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Roy B. Hope
Roy B. Hope died surrounded by family on Saturday, December 29, at Falmouth Hospital.
A viewing will be held for family and friends at Nickerson-Bourne...
Oak Bluffs library gets a new Steinway
Over the Christmas holiday, David Stanwood delivered a new Steinway baby grand to the Oak Bluffs library. In a video produced by the Times,...
Edgartown Inn sells for $5 million
Updated Jan. 2
The Edgartown Inn has sold to developer Charles Hajjar, a Milton-based developer, for $5 million.
Earle K. Radford Jr. purchased the historic inn...
Travel alert: Strong winds force some cancellations
Updated Jan. 1 8:15 am
The following trips have been canceled due to Weather conditions.
MV ISLAND HOME 6 am Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven
MV MARTHA'S...
Islanders share wishes for 2019
Meditate more. Lose 10 pounds. Write stuff down. Whatever it is you wish to accomplish in 2019, The Times wants to know. We set...
Tisbury firefighters extinguish chimney fire
The Tisbury Fire Department responded to a chimney fire at a home on the corner of Paula Avenue and Lambert’s Cove Road at about...
Joan M. Glodis
Joan Glodis, born Sept. 19, 1938, to Philip and Edna Duprey in Worcester, died Dec. 3, 2018, in the company of her daughters in...
Vineyarders ground Falcons in boys hoops
Martha’s Vineyard and Mashpee played one heckuva boys basketball game Friday night at the Sancy Pachico Gym in Oak Bluffs. Feeding off the energy...
SSA cancels some Friday evening ferries due to weather
According to alerts received from the Steamship Authority, the 5:20pm, 6:15pm and 7:15pm Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole and 6:15pm, 6:30pm and 7:30pm Woods...
Governor Baker signs AirBnb tax bill
Friday afternoon, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a bill that seeks to tax and regulate short-term rentals like those offered at AirBnB and...
Therese J. (Farland) Evans
Therese J. (Farland) Evans died on December 11, 2018, at the age of 90. Born and raised in Oak Bluffs, she was the daughter...
Man struck by car in West Tisbury
Updated Dec. 31
At approximately 10:30 am, Friday, West Tisbury police, fire, and Tri-Town Ambulance responded to an incident involving a car striking a pedestrian...
Elizabeth ‘Anne’ Carter
Elizabeth “Anne” Carter died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at Mass General Hospital with her loving family by her side holding her hands.
She...
Island unaffected by statewide 911 issues
A statewide technical problem that led to a brief 911 outage Friday morning did not affect the Island.
Dukes County Sheriff’s Office deputy Anthony Gould...
Police arrest man disembarking Island Home
Tisbury police and a Massachusetts state trooper arrested a man on the passenger ramp at the Steamship Authority terminal in Vineyard Haven Wednesday afternoon....
A common goal
To the editor:
All too often the perceived needs of Woods Hole and the Vineyard are at odds, especially with regard to the Steamship Authority....
Ava Pearl had previous engine failures
Last May the fast ferry Ava Pearl lost power off East Chop and was towed into Vineyard Haven. A U.S. Coast investigation of the...
End of year amendment greenlights Yellow House project
After crossing their T’s and dotting their I’s on historic and conservation restrictions for the Yellow House, Edgartown made one last amendment to their...