Monthly Archives: September 2022
Loan moves forward for airport
The Dukes County Commission unanimously approved the state revolving fund (SRF) loan application the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission submitted, airport commission chair Bob Rosenbaum...
MassDOT responds to ‘Jaws Bridge’ tragedy
Following promises to engage the Massachusetts Department of Transportation concerning the recent Big Bridge tragedy, which claimed the lives of two young men, the...
Haley’s case enters the final stages
The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission took closing arguments in the matter over Aquinnah select board member Gary Haley under advisement during a Thursday, Sept....
Island Home drops out of service
Updated September 14
The Steamship Authority ferry Island Home went out of service Thursday and departed for the ferry line’s Fairhaven facility for engine work....
MVRHS girls varsity soccer wins 5-0
Updated Sept. 9
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls varsity soccer team won 5-0 in its season opener against O’Bryant.
Junior Paige Malowski opened the...
Write-in campaigns successful
Three Island residents have received enough write-in votes to have their names appear on the ballot for county commissioner in the Nov. 8 general...
Malkin addresses Steamship Authority complaints
At its Wednesday meeting, the Dukes County Commission heard from Jim Malkin, who was appointed by the commission to represent the Vineyard on the...
Monkeypox vaccine clinic coming to the Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital will host a monkeypox vaccination clinic on Sept. 12 from 1 to 5 pm at the drive-through vaccination tent. A second...
Aquinnah enters into an intergovernmental agreement
The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved entering into an intergovernmental agreement with the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank and having board chair Juli Vanderhoop sign...
Miller appointed to ‘zoning change committee’
Select board member Jessica Miller was appointed unanimously on Wednesday — by her vote and her fellow board members’ votes — to a new “zoning change...
Bray-ve souls: Donkeys go on the lam
When Sarah Doyle arrived home at her house on Quansoo Road in Chilmark on Wednesday, she noticed her pony Peanut was a bit frantic,...
Don’t fall for sportswashing
As journalists, we are biased when it comes to LIV Golf, and make no apologies for it.
If you’re not familiar with LIV Golf, it’s...
Three sisters
“The Ocean in Winter” by Elizabeth de Veer intermingles the themes of the loving bonds of sisterhood, inherited family trauma, healing, and mystery in...
Alpha-gal concern rises
The prevalence of allergic reactions triggered from the bite of the lone star tick has Vineyard tick experts concerned. Alpha-gal, a type of mammalian...
Sweet ‘Inspiration’
When is an art opening really something quite a bit more? When it’s a celebratory art happening in a design and dressmaking atelier, which...
Engineering firm to evaluate Chappy Ferry climate risks
At its Tuesday meeting, the Edgartown select board approved a $200,000 contract with engineering firm Fuss & O'Neill to conduct a study and feasibility...
Mixed-media messages at arts district galleries
The work of two very talented and expressive artists of color is currently on display at the dual galleries owned by Val Francis of...
Stonework and carving at the Kara Taylor Gallery
Kara Taylor is showing the work of two sculptors working in different media and vastly different styles, and it's well worth a visit to...
Tackling the mental healthcare crisis
Founded in 1961, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) was one of America’s first rural Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC). The community mental health movement...
Happy campers
When Adam Epstein and Innovation Arts and Entertainment first began the M.V. Concert Series in 2016, the goal was to attract great performers into...