The Martha's Vineyard Times
Poet’s Corner: ‘Worry Stone’
Worry Stone
By Allison Roberts
You have faded and fallen, like a scab from a deep cut healed —
no longer inflamed by my attention. The rawness...
Real Estate Transactions: Sept. 4 – 8, 2023
Chilmark
Sept. 6, Ted Storey and Jill Storey, trustees of Joan Storey GST Exempt Trust, and Meg Storey sold a one-fifth undivided interest in 4...
Academic honor
Dean’s list
Ashley Fauteux of Chilmark, at Southern New Hampshire University.
Wedding: Kyle – Van Riper
Norah Anne Kyle and A. Bowdoin Van Riper were married on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, on the front lawn of their Tisbury home, overlooking...
Court Report: August 11 – Sept. 11, 2023
August 11
Pedro M. Prazeres, Oak Bluffs; 59, threatening to commit a crime: continued to pretrial hearing.
August 17
Branda Garcia, Oak Bluffs; 29, assault and battery,...
Barbara Gonzales Kende
Barbara Gonzales Kende passed away on Sept. 2, 2023, surrounded by her immediate family and a close friend.
Barbara was born in Washington State, where...
Frederick Holdship Jones
Frederick Holdship Jones (“Frick”) died on July 21, 2023, just shy of his 91st birthday, at his home in East Chop, Martha's Vineyard, with...
Irene P. Dugan
Irene P. Dugan, 96, of Vineyard Haven, died on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Royal Megansett Nursing home in North Falmouth. She was...
Pricing, not weather, why tourism is down
To the Editor:
It was almost entertaining to read the reasons ticked off by various business owners, realtors, and even the executive director of the...
Educate yourself on the climate crisis
To the Editor:
We can no longer talk about climate change. We are now in a climate emergency. This summer we have seen a turning...
Edgartown man to plead guilty in Falmouth bank robbery
Petar Petyoshin, the Edgartown man accused of robbing a Falmouth bank in April, is set to plead guilty in federal court next month.
The 40-year-old...
The 78th Derby is underway
The 78th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is underway as of 12:01 am Sunday.
The headquarters’ opening bell, rung by Edgartown resident...
Wind farm blade recycling
To the Editor:
Let me start out by saying that Trump's presidency divided this country in a similar magnitude to the division caused by the...
Nantucket back in service after ‘internal leak’
Updated Sept/ 11
The Steamship Authority canceled two round-trips of the vessel Nantucket on Saturday due to an “internal leak,” ferry officials said.
The 10:45 am...
Annual NAACP 5K around the corner
The 21st annual NAACP George V. Tankard Jr. Memorial 5K Road Race/Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16. The starting time is 11...
A thank-you, and some life advice
To the Editor:
Thank you to everyone who braved the line at Mott's! We, as well as any business should, truly appreciate you standing in...
Turbine blades head out to Vineyard Wind
The first blades for the offshore wind project Vineyard Wind were shipped out to the construction site south of the Island on Wednesday, Sept....
No one seriously hurt in Beach Road bike accident
There were no serious injuries following a bike accident in front of The Times’ office on Beach Road Wednesday afternoon, during the paper’s deadline.
A...
A graveside service for Frances Maciel
A graveside service for Frances E. Maciel will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 11 am....
A celebration of life for Jeffrey Clements
There will be a Celebration of Life for Jeffrey T. Clements at the first bridge (Little Bridge) in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, Sept. 9,...