Monthly Archives: May 2022
Vineyard responds to leak of Supreme Court doc
Islanders promptly mobilized on Tuesday following the leak of a Supreme Court draft document that indicates a majority vote in favor of overturning the...
Cape delegation opposes DPU decision
Seven delegates from the Cape and Islands, including state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, have sent out a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public...
Islanders approve of Eversource cable projects
Islanders who showed up to a “community conversation” expressed approval for Eversource’s cable projects during Tuesday’s event hosted at Chef Deon’s Kitchen/Veterans of Foreign...
Committee formed for Peaked Hill RFP
The Chilmark select board created a five-member request for proposals (RFP) committee for a future affordable housing development at Peaked Hill Pastures.
The committee will...
Ghiglione named to newspaper hall of fame
An editor, publisher, and journalism teacher with ties to Martha’s Vineyard was inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Friday.
Loren Ghiglione, 81,...
Catch some striped bass on M.V.
The Martha's Vineyard Rod and Gun Club announced in a press release the 30th Fly Rod Striped Bass Catch and Release tournament will be...
Brazilian Voices: A letter to my fellow Brazilians
Editor’s note: This new Brazilian Voices series was developed and is curated by longtime Brazilian columnist Juliana Germani.
When I reflect on our Brazilian community...
MV Bank announces grant winners
The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation announced in a press release the winners of its Community Impact Grant for 2022. A total of $20,000...
Met Opera Live celebrates Ukraine
Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Turandot” pays tribute to Ukraine with its troubles in a Met Opera Live performance starring Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska. It plays...
Times receives press honors
The Martha’s Vineyard Times won seven first-place awards at the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) annual convention Saturday. The awards were presented...
$445,000 secured for Cape and Islands
Massachusetts state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, announced in a press release a total of $445,000 has been secured during the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
Act in the present
“The Vineyard Way: Connected to Our Past, Committed to Our Future,” is the theme of a Climate Action Plan being developed by dozens of...
Peter Ochs, a tribute
Longtime Aquinnah resident Peter Ochs, who died on April 11 in Vienna, Austria, was a Gay Head original.
Thirty years ago, my wife and I...
Change the task force logo
To the Editor:
I would like to comment on a recent heroin bust of a homeless man in Vineyard Haven. The picture presented by the...
A triumphant return
To the Editor:
Hurray! This past weekend the heartbeat of the M.V. Playhouse pounded loudly and triumphantly again.
Diretor David Behnke and the singing and cavorting...
State’s ‘path of destruction’
To the Editor:
I live at 68 Eastville Ave. If you are on-Island, you have seen the senseless destruction from the corner of County Avenue...
In this together
To the Editor:
First of all, sincere thanks are due to The Martha’s Vineyard Times for its coverage of the MVRHS funding working group. This...
Field conditions cause injury
To the Editor:
A copy of this letter was sent to the Oak Bluffs planning board.
April 27 was a normal postgame day for us on...
Build a model synthetic field
To the Editor:
I am the girls varsity coach at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. I am also one of MVRHS’s school adjustment counselors. I...
George W. King Jr.
George W. King Jr. passed away peacefully at home in Santa Ana, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2022, with his sister by his side.
He was...