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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...
Selectmen approve fire department restructure
After a year without a permanent fire chief, Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed to restructure duties in town’s fire department at a meeting Tuesday night.
Selectmen...
Oak Bluffs takes tree removal to small claims court
Oak Bluffs selectmen gave parks commissioner Amy Billings the greenlight to discuss legal action against a seasonal resident over the unauthorized removal of a...
COVID case ends Vineyarder boys hockey playoff hopes
A member of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys hockey team has tested positive for COVID-19, removing the Vineyarders from the Cape and...
Baker: Full, in-person learning for elementary schools in April
Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday that the state is planning to return elementary school students to full in-person learning five days a week in...
Edgartown considered for $1 million state grant
The Edgartown Memorial Wharf committee is pitching a plan to obtain a $1 million grant from the state’s Seaport Economic Council for rehabilitation of...