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Tisbury board pushes for Spring Street compromise
The Tisbury zoning board is asking a developer to try to reach a compromise with the abutter of a controversial project who is trying...
Chilmark tennis executive again under scrutiny
Former board members of the nonprofit council that runs Chilmark’s town-owned tennis courts are recommending that its president, Suellen Lazarus, not return to her...
Pelican a rare sight for Island birders
Updated Sept. 12
Many find Vineyard summers too busy, and instead visit in September just past peak season. The Island’s latest notable shoulder season traveler...
Was a Vineyard Haven home 100 years old? And why it matters
Ninety-seven Spring Street, a construction project that’s intended to house as many as nine Vineyard Wind workers in a residential district, has caused a...
House advances Vineyard housing bank bill
The Massachusetts House took a step to advance a bill Thursday that would allow the Vineyard to create a housing bank, though the bill...
New rapid Lyme test effective in study
Vineyarders are no strangers to Lyme disease. Nor are Islanders strangers to the current testing method — which can involve waiting up to two...
New row between sheriff, DA looms over open and closed litigation
Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois II is at odds again with Dukes County Sheriff Bob Ogden, this time about whether the sheriff’s...
High school bans cell phones, other devices
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted 5–3 on a new policy to lock away student cell phones and other personal devices during...
Mariposa Museum in dire straits
The sights and sounds of summer are unavoidable right now in downtown Oak Bluffs — sales of junk food and Vineyard merch are in...
George Clinton brings the funk to O.B.
The Mothership landed in Oak Bluffs last Wednesday as funk music pioneer George Clinton brought his Parliament-Funkadelic and the P-Funk All-Stars FunkFest to the...
Sixteen ferry trips canceled over the weekend
Updated August 12
A combination of crew shortages and “unforeseen circumstances” led to 16 Steamship Authority cancellations over the weekend — one of the busiest...
Could recent scrutiny burden Island workforce housing?
Tisbury’s top official is worried that recent scrutiny of some workforce housing projects in Vineyard Haven could lead to a wider loss of employee...
Navigator Homes breaks ground on elderly housing
From Senator Ed Markey to select board chair Art Smadbeck, a mix of high-level politicians and local figures broke ground in Edgartown on the...
Building community around alpha-gal
Hives. Stomach pain. Anaphylaxis. There are just some of the symptoms that more and more Islanders are encountering after being bitten by a lone-star...
Assistant superintendent hiring plan approved
The Vineyard’s All-Island School Committee has approved a plan to advertise a new superintendent role at $75,000 for a one-year contract, despite some members’...
Public input begins on high school project
Community listening sessions are underway for Vineyarders to share their thoughts on a project that could remake one of the Island’s most important buildings.
The...
Weigh in on the High School building project
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will be holding public information sessions across the Island this week, looking to hear your thoughts on the...
Aquinnah to fly Pride flag indefinitely
Aquinnah will show its pride for the foreseeable future, which the town’s top official said affirms town values in the midst of a tense...
Workforce housing developments raise alarms in Tisbury
A 99-year-old house at 97 Spring St. was demolished in January. If it had made it to 100 years old, it would have qualified...
Behind the wheel and the grill in Aquinnah
Aquinnah locals inflated Uncle Sam; festooned the old Chevy in red, white, and blue; and followed fire trucks to the Cliffs on the Fourth...