Jenna Bernstein
Island celebrates third Indigenous Peoples’ Day
This weekend, Islanders gathered to celebrate the third annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Nôepe event at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, hosted by Sassafras Earth...
Planning board requests review of turf project
Though both sides have agreed to avoid a trial, the MVRHS School Committee and the Oak Bluffs planning board are still in disagreement about...
Principal: Participation rate spurs high school intervention label
Updated, Oct. 10
The principal of the Martha’s Vineyard’s Regional High School says the school is classified as being in need of state intervention due...
School committee dipping into budget for legal question
The MVRHS School Committee voted to spend more money on legal fees pertaining to the high school athletic field project, this time to engage...
Hunting season underway
Bow hunting season begins today, October 2, marking the start of deer hunting season on the Island.
The public is advised to wear orange when...
Vineyard high school in need of ‘intervention’
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is considered in need of intervention following recent MCAS scores, Superintendent of Schools Richard Smith said at Thursday...
Harbor Homes proposing new Island shelter
With this being the last winter for the overnight homeless shelter at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard is in the...
‘Making the Monster:’ A new ‘Jaws’ documentary
“This is a story about making a film on Martha’s Vineyard when technology was crude,” says David Bigelow, producer-director and Jaws researcher. “This story...
‘Fish of a lifetime’
As of Friday, Bill Potter was the new grand leader in the boat-caught false albacore category in this year’s Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass &...
Suicide awareness walk aims to break silence
This weekend, Islanders will gather in the darkness before dawn at Bend in the Road at State Beach to walk in honor of those...
West Tisbury School still waiting on new kitchen
The West Tisbury School’s new kitchen still isn’t up and running, as it awaits final approval from electrical and building inspections. Electrical and power...
Migrant case moves forward to Texas grand jury
In a panel discussion following a sold-out second-night screening of “Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis” at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, panelist and immigration attorney...
Lee to sideswipe MV with tropical storm force winds
Updated Sept. 15 7:52 pm
Hurricane Lee may bring the Island potentially hazardous tropical storm conditions as it tracks east of southern New England Friday...
Anonymous donations continue funding school attorney
The MVRHS School Committee will continue to use anonymous donations to pay attorney fees following a Land Court judge’s ruling that favored the committee’s...
‘A story of love’: Migrants reunite on the Island
On a balmy September Saturday evening in Edgartown, 36 of the 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants who were transported here a year ago nearly to...
Too early to tell for Hurricane Lee
After weakening from a Category 5 to a Category 3 storm on Saturday, Hurricane Lee is still brewing offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and...
American beech: ‘Appreciate them while they’re here’
The American beech is an iconic tree in the Island’s lush forests, standing apart from the wrinkled trunks of oaks and the evergreen needles...
Rising sea poses a threat to the Island’s drinking water
The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating how climate change and sea-level rise could alter the potable groundwater on the Island.
With sea levels projected to...
The year ahead for Island public schools
Updated
As of Sept. 5, school is officially underway on the Island.
Administrators have many issues on their plates, including major building projects at the Tisbury...
Island kids return to school
Only on Martha’s Vineyard would you find a quarter horse dressed up as Barbie’s dream horse to greet students and parents as they return...