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Pervis Payne removed from death row
On Thursday, the Shelby County district attorney general, Amy Weirich, announced her decision to stop pursuing the death penalty against Tenessee death row inmate...
Free Thanksgiving-style meals at Oak Bluffs
Vineyard Caribbean Cuisine Inc. in Oak Bluffs is offering free Thanksgiving meals on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 12 pm to 5 pm. The meals...
Aquinnah seeks state gambling compact
Updated Nov. 23
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah has asked Gov. Charlie Baker to enter into negotiations for a Class III casino compact,...
Edgartown Fire Department plans for the future
Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer presented a strategic plan for the department to the Edgartown select board during a Friday afternoon meeting. The strategic...
Tisbury Police to help Stop & Shoppers
On Wednesday, Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, members of the Tisbury Police Department will help Stop & Shop patrons load their groceries into...
No special election for West Tisbury
West Tisbury will not be holding a special election to fill the vacant seat of former select board member Kent Healy, who died earlier...
Stop & Shop raises money for American Cancer Society
Stop & Shop raised a total of $1.6 million for the American Cancer Society to support the fight against breast cancer throughout the month...
Up-Island schools implement new programs for students
West Tisbury School’s staff has begun a new process of looking at children’s needs in terms of learning, emotional, social, behavioral, and intervention, West...
West Tisbury approves Tri-Town Ambulance formula
West Tisbury’s special town meeting attracted 44 voters to West Tisbury School Tuesday night.
Before voting on the warrant articles, West Tisbury select board chair...
Minnesingers collapse from heat
Two students who are members of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Minnesingers fainted during their Monday practice at the Performing Arts Center. One other...
COVID-infected deer studied
Deer in Iowa have been infected with COVID-19, according to a recent study conducted by university researchers, including those from Penn State and Iowa...
Island boys in need of big brothers
Updated November 15
Walker Roman, 31, says his decision to become a mentor to 12-year-old Isaac Trance has been a rewarding experience through the Big...
Airport commission pursues grants
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission is pursuing funding it was denied. During the Wednesday Zoom meeting, airport commission chair Bob Rosenbaum said the Massachusetts...
Aquinnah remembers June Manning
The death of June Manning, a Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) elder and beloved member of the Martha’s Vineyard community, was on the...
$10,270 raised for Island charities
Oak Bluffs resident Lou D’Agostino attempted to run and swim around the perimeter of Martha’s Vineyard within 24 hours for charity. Unfortunately, his anterior...
Mask mandates to stay in place
An all-Island board of health meeting was held on Friday to decide on whether to lift the COVID-19 indoor mask mandates on Martha’s Vineyard....
Man who struck cruiser failed to show at court
Reniclis Albino, who allegedly sideswiped a Tisbury Police cruiser with a dump truck in February, failed to appear for his scheduled court date on...
West Tisbury remembers Kent Healy
A moment of silence and remembrance was held during Wednesday’s West Tisbury select board meeting in honor of the late select board member Kent...
Charter School offers International Baccalaureate
Updated November 4
The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School has implemented the International Baccalaureate (IB) program into its curriculum for junior and senior students to...
Live music returns to MVRHS
Music from the stage enveloped the audience in the darkened auditorium. After the last notes were played by the string players, a standing ovation...