The Martha's Vineyard Times
Cartoon is an anti semitic trope
To the Editor
The Martha’s Vineyard Times has published an antisemitic cartoon titled, “The Shunning.” It features an Alan Dershowitz cartoon character and is drawn...
The Shunning
Charles Pinck is a summer resident of Chilmark
Be wary of the Tisbury police boat
The Tisbury Select Board’s waffling on a proposal to introduce a police patrol boat to Vineyard Haven is unfortunate. The proposal seems more like...
Aquinnah, West Tisbury head to special town meeting
Two up-Island towns, West Tisbury and Aquinnah, are getting ready for their upcoming special town meetings next week.
The West Tisbury Special Town Meeting will...
‘All Rise:’ Land of a Thousand Dances
Rise Vineyard Performing Arts performed “Land of 1000 Dances” last Sunday on the stage at the Performing Arts Center. This was the dance company’s...
Local nonprofits get United Way funding
The Cape and Islands United Way hosted a grant reception at the West End restaurant in Hyannis on Wednesday, May 17, recognizing a number...
Harbor Festival coming to Oak Bluffs
The 31st annual Harbor Festival, better known as HarborFest, will take place at the Oak Bluffs Harbor on Saturday, June 17, from 10 am...
Canadian fires continue to cause reduced air quality
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality advisory Wednesday, prompted by a number of uncontrolled wildfires throughout Canada.
“Due to smoke from...
Higher fares should come with better Wi-Fi
To the Editor:
So the ferry rates are being raised. That is an accepted fact of life on the Vineyard, and one of the increased...
Rocking ukuleles
Now is the time to break that ukulele out of hiding and join fellow uke players for some fun jam sessions. Drop in, or...
Escape room escapades
Save the town of Amity from another “Jaws” attack. Chase Pirate Captain Drew Whitney around the Island’s famous landmarks, and recover the Flying Horses...
Chi Kung, yoga, and breath
Increase your ability to balance and connect to the earth in the comfort of your own home, during a yoga series led by Kanta...
Hebrew Center announces guests for 2023 summer speakers series
On July 6-7, the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center welcomes Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin for a presentation on “Democracy, Gun Violence and the American Social...
Poet’s Corner: ‘amid the alien corn’
amid the alien corn
By Michael Oliveira
i killed Innocence first
as a means of survival
Kindness held its own
in spite of my denial
Compassion feigned ignorance
opting not to...
Real Estate Transactions: May 29 – June 2
Edgartown
May 31, Gail P. Gardner, trustee of Gardner Family Trust, sold 2 Lexington Ave. to Moji Capital LLC for $1,550,000.
June 1, Mark A. Saliture...
Academic honors
Graduation
Gus Nye Hoy, of Oak Bluffs, magna cum laude from Clark University.
Dean’s list
Linda Catherine Borges, from Vineyard Haven, at Lasell University.
Births
Genesis Angelina Velasquez Perdomo
Andrea Perdomo and Jose Velasquez of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Genesis Angelina Velasquez Perdomo, on May 30,...
Court report: May 17 – June 1, 2023
May 17
Jonathan R. Jacobs, Oak Bluffs; 33, larceny from building: continued to pretrial hearing.
May 22
Kyle H. Ribeiro, Vineyard Haven; 22, operating a motor vehicle...
Island Charter School celebrates graduates
Nine seniors with the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School walked across the stage Sunday to receive their high school diplomas.
“It was a joyous occasion,”...
Albert A. White
Albert A. White (“Albie”), 94, of Edgartown, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2023, surrounded by his loving daughters. He was the husband of...