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Vineyard women’s club reflects on 125 years
Updated, Jan. 4
In 1642, the first settlers arrived on Martha’s Vineyard. Two centuries and a few decades later, the Woman’s Club of Martha’s Vineyard...
Housing legislative update planned
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will be hosting a legislative update on a key bill that could provide some relief for housing issues on the...
Chilmark eyeing a new preschool
Chilmark will hold a special town meeting later this month to potentially take steps toward building a new, two-classroom preschool.
The Chilmark Select Board voted...
Boy Scouts on the SSA
To the Editor:
I am so impressed with the Steamship Authority personnel for taking youths from Boy Scout Troops 93 and 193 aboard the MV...
Question early existence of skunk on the Island
To the Editor:
Chis Baer, in his article “This Was Then: Mephitis mephitis mentions,” writes that the skunk was present on the Vineyard at an...
Rossi not seeking select board reelection
Chilmark Select Board chair Bill Rossi announced during a Tuesday evening meeting that he does not plan to run again for a seat on...
Brian M. Daur
Brian M. Daur of Port Chester, N.Y., passed away on Dec. 29, 2023. He was 43.
Brian was born in Greenwich, Conn., on March 14,...
Keep the faith in public education
Before we sign off completely for 2023, I have a short message: Our public schools are under attack, but they are stronger and more...
Casting into the New Year
The last day of 2023 began with a fun text conversation.
Friend: “What are you doing today?”
Me: “Going out looking for holdovers.”
Friend: “I think it’s...
W.T. Town Moderator not seeking reelection
Dan Waters, West Tisbury town moderator, has given notice that he won’t seek reelection.
April 2024 will be his 10th and final Annual Town Meeting...
Edgartown mulls new zoning bylaws
Edgartown voters will likely get a chance to act on a number of zoning changes at the spring town meeting, ranging from limitations on...
Moderator not seeking re-election
To the Editor:
With nomination papers now available at Town Hall for the spring elections, I am writing to give notice that I do not...
Road trip recollections
Lorraine Parish’s new book, “Miles to San Miguel,” is part confessional memoir and part road trip journal, from the Vineyard to her new life...
On My Way: Mapping a new trail
A few weeks ago, I had the rare opportunity of following a bouncing ball.
Have you ever wondered how a trail makes its way onto...
Making ‘Connections’ at the Feldman Family Artspace
Hillary Noyes-Keene has a stunning eye, and her large photographs are on display at the Feldman Family Artspace, curated by Featherstone Center for the...
An artist who makes time for everything
The abundance of artistic talent on the Island is always amazing when we stop a minute to think about it. It’s come more to...
Tour de force: Jon Batiste’s ‘American Symphony’
“American Symphony” comes to the M.V. Film Center on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 pm. This documentary follows the career of the tour de...
Bridge Over Untroubled Waters
The artist, Liz Coogan, says, “I love this connection between Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs. My granddaughters count the pigeons on the bridge house,...
Jazz comes to Pathways
The Jeremy Berlin Trio will present two special evenings of jazz at Pathways at the Chilmark Tavern on Friday, Jan. 12, and Sunday, Jan....
Inspired in the kitchen
It all started when I bought one of those mesh orange bags of about 10 yellow onions, because it was almost cheaper than buying...