Monthly Archives: August 2017
After 18: Sophia McCarron
Every year The MV Times asks four recent high school graduates to write about their experiences during their first year after graduation. Sophia McCarron...
Hurricane Harvey has Vineyarders considering preparedness
The National Hurricane Center predicted “above normal” hurricane activity in the North Atlantic this year. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30,...
Shining service at Chilmark Tavern
When one of my favorite cream-colored sweaters was splashed with red wine covering most of the front, there was no better place to be...
International Film Festival brings the globe to the Island
Now in its 12th year, the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival will screen more than 40 films from 24 countries during the week after...
Eggs are easy
Cooking for one is so inefficient and lonely, but everyone experiences it at some time or another. I suppose it’s better than cooking for...
Medical marijuana dispensary planned for State Road
Patient Centric of Martha’s Vineyard plans to operate its retail medical marijuana dispensary at 510 State Rd. in West Tisbury, according to an application...
All-Island School Committee hears plans for special needs, OPEB funds
Island schools are building a continuum of shared services for special needs children that will offer consistent programs and assistance, which could benefit students...
Meetings roundup Sept 5 – 21
Edgartown Board of Selectmen
Edgartown Town Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 4 pm
Chilmark Board of Selectmen
Chilmark Town Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 5 pm
Aquinnah Board of Selectmen
Aquinnah...
West Tisbury selectmen draft response to state nitrogen report
West Tisbury selectmen agreed at their August 23 meeting to draft a response letter to a Tisbury Great Pond nitrogen draft report submitted to...
Hilda Jardin Backus
Hilda J. (Jardin) Backus, 91, died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at her home in Vineyard Haven.
She was predeceased by her husband Rodman...
Open Houses September 1 – 4: An interactive map
Shopping for your Martha's Vineyard dream home? Open Houses are happening all over Martha's Vineyard this Labor Day weekend and we've compiled them on...
The next level
James Sashin left the Island yesterday to attend Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, after a long baseball season that took the righthanded pitcher across the...
Whispering winds
Sixteen optimists drifted to the Holmes Hole Sailing Association start line on Thursday evening. The forecast wasn’t encouraging, but determination to sail grows proportionately...
Dortmund tops Inter to win inaugural MSA Cup
The names of the famous clubs are known throughout the soccer world: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Gremio of Porto Alegre,...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: August 21 – 25, 2017
Edgartown
Aug. 21, Rutledge A. Simmons sold one-half interest in 158 Chappaquiddick Rd. to Joseph J. Currier for $367,900.
Aug. 21, Peter and Tina Vaz sold...
Court report August 11 – August 28
August 11, 2017
Zachery R. Sweeney, Oak Bluffs; DOB 10/11/85, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court cost.
August...
High wind and waves on the way
Harbormasters on Martha’s Vineyard say stay out of the water Wednesday.
According to The National Weather Service, high winds, dangerous riptides and serious surf...
Mental Illness on Martha’s Vineyard: My anxiety disorder
What word should I say? “Big” or “large”? Have I turned off the stove? Did I leave the door open? Is it locked at...
Your music, my noise
To the Editor:
I have never understood why some people feel the need to impose their music on the rest of us. Whether it's a...
Thanks for the Chappy parking!
To the Editor:
Grateful recognition by this Chappaquiddick resident for the new parking-area improvements at the Chappy Ferry Point. Intelligent and thoughtful design followed by...