundred years ago Penikese Island, the smallest of the Elizabeth Islands, was home to a leper colony, where people with a stigmatized and...
SJC rules no right exists to access landlocked parcels in Aquinnah
In a significant and far-reaching victory for the town of Aquinnah and Island conservation organizations, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a...
Island-born Jodi Bailey follows a frozen career path
Winter has been reluctant to release the Vineyard from its grasp. As Islanders eagerly await the actual arrival of spring and boating weather, Jodi...
Vineyard boys baseball team beats Latin Academy
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys baseball team, fresh off a 6-5 loss to Woburn on Monday, bounced back with a thrilling 2-1...
Vineyard high school athletes ink college deals
Three Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) seniors last week signed letters of scholarship commitment to Division 2 colleges, capping four years of athletic...