Monthly Archives: November 2023
Girls soccer advances in the playoffs
The Vineyard girls varsity soccer team beat Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, 3 - 1 on Friday to advance in the...
Tisbury Town Meeting would fund temporary offices
Tisbury will hold a special town meeting this winter to consider the purchase of modular buildings to use as temporary town office space during...
YMCA’s 39,000 square-foot expansion project under review
The proposed expansion of the Island’s YMCA, now under development of regional impact (DRI) review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, is set to include...
MVC approves new home for Island Food Pantry
Martha’s Vineyard Commissioners unanimously approved the relocation of Island Grown Initiative’s Food Pantry to Dukes County Avenue in Oak Bluffs Thursday evening.
The food distribution...
100 housing units planned for Oak Bluffs
Work is underway to establish a 100-unit affordable housing, mixed-use complex in Oak Bluffs.
During the All-Island School Committee meeting on Thursday, representatives of the...
Longtime town accountant retiring
West Tisbury town accountant Bruce Stone will be retiring from his position at the beginning of next summer.
The West Tisbury Select Board unanimously accepted...
Steamship to provide free passage to veterans
The Steamship Authority will provide free passenger service to all U.S. military personnel on Veterans Day on November 11.
All veterans, including active duty, military...
The High School View: Football team wins Island Cup; Foreign exchange students
Read the MVRHS High School View: 11-02-2023
The High School View is staffed and prepared entirely by students from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School,...
Evidence of alpha-gal on Island rising significantly
Updated Nov. 3.
For Vineyarders, going out to dinner or enjoying a large meal can serve as a celebratory part of the day. But for...
Fishing is a year-round sport with the MVSA
The weather has turned cold this week. The idea of getting up at 5 am in 40° temperatures to chase fish is less appealing,...
Mechanical issues cause SSA delays
Updated Nov. 8
Steamship Authority (SSA) ferries experienced significant delays and some cancellations on Wednesday, Nov. 1, and Thursday, Nov. 2.
Two of the Steamship’s main...
Senate passes menstrual products access bill
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed two bills late last week that would provide better access to menstrual products and help reduce the spread of...
Health board greenlights Navigator Homes’ revised septic plans
Navigator Homes, the skilled nursing facility slated for Edgartown, cleared another hurdle Tuesday when the town’s board of health voted to approve revisions to...
Boon for water quality, ‘burden’ for homeowners
Tisbury is implementing a new requirement for septic-system technology intended to help reduce nitrogen pollution in Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond, but some fear...
Community Foundation announces grant recipients
Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation announced it is awarding grants totalling $421,000 to 38 local nonprofits.
This funding was made possible through the support of permanently...
A warm, welcoming vibe
Painter and potter Chioke Morais opened the doors to Bent Wing Pottery in July 2023. This undertaking was a bit of a dream come...
Vineyard Haven celebrates Halloween
Ghosts and goblins took to Vineyard Haven’s Main Street Tuesday for the town’s traditional Halloween parade, picking up candy at participating local businesses.
Afterward, trick-or-treaters...
M.V. Hospital pushes for vaccination
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is urging Islanders to get immunized against respiratory diseases ahead of the holiday season.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 1,...
Scientific progress
For those who remember Peter Kramer’s landmark 1993 book “Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs and the Remaking of the Self,” it...
How did Samuel fall and die?
“Anatomy of a Fall” comes to the M.V. Film Center on Friday, Nov. 3, running through the weekend and into next week. Directed by...