George Brennan
Repair costs escalate for ferry the SSA is replacing
The Steamship Authority board — somewhat reluctantly — authorized an additional $461,314 to make necessary repairs to the steel on the MV Katama, a vessel they...
Brown, Sullivan battle for Republican nomination
Two Plymouth residents — Jesse Brown and Dan Sullivan — will square off in the Republican primary Tuesday, Sept. 6, for a chance to run in...
Beach Road Weekend called ‘monstrous success’
They battled a flooded field from a thunderstorm that required Friday night’s concert to be evacuated, traffic snarls due to the Lagoon Pond Drawbridge...
First Lyme vaccine shot administered
If Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine gets approved, Kate O’Brian of Vineyard Haven will have some claim to fame on its road to helping prevent Lyme...
A compromise with Dershowitz?
The Chilmark board of library trustees extended an olive branch to Chilmark resident and high-profile defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, offering to find a way...
‘Abigail and John had nothing on Rosalee and David’
He was an awardwinning author. He won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was a noted historian. But five children, 19 grandchildren, and two...
SSA board to consider festival charters
With a Steamship Authority ferry diversion off the table, Beach Road Weekend promoter Adam Epstein has cobbled together a series of charter ferry services...
Motion seeks dismissal of threat charge
An attorney for Brian Langhammer argued that an alleged threat he made against police via text and a Facebook post didn’t mention any officer...
‘It’s going to be a long war’
The video showed a woman who looked like she could be a grandmother. Instead of knitting a baby bonnet, she was crafting a cover...
Deal offered to bring Whelan home
Multiple news agencies are reporting that the Biden administration has offered a deal that would bring Paul Whelan, brother of Martha’s Vineyard artist Elizabeth...
Tisbury School project deficit tops $25 million
A new cost estimate for the Tisbury School renovation and reconstruction project puts the project close to $26 million in the hole, and predicts...
Tisbury to seek more funds for school project
Updated 7/26
The town of Tisbury will apply to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) to seek additional funds for the Tisbury School renovation and...
Turning Vineyard Haven into Art Haven
Vineyard Haven has long been known as the entryway to Martha’s Vineyard — a place to land on the ferry and depart the Island for...
Late ferry proposed by Martha’s Vineyard businesses
Updated 7/25
A petition drive launched by Edgartown restaurant owner Christian Thornton is calling for the Steamship Authority to add a late-night Steamship Authority ferry...
A blow to affordable housing
Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank advocates were watching the state legislature closely this week, with the hopes that a home rule petition for a transfer...
Alan Dershowitz is at it again
Alan Dershowitz continues to claim that his defense of President Donald Trump has gotten him “canceled” on the Island, and he’s threatening to sue...
With Island at ‘high risk,’ health boards issue new warnings
With the Island still at “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19 under Centers for Disease Control guidelines, the Island boards of health have...
Dispute over turf field continues
A brief status hearing was held Friday in Massachusetts Land Court between attorneys for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and the Oak Bluffs planning...
‘Best weather in years’ highlights Vineyard Cup
The wind and weather cooperated, and SailMV hosted a spectacular weekend of sailing for the 16th annual Vineyard Cup Regatta, sailing out of Vineyard...
Martha’s Vineyard remains ‘high risk’ for COVID
The number of positive COVID-19 cases is down from the previous week, but not enough to lower the Island’s status from “high risk” for...