Sarah Shaw Dawson
Brush fire extinguished at Chilmark unhoused campsite
Updated, May 8
Fire officials in Chilmark are reporting that an unhoused person accidentally started a small brush fire at their campsite in April that...
Stars and starts at Aquinnah Variety Show
It was standing room only at the second ever Aquinnah Variety Show on Thursday, as locals from across the Island welcomed the spring with...
A final ride: Little Lady sets sail for restoration
From the fishing docks in Menemsha that have been her home for decades, an iconic, intergenerational fishing vessel set sail across the chop of...
Chilmark approves leaf-blower ban for contractors, supports Little Lady restoration
Chilmark voters Monday night voted on budgets, bylaws, and — the most anticipated — a ban on leaf blowers, which passed unanimously although with...
Chilmark passes leaf blower ban
Chilmark voters became the fourth town on the Island to approve a phased-in ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.
On the town meeting floor on Monday...
Island group christens new adaptive sailing vessel
SailMV was started in 1992 to give young Islanders a chance to learn how to sail the open ocean. Now, that offering is being...
‘A Day of Hope’ for unhoused Islanders
In light of Island nonprofit Harbor Homes closing their winter shelter for the 2025 season, staff and volunteers teamed up on Thursday with the...
Earth Day celebrations start Saturday
Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) is inviting locals from across the Island to clean the beaches in all six towns this Saturday for its 33rd...
Island towns redouble housing planning effort
Maura Martin, co-owner of the beloved Oak Bluffs sandwich shop Mo's Lunch, got a text from her landlord a year ago that many Islanders...
Hospital dropping Red House lease
Updated, April 3
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has decided it will not be renewing the lease for a substance-use recovery and healing center that has...
Exclusive Chilmark property to host Jewish Festival
Updated April 8th.
Chabad on Martha’s Vineyard has nailed down a new location in Chilmark for its annual and popular Jewish Culture Festival held in...
Island towns diving into housing production planning
Updated March 27th.
Local boards across the Vineyard are starting to create a town-by-town plan to address housing issues and their next step is hearing...
Finding solutions for turbulent insurance market
A Cape and Islands lawmaker is trying to bridge the growing gap between homeowners and a turbulent insurance market with the introduction of two...
FAIR Plan insurance creates workaround on $1 million cap
The most common insurance plan on the Island, which several thousand locals rely on, has announced a new policy change that will make it...
Islanders Write: Workshop Vignettes
Writers as young as 6 years old gathered at Featherstone Center for the Arts over the weekend to attend The MV Times' first midwinter...
Islanders Write draws locals of all ages, styles, and skills
Read more about workshop vignettes from Islanders Write on Saturday and Sunday here.
More than 70 Islanders made their way to Featherstone Center for the...
Questions still linger on State Forest cutting plan
The state’s plan to cut nearly 175 acres of pine plantations in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest was presented in a small meeting...
Public comment reopened on State Forest plan
State officials announced on Wednesday they have reopened a public comment period for a controversial project to clear some 175 acres of white pine...
Tariffs could further increase home insurance prices
The implementation of tariffs on lumber, oil, and other products related to construction could have a direct impact on housing and home insurance costs...
A call to pause State Forest cutting plan
Updated on March 5th.
On the eve of the release of a highly anticipated plan to cut 175 acres of white pines from the Island’s...