The Martha's Vineyard Times
Conserve West Tisbury for the future
To the Editor:
In an effort to preserve West Tisbury’s rural, cultural, and natural character, the intention of the Conserve West Tisbury bylaw is to...
Real Estate Confidential: Middle of the Market 2022
Real Estate Confidential is a bi-weekly chit-chat about new listings, sales, or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard Real Estate market, presented by...
John McCarron
John C. McCarron, 59, otherwise known as ‘Duzza’, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his home in Edgartown. He was the son of...
Tear it down; build it up
To the Editor:
A tried and true formula. Buy it, ignore it and let neglect do it's worst. Raze it, double the size of what...
Shouldn’t need a mandate
The Steamship Authority’s vaccine mandate seemed to come out of nowhere last week. We were tipped off to it on Tuesday morning by a...
Keep an eye on legal challenges
To the Editor:
Those who take an interest in the development of offshore wind farms, in particular Vineyard Wind, may wish to read two recent...
Hats off as Vineyarders cruise to victory
The MVRHS girls hockey team had a dominant 7-2 victory over Scituate on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Freshman Izzy Blake led the team with three...
2022 Edgartown Race Weekend announced for June
Edgartown Yacht Club announced in a press release it has scheduled its 2022 Edgartown Race Weekend for June 23-25, a change from its usual...
NAACP MV to hold membership drive
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Martha’s Vineyard branch announced it will be hosting its 37th annual membership drive on Martin...
Dagmar J. Dockery
Dagmar J. Dockery, 81, died on Monday evening, Jan. 10, 2022, at her home in Vineyard Haven.
Her celebration of life will take place at...
Thomas L. Flynn Jr.
Thomas L. Flynn Jr. (“T.L.”) died on Jan. 9, 2022, in Winston-Salem, N.C., from heart failure at the age of 88.
A private service is...
Yoga, quilting, and writing at the library
The West Tisbury library has some diverse offerings coming up, and remember that the library is closed on Monday, Jan. 17, for Martin Luther...
Kick the clutter
Nowadays, people are spending more time in their homes than ever before. Why not make your living space more comfortable and less cluttered? The...
Choosing the right diet
With so many fad diets and misleading information about what to eat and what not to eat, it can be tough to choose the...
Pizza 101
The Farm Institute invites pizza lovers to show up on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 3 to 4:30 pm, for a special cooking class with...
Academic honors
Dean’s List Fall 2021
Angela Hayes of Vineyard Haven, at Lasell University
Richard Barlett of Vineyard Haven, at Lasell University
Linda Catherine Borges of Vineyard Haven, at...
West Tisbury seeking poet laureate nominations
The West Tisbury library is seeking nominations for the new West Tisbury Poet Laureate for the years 2022 to 2025. The term of Spencer...
There’s a new assistant director at Polly Hill
Polly Hill Arboretum has a new curator and assistant director in Emily Ellingson, who started working with the arboretum as a curatorial intern in...
Poet’s Corner
My Heart Asked My Hands
By Zachary Wiesner
My heart asked my hands
Will we ever be safe?
Will we ever embrace
Growing old?
Will we ever stop
Feeling alone?
My hands...
Real Estate Transactions: Jan. 3 to Jan. 7, 2022
Chilmark
Jan. 5, John Englert and Lee Englert sold 31 Flanders Lane to Sara Iantosca and Christian Iantosca for $2,250,000.
Edgartown
Jan. 3, Marshall Katzen and Bari...