Brian Dowd
The Lampost gets new digs
A change is coming along Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission met with architect Chuck Sullivan of Sullivan and Associates Architects and...
Tree falls, makes a sound, and a sight
A large moving truck carrying a modular home stopped traffic at Tashmoo Avenue off Franklin Street in Vineyard Haven Friday afternoon after a large...
Wham, bam, another phone scam
Two Island phone scams have the Edgartown Police Department putting the public on notice of potential fraudulent phone calls asking for large sums of...
Oak Bluffs to meet with Land Bank over Tradewinds
Frequent visitors of the Trade Wind Fields Preserve — known locally as Tradewinds — let out their anger and disappointment at the construction of...
Housing court may be available on Island
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court Department Tim Sullivan met with a group of local attorneys Friday at the Dukes County courthouse for...
Edgartown plans to recycle more
Edgartown selectmen, along with town administrator James Hagerty, have committed the town to purchasing recyclable materials and implementing paper-reduction techniques.
During a quick meeting...
Cape, Vineyard to get $53 million for projects
The Senate approved $53 million for critical infrastructure projects for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, according to a press release.
The bill, spearheaded by Sen....
West Tisbury to hold special election
West Tisbury will hold a special town election on Thursday, June 14, to decide one ballot question. Voting will start at 7 am and...
Signs of a struggle at Inkwell
Last year, in what he says was an innocent act of civil disobedience, Island artist Michael Johnson put up signs at the Inkwell Beach,...
Aquinnah families hit the jackpot
Two Island families will be making Aquinnah their permanent home after being selected by lottery to purchase new homes built by the Island Housing...
Sounds of music
In the heart of downtown Oak Bluffs, above the printing shop owned by his family on Circuit Avenue, Phil daRosa has been recording, mixing,...
A whale of an assignment
A gray and rainy Monday set the nautical tone for a group of Vineyard Montessori School students as they channeled their inner whaling captains...
Small class with big potential
A light breeze and sunny skies made for perfect conditions Sunday as 11 seniors, adorned with crowns of leaves, at the Martha’s Vineyard Public...
Vineyard Vines takes the shark bait
Vineyard Vines is teaming up with the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week television event to release a new line of shark-inspired clothing.
Customers will...
Syne, sealed, delivered
Sometimes you can’t just say goodbye, you have to sing it.
Around 20 Oak Bluffs residents showed up at the town Post Office Friday morning...
Land Bank puts up fence at Tradewinds
Updated June 5
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission has begun construction of a wire mesh fence along the perimeter of Trade Winds Field Preserve...
Labor board to take on O.B. fire union complaints
Updated May 31 11:45 am
A state labor panel will hear the ongoing dispute between the town of Oak Bluffs and the town’s Fire Department...
Leaving his post
For many who get their mail at the Oak Bluffs Post Office, the joyful wit and bright smile of postmaster Paul Leonard is a...
Avenue of Flags honors veterans
Members of the American Legion and the public rose early on a quiet, overcast Monday morning to honor veterans who gave their lives serving...
MVC sends Division Road project to public hearing, approves other projects
In a meeting Thursday night, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission met with Doug Hoehn — a surveyor and partner in Schofield, Barbini and Hoehn —...