George Brennan
Oak Bluffs fireworks moved to Sunday
UPDATED Aug. 18 at 4 pm
A predicted rain storm, which could include thunder and lightning, is forcing the Oak Bluffs Fire Department to move...
Steamship Authority agrees to delay some freight runs
Freight will be arriving on Island 15 minutes later in the fall, but those 5:30 am ferries may still be serving Martha’s Vineyard next...
Ad for caregiver was a scam
Nichole Wilson says she was scammed after answering a classified advertisement in The Times.
Ms. Wilson answered an ad looking for a home health aide...
Plan your trips accordingly
Anyone taking the Steamship Authority ferries in the next few days should take note: The SSA has posted advisories on its website alerting travelers...
Tribe leader told Senate committee gambling was off the table
The 82 pages in two separate petitions filed before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) casino can be...
Search warrant yields heroin, drug arrest
A West Tisbury man is being held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail on drug charges after a search of his home Saturday, according...
Tashmoo turning into a party on the water
Lake Tashmoo is a popular spot for people with power boats to drop anchor, play music, and drink alcohol, and some Tisbury residents say...
Post Office is ready to let it grow
Bryan Cimeno Jr. won’t have to remove his plants from the Vineyard Haven Post Office after all, a Post Office spokesman told The Times...
Airport commission looks at Business Park expansion
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission is in talks with the Federal Aviation Administration to consider additional places to develop surrounding the Island’s airfield.
At a...
Tribe vows to continue to fight for bingo hall
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is vowing to continue to fight for its homeland after the town, state, and a community group...
Police issue warning about Portuguese man-of-wars
The Edgartown Police sent out a text alert and tweet Thursday warning that Portuguese man-of-wars have been spotted at State Beach and Bend in...
Tanks have been moved to Chappy
Three underground storage tanks pulled from the ground at the former Airport Mobil are in a grass field on Chappaquiddick waiting for the next...
Vineyard visitors launch petition to censure president
Two men on the Island for the summer have initiated a petition drive that’s already garnered some attention.
Jules Bernstein and Michael Cooper started a...
Ernie Boch Jr.: Park is ‘going to be beautiful’
A permit for a proposed Vineyard Haven park, expected to pay tribute to Ernie Boch Sr., automobile magnate and Edgartown resident, has been approved...
It was a feeding frenzy of shark information
Greg Skomal makes his living poking great white sharks with a pole aimed at fastening a tracking device to them. Sometimes, to get the...
Town, state make case for Supreme Court intervention
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to resolve a conflict between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the town of Aquinnah,...
Former doctor charged with indecent assault
A former Island doctor who voluntarily resigned his license to practice after an allegation that he inappropriately touched a patient is facing criminal charges...
Good deed stamped out by post office
Bryan Cimeno was in the process of a special delivery at the Vineyard Haven Post Office, but federal regulations have essentially stamped out his...
Ronald Rappaport steps down from hospital board
Updated 8/4 at 2:30 pm
Martha’s Vineyard attorney Ronald Rappaport has resigned as a member of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital board of trustees.
In a phone...
Time isn’t healing the hospital’s wounds
Updated Aug. 3, 10:20 am*
As much as the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital would like to move forward since the June firing of CEO Joe Woodin,...