Monthly Archives: March 2018
They’re back
The Ocean View restaurant in Oak Bluffs has been a go-to dining and cocktails spot with Islanders for close to 40 years. Under new...
Robert Charles Day
The Rev. Robert Charles Day, a West Tisbury resident for the past 23 years, died peacefully on Jan. 23, 2018, in Sarasota, Fla. He...
Services Monday for Lillian F. Fusco
Lillian F. Fusco, 74, wife of Raphael J. (Ray) Fusco, died on Thursday morning, March 8, 2018, at her home in Edgartown.
Her funeral...
Say it ain’t snow
Updated 3:30 pm Wednesday
Martha's Vineyard schools are canceled for a second day on Wednesday. ACE MV classes are canceled Wednesday evening.
Edgartown is opened a shelter...
Fire damages Oak Bluffs house
Four people escaped an early-morning fire at 24 Shawmut Ave. in Oak Bluffs, Fire Chief John Rose told The Times.
Oak Bluffs fire responded to...
Ballots set for Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and Tisbury elections
Updated April 17, 3:15 pm
Town elections for Edgartown and Oak Bluffs will take place on Thursday, April 12, and selectmen races in both towns look...
Real Estate Confidential: The Home Inspection
Weekly chit-chat about new listings, sales or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard real estate market, by Fred Roven, Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents.
When...
Witch of Endor pulled from harbor
On Friday, March 9, crews worked for many hours to hoist the heeled-over ketch Witch of Endor from alongside a dinghy dock by the...
Terminal building is on the level
One week after it began in earnest, demolition of the Steamship Authority Terminal in Woods Hole is nearly complete.
Already the waterfront area has taken...
Bedside Table: Geoff Currier
These are quite literally the books that have been piling up on my bedside table for the past few months. At one point in...
Building inspector: Fish house is a hazard
Calling it a “dangerous structure,” Tisbury building inspector Ken Barwick is asking selectmen to issue an order that a dilapidated fish house on the...
International Women’s Day stands tall
Supporters of International Women’s Day met at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven for a rally organized by the women’s committee of We Stand Together/Estamos...
Shellfishing to resume on Martha’s Vineyard
The Division of Marine Fisheries has announced the shellfishing ban, which began on March 1 as a result of the major storm, will be...
Shack sports new swordfish
Artist and charter fisherman Scott McDowell gifted Chilmark a copper swordfish last month. The fish is McDowell’s creation, and is now mounted on the...
‘West Side Story’ buzz brings box office blitz
Updated March 9
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) performing arts department is considering adding dates to its 2019 play schedule after its performance...
Ferries are back operating
Ferries for the Steamship Authority are running this morning. As of 5:50 am, the ferry in Vineyard Haven was loading for the first crossing...
Relentless
Eugene Decosta of Vineyard Haven has seen a lot of big blows in his 75 years on Martha’s Vineyard, but the one that started...
An update on surgery, and taking aim at gun violence
By Dylan Fernandes
Right before Christmas, I underwent a six-hour surgery to remove a foot-and-half-long and nearly three-pound benign tumor from my left thigh. I...
All businesses on M.V. are not equal
To the Editor:
A good government is one whose goal is to better the lives of its residents. Beginning with this principle, such governments, eventually,...
Blown away
A few quick thoughts while we wait for the next big blow to hit the Island.
Beach Road reboot: Any redesign of Beach Road in...