Monthly Archives: August 2023
Births
Adam Pereira Rocha
Bella Pereira and Arthur Rocha of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Adam Pereira Rocha, on August 21, 2023, at Martha’s...
Court Report: August 18 – 24, 2023
August 18
Agrimax Dasilva, Vineyard Haven; 30, leaving scene of property damage, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial hearing.
Josefa F. DeOliveira, Oak Bluffs;...
Hospital wrong on early freight ferry
To the Editor:
Martha's Vineyard Hospital CEO Denise Schepici must be a very powerful, and persuasive, person on the Vineyard. In releasing a 2024 ferry...
34th regatta brings out the paddlers
Kayakers, paddleboarders, and swimmers came out for the 34th annual Martha’s Vineyard Oar and Paddle Regatta at Sengekontacket Pond on Sunday. Even a rowboat...
Edgartown challenging new shorebird protection guidelines
A local nonprofit organization dedicated to responsible public beach access has received support from the Edgartown Select Board in protesting the state’s updated shorebird...
Rita I. Meyer
Rita I. (Decosta) Meyer, 90, died on May 14, 2023, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, after an accidental fall.
Rita was born in...
Celebration of life for Len Butler
The family of Len Butler of Aquinnah invites the Island community to join them in a celebration of life on Sunday, Sept. 10, at...
Sheriff’s Meadow seeking new center
Updated, August 30
The Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is looking for town approval to build office space and staff housing at 78 Campbell Road.
Foundation officials were...
Herb Custer, a Vineyard natural
An off-Islander by birth, Herb Custer Jr. might as well have been a native. Charter fishing brought him to the Vineyard on a fishing...
Managing Island forests for invasive beetles
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is working with the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to manage some of the Island forests to combat an invasive species...
9-year-old Ag Fair winner starts online store
The drawing of Vineyard Haven resident Milo Agnew, 9, titled “Cape Made of Cod,” has become something of an icon on the Island.
Milo’s work,...
Family not informed about street dedication
To the Editor:
Recently we, the family of Carl Manning Widdiss, learned the town of Aquinnah had scheduled dedication of an ongoing affordable housing project.
A...
Vineyard sixth grader lives Springsteen dream
An 11-year-old Vineyard Haven boy had a dream-come-true moment this weekend at a Bruce Springsteen concert at Gillette Stadium.
River Loughman comes from a family...
Mapping history at the Baptist Temple Park
Beginning this week, an archaeological survey at the former site of the Baptist Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs is seeking connections to a historic Vineyard...
Beach Road Weekend sees little incident
Although large crowds came for Beach Road Weekend, one of the biggest events on Martha’s Vineyard, police reported few issues arose during the event.
The...
MedFlight, Coast Guard take emergency training to the next level at MVH
Crews from Boston MedFlight and the U.S. Coast Guard visited Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Wednesday to provide critical-care training for roughly a dozen medical staff...
Tisbury eases anchoring moratorium for shellfishers
Smaller boats will be allowed to anchor in Lake Tashmoo, to help local shellfishers.
The Tisbury Select Board unanimously approved scaling back an anchoring moratorium...
A Beach Road solution
To the Editor:
Mr. Epstein should spend his massive earnings and build a barge. Then take his concert out to the ocean. The barge only...
Beach Road Weekend: ‘A beautiful thing’
Updated, August 30
Beach Road Weekend — three days of music at Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven — wrapped up on Sunday with a...
Breaking ground: Aquinnah apartments going forward
A crowd gathered behind the Aquinnah Firehouse for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Aquinnah Town Center Apartments on Thursday afternoon.
The four residential units...