The up-Island community boasts rolling hills dotted with sheep and horses that cascade down to Lucy Vincent beach and the picturesque fishing port of Menemsha.
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A warm welcome in Menemsha
Radiant, smiling faces ordered at the counter and perused the aisles of a new general store and cafe in the historic fishing village of Menemsha today as the owners and…
Veteran duo wins Creative Living Award
Friends Tom Bennett and Dr. Robert Tankard, veterans and advocates for veterans’ rights, were selected as the recipients of Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation’s (MVCF) 43rd Creative Living Award. The award, created by Islander Ruth Bedding to honor Oak Bluffs resident Ruth Bogan in 1983, recognizes people “whose leadership, artistic vision, innovation, generosity, or community service…
Four Island students’ artwork selected in SSA contest
Four students from Vineyard schools will have their artwork showcased in the Steamship Authority’s (SSA) 2027 calendar. The SSA announced the winners of its 11th annual “Sail into Imagination” art contest Thursday. More than 100 art pieces were submitted, inspired by this year’s theme, “the sea and me,” in which the students were asked to…
Verizon comes out on top in Chilmark settlement
With a legal dispute between Chilmark and Verizon over denied infrastructure improvements laid to rest, the town is now focusing again on where improvements to connectivity can be made. The Chilmark Select Board unanimously voted during a Sept. 1 meeting to enter into a settlement agreement with Verizon and approve the cell carrier’s application to…
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Chilmark
Heading back to the Island after a week of gatherings and celebrations with close and extended family in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. On September 11, after Rosh Hashanah…
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- Wednesday Sept. 16, 9 am: Chilmark Housing Committee mtg.
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