Monthly Archives: April 2022
Boating Safety certificate course
The Coast Guard Auxiliary on Martha’s Vineyard is offering an in-depth Boat America class that provides the information needed to obtain a Massachusetts Boating...
Births
Olivia Kish Anderson
Catherine Walton and Kyle Anderson of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Kish Anderson, on April 6, 2022, at...
Support the housing bank
To the Editor:
The Oak Bluffs Democratic Town Committee would like to demonstrate our support for state-enabling legislation to fund an Islandwide housing bank on...
COVID cases reach 34
After a bit of a down week, COVID-19 cases increased from 20 to 34 last week. The seven-day positive rate for PCR tests was...
‘A huge loss for the community’
Updated April 12
The town of Tisbury lost two civic leaders — George Balco and Harold Chapdelaine. Both men died over the weekend — Balco on Sunday...
USCG Auxiliary offers boating course
Updated
The Martha’s Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will be holding a safe boating class on Saturday, April 23. The course will include updated information, and...
Lagemann sculptures installed in Falmouth
Chilmark sculptor Jay Lagemann is well-known for his iconic “Swordfish Harpooner” in Menemsha, “The Dance” in the Field Gallery in West Tisbury, and the...
Trout tourney returns
More than 100 young fishermen and fisherwomen participated in the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club 2022 Trout Tournament on Saturday, April 9.
The event...
Island community helps restore dunes
More than 100 volunteers gathered to help plant beachgrass at Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah on Saturday. The annual event, part of the Wampanoag Tribe...
Prescribed burn planned in State Forest
A prescribed burn is planned for Monday in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, according to an alert sent out by the Town of...
Wind ops facility going on Dunn land
A Vineyard Wind operations and maintenance facility previously planned for Packer family land on the Lagoon Pond side of Beach Road is now being...
Lampost owner’s proposed modifications scrutinized
A proposal to modify how units are rented at the "Lampost building," located at 6 Circuit Ave. in Oak Bluffs, received significant pushback before...
Potential pollutant used again on Tisbury sidewalks
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) contractors again used a curing agent on new Beach Road sidewalks that may pose a hazard to the marine...
Pedestrian makes slow recovery from accident
The woman struck and injured by a pickup truck while crossing in a crosswalk on Jan. 24 is finally home on the Island, but...
Joint police, fire training at Edgartown School
The Edgartown Police Department and Fire Department will be holding joint training exercises at Edgartown School at a time between 8 am to 4...
Real Estate Confidential: Step one, dig a hole
Real Estate Confidential is a biweekly chit-chat about new listings, sales, or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard Real Estate market, presented by...
DCC in support of Islandwide moped rental ban
The Dukes County Commission unanimously approved supporting “the concept of filing legislation for an Islandwide ban on mopeds and scooters” on Wednesday, confirming that...
Kristal is not on the ballot for Tisbury
Tisbury select board chair Jeff Kristal didn’t seek another term in office. Nomination papers were due by 5 pm on April 5. The only...
Island Autism 5K planned for July
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved a 5K race proposed by Island Autism executive director and co-founder Kate DeVane.
“We’re hoping to do a...
The High School View: Fundraising phenom; Grassroots Club
Read the MVRHS High School View: 4-7-2022