Monthly Archives: September 2024
Kid’s Derby a shot of joy
I love the Derby. Only during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby will you hear people cheering at weigh-in for a 16-plus-pound...
The class of ’60 celebrates 60 years
Updated, Sept. 30
On Martha’s Vineyard in 1960, Elvis Presley’s “It’s Now or Never” topped the charts on transistor radios. A young man named John...
Vineyard students among SSA art contest winners
The Steamship Authority has announced the winners of its ninth annual “Sail into Imagination” art contest, and four students from Martha’s Vineyard were among...
Mechanical issue, crew shortage causes SSA cancellations
An issue with a hose and a crew shortage has led to 10 trip cancellations for the Steamship Authority freight ferry Governor Monday.
Four morning...
Soccer teams split Nantucket rivalry weekend
On Saturday morning, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls and boys varsity and junior varsity soccer teams, alongside the varsity and junior varsity...
How much carbon does Martha’s Vineyard store?
As the Island confronts the many challenges brought by climate change, a Cape Cod-based research team is helping the Vineyard do its part to...
Washashore spotlight
— How did you get here?
“Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale …” The MV Times wants to hear from you. We’re...
Bernardo Gonsalves
Bernardo (Bernard) Joseph Gonsalves died unexpectedly at his home in Miami. He was 75.
Bernardo was the son of Joseph B. and Evelyn (Silvia) Gonsalves....
One-day Rez Williams Retrospective
For 50-plus years, the late Rez Williams lived and worked as a painter on Martha's Vineyard, an Island he loved and sometimes depicted in...
Thanks to Tisbury EMTs
To the Editor:
Thank you, Tisbury EMTs, for getting me to the hospital (not once, but twice) in such a quick, safe, and professional manner....
Planets align for autumn, stars rise at The Times
Summer slipped away on Sunday morning at exactly 8:43 am amid a light rain and cool temperatures, as the gray skies shifted to the...
Thanks to SSA response
To the Editor:
On Sunday, Sept. 22, on the 3:45 boat out of Woods Hole, my sister suffered an apparent heart attack. I informed the...
A home instead of a house
To the Editor:
I think renaming “the Red House” to “the Red Home” would be fitting, as that’s what it feels like when you walk...
An explanation from PETA on alpha-gal comments
To the Editor:
While my last letter about the lone star tick wasn’t meant to offend anyone, it only stands to reason that if you...
In memory of ‘Gussie’ Ben David
To the Editor:
A pall has been cast over the land.
This past Fourth of July, an ill wind swept over the VIneyard and took with...
Administration reinforces aim at creating a welcome center
We were dismayed by the recent article about the Chilmark Community Center (CCC) and its board, the Chilmark Town Affairs Council (CTAC), which quoted...
Bike marathon supporting the trees
On Thursday morning, hundreds of long-distance cyclists peddled off the Steamship Authority’s Island Home ferry for the Vineyard leg of a five-day, 425-mile bicycle...
Humbling: Fishing the Derby with combat veterans
“What was the best part of your week?” my boss, Dr. Brian Morris, asks every Monday during our morning meeting. I knew my answer...
Sheriff office confirms booking room is recorded
Legal counsel for Dukes County Sheriff Bob Ogden confirmed in court Monday that the sheriff’s office does in fact record its booking room, which...
‘Silent mode’ comes off
There is noise nowadays in the MVRHS cafeteria, noise that some teachers and administrators argue is good noise. Instead of the sound of silence,...