Monthly Archives: March 2022
Alert: Boys hockey game rescheduled
The showdown between Martha's Vineyard Regional High School boys hockey team and Nantucket in round two of the playoffs has been rescheduled until Tuesday...
Islanders unite in support of Ukrainian people
A sea of blue and yellow enveloped Five Corners in Vineyard Haven on Saturday as dozens of Islanders gathered to show their support for...
A phoenix rises from the ashes
To the Editor:
On Feb. 7, a swift-moving fire consumed my family’s home on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. For hours, firefighters from all over...
Ocean View vows to rebuild
Updated at 4:30 pm
In an emailed statement to The Times, which has also been shared on social media, Ocean View Restaurant owner Mike Santoro...
‘Hey jerk!’
To the Editor:
I’m talking to the careless, selfish miscreant that left a king-size box mattress and a wood bureau in the middle of Barnes...
Land Bank spends $8 million for Quenomica Point
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission has purchased a 21-acre property at Quenomica Point in Edgartown, along the Edgartown Great Pond, for $8 million.
The...
MVC approves IGI expansion
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission approved Island Grown Initiative’s phase 1 of its master plan at its meeting Thursday night.
The nonprofit proposes a new, one-story,...
Boys hockey team wins big in opener
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys hockey team opened up its playoff season with newly bleached locks and an impressive 7-0 win Thursday...
West Tisbury town meeting to start earlier
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved holding the annual town meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at 6 pm. According to West Tisbury town...
MVRHS accepted into MSBA eligibility period
Updated March 4
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) has been invited into the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) eligibility period — a significant...
Circuit Ave. closed Thursday
Circuit Ave. is closed Thursday due to construction crews pouring concrete, according to an alert from Oak Bluffs town website.
The town is in the...
Ocean View Restaurant destroyed by fire
Updated March 4
Oak Bluffs firefighters responded to the Ocean View at approximately 10 am Thursday morning and found white smoke billowing from several points...
Feeling cross
We were walking on Church Street in Vineyard Haven, climbing that hill, when we came to the crosswalk on Franklin Street. We looked both...
Preparing for the future of stormwater
James Houle, the program director at the University of New Hampshire’s Stormwater Center, led a presentation about “innovative approaches” to municipal stormwater during a...
Chilmark asks $1.2 million more for fire station
Chilmark’s select board has scheduled a special town meeting for March 26 at 1 pm at the Chilmark Community Center. The one article warrant...
Rally scheduled to support Ukraine
A community gathering is being organized on Saturday, March 5, at 1 pm at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven to show support for the...
Boards of health suspend mask mandate
The Island boards of health lifted the Island’s indoor mask mandate, following a vote from each board during a joint meeting Wednesday, but businesses...
Ukraine crisis marks a world ‘turning point’
U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Bourne, who represents the Massachusetts 9th District, including Martha’s Vineyard, described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a historic turning...
Vaccine bus to return March 13
The vaccine bus is making another stop on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday, March 13, from 9 am to 5 pm.
In addition to offering Pfizer,...
League schedules candidate forums
The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard, in conjunction with MVTV, is sponsoring candidate forums again, prior to local elections. They will be...