Monthly Archives: July 2022
Cease and desist issued on Aquinnah project
The Aquinnah conservation commission and building inspector Lenny Jason each sent a cease-and-desist order to Jeff Elghanayan for building construction at 5 Mariners View...
Parade and fireworks make triumphant returns
On a pristine summer day, the Edgartown Fourth of July Parade kept up Vineyard tradition with a string of Islander-centered floats that were greeted...
Oak Bluffs: Summer is in full swing
“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, You never know what you’re gonna get.” –Forrest Gump
Happy birthday to Tom Hanks...
Cribbage results
The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday to play a fun evening of cribbage. There were 24 players, and the results are as follows:
First...
Aquinnah: Come celebrate the fruits of summer
Happy official summer season, everyone! The Island seemed incredibly busy through June, so I am curious (meaning scared) to see what July will bring....
Tisbury: Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud
Heard on Main Street: Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word. Be a rainbow in someone else’s...
Nature’s palette
Martha’s Vineyard has no shortage of talented artists and designers. Its wild array of forests, shorelines, and sweeping sunsets brings inspiration to many creators....
The Write Prescription: Separation anxiety
A week after having a baby, my daughter had to make plans to attend a close friend’s wedding. The event was five months away,...
Poet’s Corner
When I almost left
By Valerie Sonnenthal
I arrived home taking it in
every manicured moment
a secret garden
just a rock off the mainland
drive down Middle Road
in the...
On My Way: Cross-Island Hike
The 2022 Cross-Island Hike, sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, was as much a celebration as a 19-mile trek.
For the uninitiated, including myself...
What’s for dinner?
The Island Grown Initiative’s Mobile Market is back on the road this summer. This market on wheels contains and delivers affordable, fresh, locally grown...
Jim Marshall’s legendary photography captured in film
“Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall” is the latest fascinating documentary to arrive at the M.V. Film Center. Playing on Friday,...
Vineyard treasures
Visit the annual Tabernacle Flea Market to search through toys, books, pottery, jewelry, antiques, furniture, and much more. You may even happen upon some...
Take me out to the ballgame
Come and watch the baseball game as the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks take on the Ocean State Waves on Sunday, July 10, at 7 pm...
Writers Read
Join the West Tisbury library for its monthly Writers Read evening. Led by Niki Patton, community members have the opportunity to read short original...
‘It’s hard to be patriotic this Independence Day’
For many, the Fourth of July is synonymous with jubilation; fireworks, parades, hot dogs, and flashy displays of red, white, and blue. For others,...
White now leads Station Menemsha
Updated 7:00 pm
Station Menemsha Master Chief Justin Longval passed the torch to Senior Chief Steven White after 26 years of serving as an enlisted...
Update: Search suspended for missing deckhand
Updated at 1 pm
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a man missing from a fishing vessel since early Friday morning, Petty Officer...
Ernst sentenced to federal prison
A former Island tennis coach has been sentenced to 2½ years in jail for collecting more than $3 million in bribes in the college...
Homeport, sweet Homeport
The Homeport, a staple of many Menemsha summers for the past 92 years, was back after a two-year hiatus, just in time for the...