Monthly Archives: January 2022
MVRHS certifies FY23 budget and approves assessment formula
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee at its Monday meeting voted to certify its nearly $21 million FY23 assessment budget, and move forward...
UPDATED: 101 new COVID cases on Martha’s Vineyard
Updated 4 pm
Martha’s Vineyard reported 101 new positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, a new single day record since the pandemic began. It comes...
Steamship Authority adopts vaccine mandate
Union and nonunion employees of the Steamship Authority will be required to have at least one vaccination against COVID-19 by Jan. 5 or face...
UPDATED: Renzie is the first Island baby born in 2022
Updated 9:43 pm
On Sunday, Jan. 2, Vineyard Haven residents Julia Keller and Theodus Crane welcomed the Island’s first baby with the birth of their daughter,...
Darren Lobdell
Darren Lobdell died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 26, 2021, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. The cause of death...
Helen K. Harley
Helen K. (Brown) Harley, 87, of West Warwick, R.I., passed away on Dec. 28, 2021. She was the wife of the late Peter S....
Jane C. Brown
Jane C. Brown, 82, a unique, amazing person and a force of nature, passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2021, after defying the odds...
Charles Frederick Flathers
Charles Flathers (“Charlie”), 85, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Natick. He passed peacefully on his 57th wedding anniversary,...
Meet the Vineyard bar advocates
Anyone who finds themselves before a judge in Edgartown District Court on a criminal matter and doesn’t have enough money to hire an attorney...
2021 ends with 131 new cases
Martha’s Vineyard closed out the year by hitting an all-time high in total cases last week with 131 new cases—giving December the highest total...
Tisbury alcohol bill passed by House
Patrons are a step closer to being able to get a beer or a glass of wine in Tisbury without having to purchase food...
Cheers for hospital staff
To the Editor:
Bravo to the Martha's Vineyard Hospital Emergency Room staff! We were visiting MV over the holidays and had to go to the...
UPDATE: Schools closing early
Updated 11 am
A winter storm could dump up to three inches of snow on the Island this afternoon into the evening as a coastal...
Diving into a new year
The second annual New Year's Day Invitational Dip got the new year off to a cool, wet start at Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs...