Monthly Archives: September 2024
Service for Kelly Hazell
Please join us to celebrate the life of Kelly Hazell, on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. Light food and...
Landing incident temporarily closes MVY
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a plane malfunctioned while landing, which led to the temporary closure of Martha’s Vineyard Airport on...
Massachusetts announces largest wind procurement
Massachusetts state officials announced the state’s — as well as New England’s — largest offshore wind selection to date, a total of 2,678 megawatts...
Revolution Wind finishes first turbine
Revolution Wind, an industrial-scale offshore wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Aquinnah, has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind...
At the helm: Steamship captain serves more than half a century
After his first summer working on Steamship Authority vessels, Sean O'Connor knew his calling.
He remembers vividly the day it happened. “I started June 12...
Another sampling of West Nile
A second mosquito in Edgartown this summer has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the town’s board of health.
The mosquito was collected...
MV Times announces new MVRHS alumni column
A former teacher at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is introducing a new column at The Times, and she’s hoping to hear from Island...
FBI investigating Oak Bluffs cyber scam
Updated Sept. 6
Town officials in Oak Bluffs are saying that town records and information do not appear to have been compromised in the cyber...
Lone Star, Oak Mite bites? — a welter of questions
Are you among the legions of Islanders with small insect bites particularly on your feet and ankles? Are you mystified because you can never...
The legend of Wilson Peres
This is the second piece in a continuing series on Brazilian immigration and how it has transformed Martha's Vineyard.
MANTENÓPOLIS, Brazil – The American bald...
Informational session planned for community preservation
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the Community Preservation Coalition are partnering to bring an informational meeting for Islanders on how to best use funding...
Caroline Ballou Eden
Caroline Ballou Eden (“Cay”), of Washington, D.C., Lake Wales, Fla., and Edgartown, died peacefully on July 17, 2024, in Greenwich, Conn., at the age...
PETA remarks are cruel and callous
As a person who considers themselves empathic to the suffering of others, nonhuman included, I find PETA’s recent letter to The MV Times ...
NOAA: pile driving can be adverse to marine species
The federal government is now saying that pile driving for the Vineyard Wind project is likely to have an adverse impact on marine life,...
Elizabeth Whelan’s nature of things
Spending time with Elizabeth Whelan sets your brain afire about how she thinks, sees, and her ever-evolving creative process.
The breadth of her prolific art...
Simple salad
Sunday afternoons at my house are for cooking. And maybe a little Pandora listening and a short glass of vino. I like to listen...
Group show at Knowhere Gallery features Charly Palmer
Last year Chronicle Books released a unique anthology publication titled “The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families.” The display-worthy keepsake book...
‘Here and There’ at Old Sculpin Gallery
Edgartown artist Gail Rodney’s new exhibit at the Old Sculpin Gallery is called “Here and There.” The title reflects her pastels of New York...
Honoring ancestry at the Aquinnah Powwow
When the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) comes together for the 2024 Powwow, tribal nations from across Indian Country will be traveling to...
Museum Pieces: Penikese Island History
"Study nature, not books." —Louis Agassiz (1807–73)
In 1873, Louis Agassiz persuaded a wealthy NYC businessman, John Anderson, to give him Penikese Island plus a...