The Martha's Vineyard Times
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...
Births
Brynleigh Noelle Haeselbarth
Janelle Mooney and Wesley Haeselbarth of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Brynleigh Noelle Haeselbarth, on Dec. 15, 2021, at Cape...
Allen Bradbury Flanders
Allen Bradbury Flanders of Milton and Chilmark peacefully passed away on Jan. 3, 2022.
Born on March 9, 1942, Allen was the first of three...
Robert Levine
On Dec. 4, 2021, Dr. Robert Levine passed peacefully at the age of 84 with his family at his bedside in Stuart, Fla.
Dr. Levine...
Calvin M. Grimes Jr.
Calvin M. Grimes Jr. (“Kern”), son of Calvin M. Grimes Sr. and Marguerite E. (Perry) Grimes, was born on Jan. 12, 1940, in Boston....
Services Friday for Tanner James Andrade
Tanner James Andrade, 29, of West Tisbury, died on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He was the son of...
Services Friday for Michael O’Donoghue
Michael O'Donoghue, 66, of Oak Bluffs passed away on Dec. 22, 2021.
A funeral Mass will be held Friday, Jan. 14, at St. Elizabeth's Church...
Donors make the magic happen
To the Editor:
Once again, for the 83rd year, the Red Stocking Fund is eternally grateful to the Martha’s Vineyard community and all of our...
Clarence D. Carter
Clarence D. Carter, 101, of Oak Bluffs, passed away the morning of January 10, 2022. He was the husband of Betty J. Carter.
A complete...
Patricia Crosson
Patricia Crosson, 76, of Oak Bluffs, passed away on January 9, 2022, at her home.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition...
Patricia A. Witte
Patricia A. Witte (“Pat”) of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly of natural causes on Jan. 4, 2022. She was 78.
Pat was from the Midwest, growing...
Don’t erase history
To the Editor:
I’m dismayed at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s willingness to raze yet another historic Vineyard home that has essentially been demolished by neglect.
A...
Hospitalizations reported as COVID cases surge
Updated Jan. 11
The number of new COVID-19 cases have reached all time heights since the start of 2022 with 490 cases reported between Jan....
UPDATE: Snow cancels schools; causes delays
Updated 1/7 @7:40 am
This time the snow came.
For the second time this week, a winter storm watch was in effect for Martha’s Vineyard. While...
Hospice MV offers free grief workshop
Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard is offering a specialized grief workshop for seven weeks beginning Sunday, Jan. 16.
“Making Meaning from Grief” will...
Encourage more volunteers
We’re always struck by the number of people who give of themselves to make their communities a better place to live. Four years ago...