Monthly Archives: February 2020
Oak Bluffs: Don’t forget to vote
“If there is spring in winter and winter in spring, the year won’t be good for anything.” So says my favorite “Old Farmer’s Almanac.”...
Court Report: Jan. 17-Feb. 24, 2020
Jan. 17, 2020
Shivonne Geneva Schofield, Edgartown; DOB 12/3/93, leaving the scene of property damage: dismissed.
Jan. 27, 2020
Felix T. Reagan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 7/20/96, larceny...
Early voting for presidential primary underway
Vineyard voters have exercised the option to cast early ballots ahead of the presidential primary election on Super Tuesday (March 3). The Times reached...
It’s all Greek to me
Many years ago, in the salad days of my culinary career, I worked in a restaurant owned by a Greek national named Kostas. He...
Board process is flawed
The county commission is considering 10 candidates to represent Martha’s Vineyard on the Steamship Authority board. To say this is an important decision is...
‘Dr. Zhivago’ for our time
Should anyone believe that Russia today is different from the old Soviet Union, they should have watched “Dr. Zhivago,” the motion picture adapted from...
Vineyard Wind teams up with Greentown Labs
New Bedford–based offshore wind energy developer Vineyard Wind recently announced a partnership with Somerville-based clean technology incubator Greentown Labs to develop a “launch accelerator...
MVRHS track and field proposal referred to MVC
Updated Feb. 27
The Oak Bluffs planning board has referred the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School athletic field improvement proposal to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission...
‘Big/Little’ gallery highlights Island mentoring program
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Cape Cod and the Islands is teaming up with the Martha’s Vineyard Museum (MVM) to create an art...
Boys basketball preps for state tourney opener
The MVRHS boys basketball team spent the first half of school vacation week gearing up for their opening-round MIAA state tourney against Archbishop Williams...
Edgartown, Trustees work on Katama Farm use plan
The Trustees of Reservations and the Edgartown conservation commission are working to establish a new use plan for Katama Farm after issues were raised...
Harbor Homes of M.V. secures property
A Vineyard Haven house has been purchased by a nonprofit aimed at giving those without a permanent place to live — in Island vernacular,...
Vision Forum focuses on town meeting
The Tisbury Vision Forum will host a discussion of warrant articles on Thursday, March 5, at 5 pm at the Katharine Cornell Theater. The...
Dover Amendment approach avoids transparency
To the Editor:
Last week, just a few weeks after submitting their permitting application, the MVRHS leadership attended the Oak Bluffs planning board meeting and,...
CDC: Westerdam passenger never had coronavirus
Updated Feb. 26
The likelihood a pathogen, first discovered in China and now poised to become a pandemic, may have traveled to Edgartown with Westerdam...
West Tisbury tapes off dump wall
The drop-off area for rubbish and recycling at the West Tisbury dump was sealed off with tape and cones Friday. Refuse containers still line...
Girls set and reset school records on Saturday
Updated March 16
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) 4x800 relay team set multiple school records this season, capping the season with a 20th...
Distracted driving law goes into effect
The distracted driving law has kicked in, and Island police have already started issuing warnings.
On Sunday, when the law went into effect, Edgartown Police...
Two OUI arrests in Edgartown
Updated Feb. 25
Two people were arrested in Edgartown for operating under the influence Friday night.
Edgartown Police arrested Mike Pieczek, 67, of West Tisbury after...
Edgartown volleyball tops Vineyard Haven 3-1
The Edgartown School Eagles volleyball team outlasted Tisbury School Tigers by a three-games-to-one score on Feb. 20 at the Edgartown gym. The well-played match...