Josephine Brennan
Support for Island families
If you’ve ever taken a look at our events section, you’ve likely seen their classes and groups posted regularly — the Martha’s Vineyard Family...
Prosecutor with Vineyard ties under fire
Updated Wednesday, June 12*
A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case, and seasonal Chilmark resident, Linda Fairstein, is facing intense backlash after the...
Ford driven to help SSA passengers
On a gray, windy, misty May morning, the smile on Dennis Ford’s face shines through the dismal weather as he greets passengers disembarking from...
Tribe, town make their pleas in federal court
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the town were back in familiar territory — at odds in Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV’s...
Good eats
The annual Martha’s Vineyard Restaurant Week is upon us, taking place June 2 through 6. The five-day event features opportunities for restaurants to showcase...
All-Star Artist
In April, Vineyard artist M-C Lamarre got an email that only 29 other artists in the country received — she was chosen by the...
Fitness for all
The YMCA hosts Senior Health and Fitness Day on Friday, May 31, from 9 am to 12 pm, one of the free community events...
MV Hebrew Center to host gun violence forum
The Social Action Committee of the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center will host a Forum on Gun Safety and Prevention of Gun Violence, Sunday, June...
Memorial Day ‘reminds us that freedom isn’t free’
“Somebody smiled on us after two years of rain,” laughed Dukes County Veteran Agent Jo Ann Murphy to the dozens of people gathered in...
March to the Sea honors Ted Morgan
Students streamed from the front doors of the Edgartown School, students with smiling faces and fists full of flowers lining up with classmates in...
A new zest for cooking
As a college student — a college student who is a resident assistant, without a kitchen, for that matter — the back room of the...
Old Sculpin Gallery celebrates 65 years on the Edgartown waterfront
If you’ve spent time walking around the bustling harbor in Edgartown, you’ve likely passed the distinct and historic Old Sculpin Gallery. Located next to...
Memorial Day roundup
“So much for Memorial Day being just Monday,” joked Dukes County veterans agent JoAnn Murphy while giving the Times a full lineup of events...
Knot your typical sailor
When Chelsea Bruzga volunteered for the North American Speed Sailing Invitational (NASSI), never having participated in the sport before, she probably couldn’t have imagined...
More fox news in Woods Hole
Three foxes were spotted behind the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution visitor center on School Street in Woods Hole, Thursday evening. Several sightings over the...
Students sparkle at O.B. fire station
By 9:15 am on the second annual Islanders Give Back Day, freshman Von-Trai Porter was standing on the roof of an Oak Bluffs fire...
Powered up for Camp Jabberwocky
The bright red of the Jabberwocky school bus was rivaled by the vibrant flowers students were planting this Give Back Day, as MVRHS returned...
Saved by a hare
Thirteen New England cottontails found a new place to call home Tuesday, May 7 — Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Eileen McGourty, a...
Giving back comes in many forms
The week before Christmas, reindeer antlers bobbed up and down the halls of Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as students from Debra Silva's health...
Myles Goodwin: ‘Whatever they need — I’m like a Swiss Army knife’
Myles Goodwin came to his interview directly from his construction job at the new Martha's Vineyard Museum. His clothes carried the strong smell of...