Edie Prescott
Celebrating a quaranTEEN birthday
My youngest son, Walter (a sixth-grader at the West Tisbury School), had an exciting spring ahead of him with his 13th birthday on April...
Scott Smith, head of VYT, departs
Updated July 3
Scott Smith has been at the helm 12 years as executive director of the remarkably successful and nationally recognized Vineyard Youth Tennis...
Girls varsity tennis team stays hot in tournament play
It was all about the heat.
Becoming a competition of pure endurance in stifling temperatures, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls varsity...
Girls varsity tennis wins Division 3 South Championship
On the first true summer day, with hot sun and unwieldy flying caterpillars, the two-time defending Division 3 state champion Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Girls varsity tennis advances to Division 3 South championship
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls varsity tennis team dominated Monomoy High School of Harwich 5-0 in the Division 3 South Sectional...
Boys varsity tennis advances to Division 3 South semis
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) boys varsity tennis team dominated the Bourne High School Canalmen on a perfect, sunny day, and won...
Girls varsity tennis advances to sectional semifinals
The rainy, cold weather forced the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls tennis team to play its MIAA State Division 3 South Sectional...
MV girls tennis overpowers Fontbonne in playoff opener
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls tennis team started the MIAA State Division 3 tournament with a resounding 5-0 South Sectional first...
West Tisbury selectmen agree to a line item transfer to cover ACO training
Selectmen have agreed to move a little more than $5,000 from one line item to another to cover the cost of training for the...
Chilmark adds new female officer to police roster
Chilmark selectmen have now completed restaffing the town police force with Tuesday night’s appointment of Elizabeth Rogers to the department.
Ms. Rogers is a 2011...
Chilmark to ask voters to approve 5.67 percent budget increase
Chilmark voters will head to the Chilmark Community Center at 7 pm on Monday, April 24, to consider 34 warrant articles, including a $9.57...
MVC addresses Menemsha’s summer traffic troubles
Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) director Adam Turner told the Chilmark town planning board that he will hire William Brewster of Brewster Architects of Lebanon,...
Vineyard girls tennis rolls over Sandwich
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) girls tennis team stayed unbeaten at 3-0, with a decisive 5-0 win over the Sandwich Blue Knights...
Boys tennis aces Blue Knights
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) boys tennis team raised its record to 2-1 with a 5-0 shutout victory over the host Sandwich...
Army Corps to search for munitions at Tisbury Great Pond
Selectmen gave the Army Corps of Engineers the right to enter two parcels that it owns near Tisbury Great Pond for a five-year period...
Girls varsity tennis topples Coyle and Cassidy 5-0
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls varsity tennis team started off the new season by blanking Eastern Athletic Conference (EAC) rival Coyle and...
West Tisbury budget up 4 percent for 2018
The net increase in the fiscal 2018 (FY2018) budget for West Tisbury is 4 percent, according to Bruce Stone, West Tisbury town accountant. The...
Trying to master Menemsha traffic
Traffic, pedestrian safety, and parking problems are among the things being tackled in a master plan for Menemsha.
On Tuesday, Chilmark selectmen received an update...
Chilmark budget up 5.6 percent for FY 2018
Chilmark voters will be asked to spend 5.6 percent more for the town’s fiscal year 2018 budget, according to numbers provided by Ellen Biskis,...
Chilmark officer promoted to sergeant
In an absolute flurry of police staffing activity in recent months, Chilmark has again supported one of its own and promoted longtime Police Officer...