Monthly Archives: June 2020
Congratulations are in order
To the Editor:
It gives me great pleasure every year to be invited by the remarkable Chris Baer, director of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Ag Society offers lifetime memberships for limited time
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society has brought back its lifetime membership cards for a limited time. For the month of July only, gold card...
Chicken Alley reopens to the public
Chicken Alley is now serving the Vineyard community in-person once again.
The popular Island thrift has been doing online sales ever since employees were forced...
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has no new cases
Confirmed cases on the Island held steady at 33 Friday.
In total the hospital has tested 1,532 patients. Of those 28 have tested positive, 1,480...
Peaceful demonstration planned for July 4
The M.V. Peace Council, M.V. Quaker meeting, and Indivisible M.V. are all sponsoring a Silent Witness for Peace and Justice on July 4 in...
Car space kerfuffle complicates medical trip
Updated June 27
A Chappaquiddick man endured stress and discomfort when the Steamship Authority refused to allow his partner medical passage to collect him from...
Aquinnah forgives shop leases
Shop owners at the Aquinnah Circle and in Menemsha will not have to pay their rent for this busy season, as summer visitor volume...
Let us breathe
My reaction to President Trump‘s walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square was outrage. I know that historic church well. I was...
Donald Hurley Jr.
Donald Hurley Jr., beloved husband of 51 years to the late Nancy Mae Hurley, died on March 18, 2020, after a long illness. He...
Katherine G. Manning
Katherine G. Manning, 96, of Oak Bluffs, formerly of North Quincy, passed away on June 23, 2020.
Katherine was a member of the Holy Ghost...
Edgartown fire department gets new wheels
The Edgartown Fire Department rolled out its new fast-attack brush truck Thursday. Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer said the truck will help the department access...
Chilmark firefighters snuff garage fire
Chilmark firefighters, joined by fire companies from Aquinnah and West Tisbury, quickly knocked down a garage fire on 118 South Road Thursday evening. Chilmark...
Island confirmed cases hold at 33
In total the hospital has tested 1,508 patients. Of those 28 have tested positive, 1,441 negatives, and 39 tests pending. It’s been almost four...
Healy defeats Bellissimo in West Tisbury
Updated June 26
Kent Healy has won re-election in West Tisbury, beating out challenger Michael Bellissimo. Healy defeated Bellissimo 245-146 in machine-counted votes. Hand-counted ballots...
School reopening plan includes strict health measures
Classrooms and hallways in Massachusetts will look a lot different if they end up reopening their doors in the fall.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary...
Gonna need another boat
Though he may not have realized it at the time, David Bigelow was dramatically influenced by his first brush with show business. When he...
Boat hits barge off East Chop
Updated 12 noon
A 33-foot pleasure craft struck an aggregate barge being cable-towed by the tug Bucky off East Chop Wednesday night.
Coast Guard vessels from...
Aquinnah wraps up town elections
Aquinnah voters re-elected six town officers Wednesday, all of whom ran unopposed for their positions.
Polls were open from 12 pm to 4 pm at...
Colonial-era gravesite damaged
A documented family gravesite on the Tashmoo Overlook that dates from the end of the 18th century has been disturbed, and a Tisbury man...
Save the shade trees
To the Editor:
The MVC’s Climate Action Task Force has a good selection of capable people who are looking at the issue of energy use,...