Monthly Archives: September 2020
SSA diverts some ferries
The following trips departing or arriving in Oak Bluffs have been diverted to Vineyard Haven.
M/V NANTUCKET from Woods Hole 4:05PM
M/V NANTUCKET to Woods Hole...
M.V. Airport awarded $366,016 in infrastructure grants
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport (MVY) has received $366,016 in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funds to be used in phase three of the Massachusetts...
Permanent Endowment welcomes applications
The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is moving into its 2020 grant cycle, and is welcoming applications for funding, according to a press release.
The...
Motorist charged with second OUI after crash
West Tisbury Police have leveled an operating under the influence charge, second offense, against a 24-year-old motorist following a Friday night Jeep Cherokee crash....
Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers (“Bobby”), 26, of Gainesville, Mo., passed away on Feb. 12, 2020.
He was born on April 26, 1993, in Oak Bluffs to Ronald...
Brenda Joan Lynch
Brenda Joan (Worden) Lynch, 73, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Tobey Hospital, after enduring a long battle with metastatic...
Lucille G. Whitman
Lucille Gardner Whitman, 91, died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on August 17, 2020, after a brief illness.
Lucille was born on Jan. 26,1929, in New...
Ronald Keith Chambers Jr.
Ronald Keith Chambers Jr., 50, of Tecumseh, Mo., died on June 17, 2020, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark. He...
From discrimination to racism — in anger and in pain
To the Editor:
My parents brought us up with exhortations to “Give back” and “Leave the world better than you found it.” My father —...
Markey wins big over Kennedy on M.V.
Updated Sept. 2
In all six Martha’s Vineyard towns, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey outpaced challenger Joseph Kennedy by nearly a 2-1 margin, according to unofficial...
SSA extends, expands ‘Sail into Imagination’
The Steamship Authority has extended the artwork submission deadline for “Sail into Imagination,” its student art contest, and has expanded the geographical area from...