George Brennan
President shows personal interest in Whelan case
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Elizabeth Whelan was walking in Manhattan Friday to meet a friend for lunch. The artist was in New York City to deliver a piece...
COVID risk still ‘high’
The number of COVID-19 cases for Martha’s Vineyard remained in triple digits for the week between Sunday, June 26, and Saturday, July 2, with...
Ernst sentenced to federal prison
A former Island tennis coach has been sentenced to 2½ years in jail for collecting more than $3 million in bribes in the college...
Homeport, sweet Homeport
The Homeport, a staple of many Menemsha summers for the past 92 years, was back after a two-year hiatus, just in time for the...
COVID cases surge
The Island remains at medium risk for the spread of COVID-19, even as cases have increased over the past week. The number of positive...
Dead birds prompt warnings across Island
Health and animal control officials on the Island are warning that possible avian flu, specifically highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), may have infected hundreds...
‘She is the star we have all steered by’
Rosalee Barnes was 18 years old when she met 17-year-old David McCullough at a dance at the Rolling Rock Club near Pittsburgh, Pa., in...
Freight expectations for the SSA
The 5:30 am freight ferries were a topic of discussion for the Steamship Authority board Tuesday morning, in response to a June 8 public...
$500,000 grant to help fund dental clinic
Updated 11:40 am
A $500,000 grant from MVYouth to Island Health Care (IHC) will support the capital costs of building a dental clinic for the...
What Are You Watching? ‘Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
In this season of basketball championships, if you’re not getting enough drama in the Celtics-Warriors series, you should dribble your clicker over...
COVID cases drop again
A surge of visitors to the Island hasn’t resulted in any measurable uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to data released by the Island boards...
Keyshawn strikes back
Keyshawn Devine, 10, who one year ago was fighting for his life after being struck and trapped underneath a pickup truck, threw out the...
Penne for his thoughts
Five years ago, Don Keller — a devout Pastafarian and a frequent Times commenter — elbowed his way into local fame by donning a colander and...
Martha’s Vineyard now ‘medium risk’ for COVID
The number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to decrease, putting Martha’s Vineyard in the “medium risk” category for the first time in a month,...
Beach Road construction continues
If your plans bring you to Vineyard Haven on Wednesday, you may want to know that contractors are grinding the pavement on Beach Road...
Cases go down, but Island remains high risk
The number of positive COVID-19 results between Sunday, May 22, and Saturday, May 28, was 98 — a significant drop from the previous week, but...
Select board calls, then cancels executive session
The Oak Bluffs select board called a special meeting for Tuesday, and included on the agenda was an executive session “to discuss the reputation,...
Art Cliff Diner to remain closed this summer
Island visitors who count on breakfast or lunch at the Art Cliff Diner as part of the perfect Vineyard day will be disappointed with...
Housing bank ready to take next steps
Larissa’s story is all too common. She and her husband have established a good life on the Vineyard. She works a couple of jobs,...
Grills and thrills await
If I wasn’t a pretty good newspaper editor, I think I’d make an outstanding short-order cook. One of my first jobs was working at...