Monthly Archives: August 2024
Islander vying for state Rep. seat against Falmouth native
As Islanders head to the polls on primary day on Tuesday, the only contested race on the Democratic ballot is to replace Dylan Fernandes...
House advances Vineyard housing bank bill
The Massachusetts House took a step to advance a bill Thursday that would allow the Vineyard to create a housing bank, though the bill...
Love and gratitude to Andrea’s Auto
To the Editor:
It is with tremendous regret that we witness the closing of Andrea’s Auto, and face the loss of another Island treasure. No...
Derby countdown: Gear check time
Two weeks, four days, 13 hours, 31 minutes.
The countdown to the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby has begun.
It’s Tuesday, August 27, at...
Senior housing project takes step forward
A proposed housing project for seniors that has been subject to a round of litigation has taken a step toward development.
Island Elderly Housing had...
The Woods Hole back in business
The Woods Hole is returning home after suffering some damage to its propellers earlier this week.
The vessel had been taken to Thames Shipyard and...
What is the Island’s summer population?
A general Google search of how many visitors are on the Island at the height of the summer may lead to some misleading information....
New rapid Lyme test effective in study
Vineyarders are no strangers to Lyme disease. Nor are Islanders strangers to the current testing method — which can involve waiting up to two...
A message of gratitude from the Rappaport family
In the depths of sorrow, gratitude is one of the hardest things to cultivate. And yet, on the heels of losing our dad, husband,...
A wave of immigration
This is the first in a continuing series on Brazilian immigration and how it has transformed the Island. A flipbook version of this story...
Jazz and Blues Summerfest
Don’t end your summer without catching the Martha’s Vineyard Jazz and Blues Summerfest. The events will be held at the Old Whaling Church, and...
Annual Used Tackle Sale
Love to fish? Just learning how? Either way, you’re in luck. The Martha's Vineyard Surfcasters Association is having its annual used tackle sale while...
Mid-Island Gallery Stroll
Get your art on at the first annual Mid-Island Gallery Stroll, which began August 18 from 3 to 5 pm and continues every other...
The bagel, whole
Eating bagels and spreading love: The Model Deli is now open in Vineyard Haven to share sandwiches and smiles, according to their T shirts...
Light matter
As any artist knows, one of the hardest things to do is to capture light realistically — difficult enough with a variety of paint...
Human celebration in steel and glass
One of the Island’s most prolific and talented artists, Vineyard Haven’s Barney Zeitz, produces distinctive welded steel sculpture and fused glass panels, lighting fixtures,...
Creativity blossoms with age
Artist Alison Convery celebrated her 90th birthday sans the big bash. Instead, she rang in the milestone with a retrospective of her artwork at...
‘Billy Baloo’ redux
Michael Mason may have died in February 2023, but he’s living on through his labor of love, “Billy Baloo,” now onstage at the M.V....
Are you carb-inclusive?
To carb or not to carb? That is the question that Phoebe Lapine sets out to answer in her new cookbook, “Carbivore.” Described as...
The SylvieBags era, itself soon vintage
Sylvie Farrington will be closing her popular handmade accessories business SylvieBags this fall, after 27 years. Made from authentic midcentury fabrics, her bags have...