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Dr. Fred G. Kantrowitz
Dr. Fred G. Kantrowitz, 78, of Vineyard Haven, Medfield, and Sharon, Conn., passed away on Nov.13, 2024, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in...
Back on the ice for winter sports
With the fall sports season finished, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School athletes are preparing to transition from wind swept, sunny fields, to ice rinks,...
Alpha-gal survey goes live
Dukes County health officials want to know what Vineyarders think about alpha-gal syndrome, and whether they’d like to take part in a university’s study...
Aquinnah tribe supports wind lawsuit
The leader of the Martha’s Vineyard Native American tribe, and a tribal citizen who runs a popular charter fishing business, are supporting a lawsuit...
MVC approves housing lots in Edgartown
Edgartown may be seeing a boost to its housing stock on Jernegan Pond Road.
On Thursday, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission unanimously approved a proposed subdivision...
Services Saturday for Jonathan Andrew Wild Jr.
Capt. Jonathan (“JoJo”) Andrew Wild Jr. left us in the early morning of Nov. 26, 2024. Capt. Jo was an adventure seeker with an...
Katama subbed for Island Home
Updated
Mechanical issues on the Island Home, the Steamship Authority’s largest passenger ferry, led to cancellations over two consecutive days — including two popular commuter...
Renaissance House: The gift of time
As any writer will tell you, time is one of the most precious commodities for their craft. Come this summer, Abigail McGrath will have...
Islander Toni Kauffman
Toni Kauffman is passionate about our community, which she has been immersed in since moving here full-time in 2016. It’s dizzying how many boards,...
Writing from the Heart: Fashionista
It makes sense that we are made up of many parts, and that those parts are all cohabiting under the one roof of our...
Wild Side: Red-tailed hawk
A robust and adaptable predator, the red-tailed hawk should be familiar to anyone who looks up on Martha’s Vineyard. The species is present here...
Working for Your Health: Look out for each other
Perhaps you have witnessed a scene like this: An older adult walks out of their house after a dusting of snow. Their driveway looks...
On My Way: Walking the Island sea
We came over the dune to discover the most beautiful day. The sea of the Vineyard Sound was a sun-filled blue. The sky shined...
We laugh and cry at once
On Dec. 5, a book release party and reading from Nancy Slonim Aronie’s new book, “Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay” (Seven Secrets),...
Humor in the drama: Authors share their gifts
At 6 pm on Thursday, Dec.19, the Vineyard Haven library is hosting novelists Kate Feiffer and Marion McNabb for a conversation about writing contemporary...
Climate Connections: Connection is relation
We all know by now that climate change is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet there is another, less obvious reason we...
Big bad bamboos
The emotions we experience during the holiday season sometimes feel eerily similar to how we experience a full moon. We’re erratic, sleep-deprived, on the...
Tisbury planning board admin returns
A Tisbury planning official has recently returned to her role assisting the planning board after being placed on paid administrative leave. But on her...
Aquinnah holiday fair must go on
Updated Dec. 10
When Gabriella "Gabbi" Camilleri started the Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair seven years ago, the idea was to highlight smaller vendors, and showcase...
Sheriff’s office Sergeant arrested on rape charge
A sergeant at the Dukes County Sheriff’s office pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic assault and battery, and rape at the Edgartown District...