Yearly Archives: 2017

Frances V. Resendes, 97, died at her Edgartown home on Jan. 3, 2017. A memorial service is being planned shortly, with a date and...

Happy New Year, one and all. So far, the year in Aquinnah is off to a good start, with many visitors this past weekend....

Jeweler and store owner Cheryl B. Stark died at the age of 70 in her West Tisbury home on Monday, Jan. 2. Ms. Stark first...

Welcome Tilton of Chilmark (1856–1949) was a whaleman, trap fisherman, lobsterman, cod fisherman, coaster, fishmonger, and later in life, door-to-door vanilla salesman. He came...

By John Ortman Leaves in the wind Blown and scattered, Whirl in a spiral Turn in the air. Leaves in the wind Dance and frolic, Crackle a song Across the lawn. Leaves in...

Welcome to 2017. Are you all ready with your New Year’s resolutions and good intentions? My plans to be more organized in this new...

Updated Jan. 16, 9:34 am Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship. There’s a...

Alma and Hans Stibolt are living proof that Tom Brokaw was right. The veteran newsman’s 1998 book "The Greatest Generation" profiled the American generation that...

Irene Carson MacKenty of Edgartown died on Dec. 30, 2016, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital at the age of 91. Her passing was caused by...

Happy 2017! I hope everyone was able to enjoy some vacation time or days off over the past week or so, and that everyone...

Dear Tom, I have a 12-year-old French bulldog named George who seems to be completely deaf now. He doesn’t hear me calling him, or respond...

R.J. Connelly III of Oak Bluffs has been named one of the 10 Best Estate Planning Attorneys by the American Institute of Legal...

The Edgartown Bridge Club did not hold a game on Dec. 26 due to the holiday. At the Martha’s Vineyard Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven...

Janice Harlow (Brett) Mead, “Jan,” died peacefully on Martha’s Vineyard on Dec. 28, 2016. Jan was born on March 27, 1925, the youngest of four...

Maitland Armstrong Edey Jr., a resident of West Tisbury, died on Dec. 30, 2016. An obituary will follow in a later edition of this...

Join the Vineyard Conservation Society for a winter walk around the Frances Newhall Woods Preserve on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 1 pm. This 512-acre...

On Friday, Jan. 6, join Pathways in Chilmark for an evening of performances by local dancers, followed by a community dance party. Guest performers...

Learn the basics of baking artisan bread at the Vineyard Bread Project on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 8:45 to 11:45 am. You will learn...

Island artist duo Danielle Mulcahy and Walker Roman hit the road at the beginning of October, armed with a renovated fifth-wheel trailer, all of...

Ten years ago, Kasha Ritter was searching for her style. She tried oils and acrylics, any media traditionally meant for a canvas, but found...