Monthly Archives: April 2018
Ask the Dogcharmer: What to do about Presley?
Dear Dogcharmer,
My elderly mother adopted a rescue puppy off the Internet a year ago, and has had trouble housebreaking the dog. The 2-year-old chihuahua...
MVRHS boys lacrosse upsets Feehan in 9-8 win
Sam Wallace scored five goals and added two assists, and the Vineyarder defense held on, to beat a powerhouse Bishop Feehan boys varsity lacrosse...
Oak Bluffs: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The time is always right to do what is right.” So spoke Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., well over 60-plus years ago. This Baptist...
MVRHS girls lax falls to Feehan in season opener
The Vineyard varsity girls lacrosse team got off to a rough start in the new season with a 14-4 loss to Bishop Feehan in...
Peter M. Martell
Updated Tuesday, April 10
Peter M. Martell, 75, of Oak Bluffs died on Tuesday evening, April 3, 2018, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Peter...
Edgartown: Bird-a-Thon fundraiser
Happy April. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Our kids are 15, 17, and 18, and they still enjoyed an Easter egg hunt...
Doggies to go
Saturday, March 31, was another day for Island animal appreciators. The Black Dog hosted their annual Doggie Adoption Day at the Edgartown General Store...
The red shoes diary
In celebration of Women’s History Month this March, Featherstone Center for the Arts presented the “Backwards and in High Heels Show” in their Art...
Poet’s Corner: Manicure
By Alida J. O'Loughlin
The hands extended as in an offering
The nails in supplication
To be touched, to earn approval
From the Master Colorist
Who thinks in...
Court Report: March 26-30
March 26, 2018
Rodrigo Soares Ferreira, Vineyard Haven; DOB 8/14/73, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon the payment of $250 court cost...
Death Café and presentation: “Memorializing in Community”
On Sunday, April 15 at 3 pm, all are welcome at the West Tisbury library for the next Death Café, hosted by Cape Cod...
Views changed on saving old school
To the Editor:
As a historic preservationist, chairman of the William Street Historic District Commission/Tisbury Historical Commission, and a builder with an emphasis on renovations,...
SSA board is focusing on wrong goals
To the Editor:
It’s been a terrible month for the Steamship Authority. The cancellation of boats due to weather or mechanical problems and the poor...
Teddy Bear Suite fundraiser tops $41,000 for Boys and Girls Club
The seventh annual Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite holiday fundraiser reached a record amount of $41,000 for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club....
The lady and the railroad
Kristina (Tina) Hook was born in 1945 and raised on Lobsterville Road above her parents’ antique shop in Aquinnah, and has lived back on-Island...
Lottery system needs to end
To the Editor:
Voters at Tisbury annual town meeting will have an opportunity to change the town bylaw that mandates that articles be taken up...
Reasons to vote against fluoride
To the Editor:
On April 12, the citizens of Edgartown have the right to vote for or against adding fluoride to our water system. All...
Inspired by youth movement
To the Editor:
On Friday, March 23, at 9:30 pm, 78 teens from Martha's Vineyard and Falmouth (along with 10 adults) headed to Washington, D.C....
Tree replacement at West Tisbury library
On Monday, April 16, the town of West Tisbury will begin the work of planting a grove of three New England maples, two ‘Accolade’...
Inspection bylaw has costly implications
To the Editor:
While I do appreciate the desire of the town of Tisbury officials, especially the board of health, to enact some sort of...