Monthly Archives: April 2017
‘Poetic License’ at Featherstone
Calling all artists! Featherstone Center for the Arts is looking for people to submit one piece of art inspired by poetry for its show...
Counting calves
The FARM Institute invites everyone to explore the herd of new mothers and their calves as they enter the spring birthing season. Meet at...
Five Martha’s Vineyard cookie highlights
“You’ll be baking a variety of cookies daily, and taking home a dozen different cookies every day for the next seven days. Each cookie...
Edgartown seeks buy-in on Yellow House
Updated: 1:34 pm 4/7/17
Edgartown voters will be asked at the Tuesday, April 11, town meeting to spend $3 million to buy and repair the...
Tisbury residents weigh in on new school
The 19 members of the Tisbury School building committee will decide what to do about a new or reconstructed town school before May 18....
Anna E. Duarte
Anna E. Duarte, a resident of Windemere Nursing Home, died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Saturday morning, April 1, 2017, at the age...
West Tisbury: Color and growth
It finally felt like spring this past Sunday. The sun came out by the time we finished breakfast, and I headed off to get...
William C. Bishop
William (Bill) Bishop, 57, of Edgartown, died on March 30, 2017, after battling cancer. Bill’s family and close friends will celebrate his life at...
Human resource trends and workforce development
The latest information about HR trends for employers, CEOs, CFOs, HR professionals, and anyone who handles HR functions will be presented on Monday, April...
Night Heron Gallery reopening
The Night Heron Gallery is reopening on April 7, and celebrating its seventh year on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. According to a press...
Richmond T. Leeson
Richmond T. "Dick" Leeson, 81, of South Dartmouth, who spent his summers on and off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, died on Oct. 25,...
A brief history of West Tisbury
Learn what West Tisbury looked like in 1892. According to a press release, the West Tisbury Byways Committee will share a presentation about the...
Island nonprofits merge
Board presidents from Island nonprofits Women Empowered and CEO (Creative Entrepreneur with Opportunities) announced this week that the two organizations merged on Wednesday, April...
Bridge Notes
At the Edgartown Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven on March 20, eight players competed in two teams of four. Playing on the team that...
HomeGrown Tours MVI receives national recognition
HomeGrown Tours MVI owner Dolores Borza has been chosen as a winner of the 2017 American Small Business Championship, hosted by SCORE, the nation’s...
Births
Dylan Shae Rebello
Guinevere Rebello and Adam Rebello of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter,
Dylan Shae Rebello, on March 25, 2017, at Martha’s...
Aquinnah: Things are picking up
Things are picking up here in Aquinnah; you can feel spring in the air. We have crocuses in our yard, and I’ve heard the...
Fishing and tackle tag sale
The Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Fishing and Tackle Tag Sale will be held on Memorial Day, and the group is looking for donations of fishing...
Mini Makers Faire looking for makers
On May 13, from 10 am to 4 pm, the second annual Martha’s Vineyard Mini Makers Faire will be held at the Agricultural Hall...
Academic honors
Dean’s high honors
Michael Cutrer of Vineyard Haven, at Nichols College.
Dean’s list
Mateus Ribeiro of Vineyard Haven, at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Madeline Scott of Vineyard...