Brian Dowd
Vaccine sign ups to continue Monday
COVID-19 vaccine appointment booking for eligible individuals at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital — including K-12 educators and school staff—will continue Monday, March 8 at...
Hospital not offering companion appointments
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is not offering companion appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. An email sent out by Dukes County Social Services Thursday was corrected Friday...
One new COVID case Thursday
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported one new confirmed case from the hospital of COVID-19 Thursday, continuing a trend of low confirmed cases...
Three vie for two selectmen seats in O.B.
Three candidates are seeking two seats are open on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen as longtime selectman Greg Coogan will not seek reelection....
Update: Vaccine sign-up available for K-12 workers March 8
Updated 4:35 pm Following an announcement from Gov. Charlie Baker, Island educators, school staff, and childcare workers will be eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine...
Chilmark raises price of beach passes
Chilmark selectmen unanimously agreed to increase the cost of all town beach passes by $15 for the upcoming season. Selectmen took up the request at...
Five new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported five new confirmed cases Tuesday, all coming from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. The hospital has conducted 14,042 tests...
Vernon Jordan dies at 85
Updated March 3 Civil rights activist, presidential advisor, and longtime Chilmark seasonal resident Vernon Jordan has died at the age of 85. Jordan was known to...
Oak Bluffs approves doughnut hole agreement
In a quick special meeting Monday, Oak Bluffs selectmen unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, ending the 17-year old...
Two new COVID cases Monday
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported two new cases of COVID-19 from over the weekend, both from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. One new...
VTA offers free rides to Island Food Pantry
Already offering free rides to vaccine appointments, the Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority is now offering free rides to the Island Food Pantry’s new location...
Update: Hospital fills 900 vaccine appointments Monday
Updated March 1 In just over one hour, all 900 COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots for this week were filled Monday morning. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital opened 900...
No vaccine doses available next week
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital will not receive an expected shipment of 2,100 vaccines for next week due to a supply chain issue, hospital officials said...
Martha’s Vineyard mourns loss of Vera Shorter, Herb Foster
The Island lost two of its leading and longtime civil rights advocates Saturday, Vera Shorter and Herb Foster. Shorter was born in 1923 in Huntington,...
Four new COVID-19 cases Friday
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported four new cases of COVID-19 Friday, one from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and three from TestMV. In an...
Judge allows access to Dupon medical records
Updated Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes will allow the commonwealth to access the medical records of Zachary Dupon on the night of a crash...
Finding optimism with Michael J. Fox
In his new book “No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality,” actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, talks about how his signature...
Edgartown secures $1 million for wharf project
The town of Edgartown secured a $1 million grant to fund part of its $3 million Memorial Wharf waterfront rehabilitation project. The grant, which is...
Baker to ease COVID restrictions Monday
Updated 4:30 pm With confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and positivity rates significantly lower in recent weeks, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that Massachusetts will head back...
Vaccine booking to take place on Saturdays at 8 am
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s plan going forward is to open appointment booking on Saturdays at 8 am on its website, mvhospital.org. The hospital chose Saturday morning...