Monthly Archives: February 2022
Winter storm closures
The following closures were announced Friday due to winter storm Oaklee:
Martha's Vineyard Public Schools all have a two hour delay.
Tisbury town hall...
MVRHS votes to suspend mask policy
After some back-and-forth, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) officials voted to suspend their mask policy commensurate with the Island boards of health removing...
Chilmark proposes remodeled high school formula
The Chilmark select board voted unanimously Thursday night to endorse a novel formula for funding a remodeling or rebuild of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Owner of lost gun is charged
An Edgartown woman who lost a handgun has been charged with failure to report the loss of that gun, and also threatening to commit...
High school to be recommended for MSBA acceptance
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Principal Sara Dingledy sent an email blast to school staff Wednesday with the news that MVRHS will be...
Up-Island schools look for repair money
Chilmark School and West Tisbury School both said they were looking for ways to pay for repairs during Tuesday night’s Up-Island Regional School District...
New outreach coordinator for the Up-Island COA
Updated Feb. 25
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved Susan Habekost as the Up-Island Council on Aging’s outreach coordinator. According to West Tisbury select...
Oaklee to bring some snow, rain to Vineyard
Winter storm Oaklee is not expected to make a huge impact on the Vineyard, but Islanders can expect some snow and rain Friday.
Speaking to...
Polly Hill hiring summer interns
The Polly Hill Arboretum is offering internship opportunities to students interested in pursuing careers in ornamental horticulture, public horticulture, and related fields.
According to a...
Who benefits?
To the Editor:
There is, and has been all along, something wrong with the picture of the Steamship Authority’s Woods Hole reconstruction project.
Who or what...
A civic twofer
Vineyarders are facing very large and complex choices regarding the future of Island life. Either proactively or reactively, the decisions we will make and...
Pears out, lilac trees in on Circuit Avenue
The Oak Bluffs select board voted 4-0, with one member absent, to approve a tree species change for the Circuit Avenue streetscape project.
On the...
Use of Aquinnah Circle property under debate
The Aquinnah Circle committee’s recommendations to move forward with a new food establishment caused contention during Tuesday evening’s Aquinnah select board meeting, with few...
Vineyard runners win at Division 5 championships
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School indoor track team snagged two top spots in the MIAA Division Five Championship meet last week.
The boys team...
Vineyard hockey eyes big upcoming games
The Vineyarders hockey teams are progressing toward the end of their regular seasons, with some triumphs and defeats against league rivals teaching players valuable...
Seventh grade travel team wins big
The Martha’s Vineyard seventh grade boys travel team capped a stellar 10-1 season with a 3-0 playoff sweep to bring home the Cape Cod...
$2.3 million in grants for Islanders
Island towns received grants totaling $2.3 million, given by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, to fund childcare and home repair for...
M.V. Seafood Collaborative closes public sales program
The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust announced that Martha’s Vineyard Seafood Collaborative, an extension of the trust, has closed its “Community Supported Seafood Pilot...
Sidewalk snow removal bedevils Tisbury
Tisbury’s select board learned on Feb. 16 that 335 properties failed to adhere to the town’s sidewalk snow removal bylaw. The board concluded the...
Shea’s reviews were ‘supreme compliment’
To the Editor:
I have to echo John Hough's Letter to the Editor on the passing of Jack Shea. As an Island author, I always...