Monthly Archives: July 2024
The Fourth has arrived
Cars crammed onto the Steamship Authority freight deck carry license plates from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and all corners of America....
Over $120,000 raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters
The Blooming Bids for Kids annual fundraiser to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization raised a record-breaking $120,000 at the event on Friday,...
County communications director retires after 27 years
The woman on the other end of the phone line when Islanders dial 911 — the “voice of calm” — is retiring after nearly...
Creative Living Award open for nominations
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation is now inviting nominations for the 2024 Creative Living Award, honoring Vineyarders who exemplify community member Ruth J. Bogan’s...
Community Services dedicates childcare center
On June 26, M.V. Community Services announced the dedication of its Early Childhood Center as the Paul and Sandra Pimentel Early Childhood Center.
Sandra Pimentel,...
Holmes Hole kicks off season
Holmes Hole officially started its season on Thursday last week. On a picture-perfect late afternoon with a strong southwesterly wind, 13 boats showed up...
We’re gonna need a bigger rod
Sharks and Martha’s Vineyard go together like Stephen Spielberg and movies. With the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” less than a year away, many shark...
Measuring our Island by how we treat the least fortunate
There is a hidden trend on the Vineyard that the public and advocates worry is growing more troubling.
We reported last week on an increasing...
A study in contrasts: Two firearms cases
Island hunters and gun owners will be very interested in two cases the Supreme Court ruled on last month involving the possession of firearms....
Woods Hole resident wants Island’s respect
To the Editor:
We are on the mainland except that you Islanders believe you are cooler than most. What we do not accept is the...
Dwight + Nicole, with Phil daRosa, Rose Guerin, and Isaac Taylor
M.V. Sound presents another electric night of local music on Saturday, July 6, at the Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs. The night will feature...
Two Frederick Douglass readings
Frederick Douglass spoke on the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: “I say it with a sad sense of the...
First Friday in Vineyard Haven
First Friday happens this Friday, July 5, in Vineyard Haven. At the daylong event, there will be an expanded art market from 10 am...
Benefit reading for MV Playhouse
“Celebrity Autobiography,” a critically acclaimed comic reading of books by Suzanne Somers, Justin Bieber, the Kardashians, Hasselhoff and many others, is staged at the...
Moms Unhinged
Tuesday, July 9, at the Strand in Oak Bluffs, comedians Andrea Marie, Catherine Shea, and headliner Janae Burris explore everything from motherhood to midlife...
From the Congo to the Shenandoah
A group of student refugees who have left behind war-ravaged areas in Africa are spending a week on board the iconic tall ship the...
Dolphin spotted near Dike Bridge
Bob Carroll spotted something out the window of his Chappaquiddick home on Sunday morning that doesn’t happen every day. Originally, he saw a fin,...
New England Wind projects slated for construction
Updated
Construction of wind projects off the coast of the Vineyard is starting to ramp up.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved construction and...
Steven P. Sjogren
On June 14, 2024, Steven P. Sjogren (“Shogie”) passed away at home in Edgartown, three years after treatment for colorectal cancer. He was just...
Lucy Busselle Myers
Lucy Busselle Myers, 86, of Vineyard Haven and Ipswich, died peacefully at her home on the Vineyard on Tuesday, June 25, surrounded by her...