Monthly Archives: April 2025
Tisbury town meeting denies municipal housing renovations, returning for a second night
Tisbury will need to finish off its annual town meeting on Wednesday after attendance fell below quorum on Tuesday night about halfway through the...
Attempted murder suspect sentenced to five years
A Bourne man has been sentenced to five years in county jail after pleading guilty to charges of assault to murder after an incident...
West Tisbury man sentenced to two years in car break-in spree
The Island man charged in December with a series of car break-ins across the Island was sentenced to two years in a county house...
Questions linger over second Edgartown worker death
Last week, an emigrant from Ecuador living in Fall River was working high up on a residential home in Edgartown when he fell 20...
‘The Way, My Way’ at the M.V. Film Center
“The Way, My Way” is all about the journey, not the destination. The film by Bill Bennett is based on his memoir of the...
Have paint, will travel
It is only May, but we feel summer’s heat and cool breezes in Rebecca Everett’s paintings at the Feldman Family Artspace, curated by Featherstone...
In the Kitchen with Nina Mae Levin
For this month’s “In the Kitchen with,” I met with Nina Mae Levin, owner of Stoney Hill Pizza and Ophelia’s Pastry Trailer. Stoney Hill...
The Island’s U.N. of recipes
Julia Blanter’s “The Martha’s Vineyard Cookbook” is a scrumptious love letter to our Island community and all who bring its flavors to life. With...
‘The Summer Before’ by Dianne C. Braley
“The Summer Before” by Dianne C. Braley is a powerful tale of a dear childhood friendship gone sour for the most tragic of reasons....
This Was Then: The rich stories gravesites tell
In the Old Westside Cemetery on Robinson Road, just behind Edgartown School, stands a grave marker like no other. Amid stately rows of traditional...
Writing from the Heart: A new religion based solely on love
One of my closest friends died last Wednesday night, and I hadn’t had any time to process or participate in any ritual to grieve...
Wild Side: Very Definitely Spring
This spring is the 26th I’ve spent on Martha’s Vineyard. From the very start of that run, Correllus State Forest established itself as my...
Margaret Ann Deitrich
Margaret Ann Deitrich (Kammerer), 93, of Chilmark, peacefully passed away at the Henrietta Brewer House on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Born in Orange, N.J., Ann...
Gladys Segal
Gladys Ruth Segal passed away peacefully in her home on March 15, 2025, at the incredible age of 102.
She grew up in North Plainfield,...
Victoria A. Anthony
A memorial Mass for Victoria A. Anthony will be held at 11 am on Saturday, May 10, at St Augustine Church in Vineyard Haven....
Leaf-blower ban receives near Island-wide support
Both Chilmark and Tisbury voted this week to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, becoming the fourth and fifth towns to do so on the...
Island Community Chorus features epic folk mass
The spring concert program of the Island Community Chorus will feature a major work never before performed on the Vineyard: the Misa Criolla, an...
Forest bathing
Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice of relaxation in nature, has been shown to improve immune response, mental performance, and creativity. With Shanta...
Reception: ‘The Art of Flowers’
Do we dare hope for May flowers? Indeed! Be sure to catch the opening reception of a perennial favorite, “The Art of Flowers” exhibit,...
Faith and fitness unite in ‘Praise and Sweat’
Join Maranda Post for a fun, energetic, and welcoming fitness and faith experience. This full-body cardiovascular workout, mixed with light weights and stretching, is...