The Martha's Vineyard Times
Opportunity knocks
To the Editor:
At a recent select board meeting in West Tisbury, the idea of recognizing the change in designation of Columbus Day to Indigenous...
Proposed development will compound traffic problems
To the Editor:
I am writing to express concern about the new mixed-use building that is being proposed on the site of the existing brick...
Pauline Renear
Pauline (Noel) Renear, 92, died on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home in Oak Bluffs. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L....
Real Estate Confidential: It is time to make an offer
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...
Fish tales
To the Editor:
At first there were schoolies and squid to catch them with, but of course I wasn’t interested in them. The tide turned...
Frank Welch
Frank Welch passed away on Oct. 12, 2021, after a brief illness. He was 90.
Born on May 11, 1931, to Thomas and Eva Welch...
Time to make the change
Whenever someone on the Island has a need, the Martha’s Vineyard community rallies in support.
It’s time for the Island to do what the state...
Kyle Curtis wins O.B. 5K
The eighth grade class at Oak Bluffs School sponsored the 31st annual Oak Bluffs Fall 5K on Sunday. The race is a fundraiser for...
Antone M. Maseda Jr.
Antone M. Maseda Jr., 91, of Oak Bluffs, passed away at his home on the morning of Oct. 13, 2021. He was the husband...
Remembering Arnie
To the Editor:
Dear Cleaveland House Poets, never have I held you closer to my heart than at this moment. You are truly holding me...
MV United find soccer success in Natick
Last weekend the Martha’s Vineyard United youth soccer program competed in the annual Natick Fall Classic Soccer Tournament, the largest fall youth soccer tournament...
Epic champions
Do you remember moments in sports that touched society or changed the sport itself? There was Jesse Owens in the Olympics, Billie Jean King...
Fit as a fiddle
Kids can have fun in the great outdoors in an afterschool fitness program led by Bonnie Kingsbury. Her Fit Camp offers cardiovascular activities, agility...
Green gleans
Families are invited to gather leftover vegetables that are ripe and ready for picking at Island Grown Initiative's farm in West Tisbury. The next...
IHT announces house for sale in West Tisbury
Island Housing Trust has a three-bedroom house for sale in West Tisbury, according to an email blast sent out by the nonprofit.
“We have recently...
Betsy Clark McIsaac
Betsy C. McIsaac, of Pittsford, N.Y., and West Tisbury, died peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 7, 2021, after a brief illness. She was...
Ask the experts at Fossil Day
This year the Island celebrates National Fossil Day 2021 outdoors at the Tabernacle on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 2 to 6 pm. Tables full...
MVRHS students recognized as Commended Students
Two Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) seniors, Harding Eville and Samuel Fetters, have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship...
Poet’s Corner: In Memory of Arnie Reisman
RIP Arnie
By Valerie Sonnenthal
his voice distinct and warm
is that a Denver accent?
he a master of making
every moment count
recounting with wit
a wry time had
when he...
Dog Walk for Fergus set for Oct. 17
A walk in honor of Fergus, a year-old yellow Lab controversially euthanized, will be held on Oct. 17 at the East Chop Beach Club...