Monthly Archives: November 2020
Circle of life and healing
David Berube served in the military for 21 years, part of that time spent as a chaplain at Dover Air Force Base, where he...
Huge turnout reported across Island
Updated 7 pm
Election Day 2020 is here and voters today will decide between a second term for President Donald Trump or a first term...
High school will shift to hybrid education
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will shift to a hybrid model on Nov. 30, depending on case counts and evaluation of community spread...
Leslie’s will be missed
To the Editor:
I have just recently learned that Leslie's Drug Store is to be closed at the end of December 2020. To say that...
Weekend parties cloud MVRHS move to in-person instruction
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has canceled extracurricular activities, including sports and clubs, for the week after students at the school gathered at parties...
SSA cancels some ferry trips
The following trips on TUESDAY 11/03/2020 have been canceled due to Weather conditions.
M/V KATAMA 6:30AM Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven
M/V KATAMA 7:30AM Vineyard Haven...
Police implicit bias training postponed
Implicit bias training, slated to begin this month for the Vineyard’s six police departments, has been postponed.
The postponement wasn’t an easy decision, Edgartown Police...
Baker announces curfew and strict mask order
Night time is the right time to stay home according to a new stay-at-home advisory, mask order, and gathering orders issued by Gov. Charlie...
To Philly for the sake of democracy
Updated Nov. 4
Edgartown residents Beth O’Connor and Jonathan Chatinover went to Philadelphia on Monday to serve as poll watchers on Election Day. The husband...
Committee to gauge interest in Katama Farm
The Katama Farm stewardship committee will put out a preliminary request for expressions of interest concerning the operation of Katama Farm in Edgartown.
At a...
20 new COVID cases in a week
Updated 4:30 pm
The Island’s troubling rise of COVID-19 cases continues to grow as the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and TestMV both reported new cases Monday.
The...
Derby provided some normalcy
To the Editor:
I want to say thank you to the M.V. Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby board, staff, and volunteers.
Thank you for providing some...
‘We’re not out of the woods’
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital CEO Denise Schepici and the Island boards of health have issued a joint statement about what they call a “disturbing trend...