Welcome back to Tisbury school
The PTO of the Tisbury School welcomed students and their families back to school with a combination cookout and ice cream social Friday evening.
RHS receives sportsmanship award
The Eastern Athletic Conference (EAC) chose Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) to receive the 2010 Sportsmanship Award for District D.
Wampanoag powwow in Aquinnah
The 6th annual Wampanoag powwow was held at the Gay Head circle in Aquinnah over the weekend.
Yom Kippur on Martha’s Vineyard
Tomorrow evening at sundown is the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews, which lasts until sunset on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
Vineyard gift shops
Are things starting to slow down? Are you getting back into the year-round routine? Do you already need a break from life, even if it is just or an hour? Why not head down to your local gift shop and see for yourself the latest must-haves in little gifts and cards because, lets face it, there is always a gift-giving event coming.
Oak Bluffs
Thank you to all the emergency workers that planned ahead for the possibility of disasters due to a hurricane.
Island Bridal Registries
September and October are prime months for weddings, and they are also more peaceful times for brides to be planning their big day.
From Martha’s Vineyard to the Azores
John Alley, former proprietor of Alley's General Store, a justice of the peace, cemetery commissioner in West Tisbury, a selectman in that town for years and a Dukes County commissioner for years as well, is a descendant of Azoreans, but he's never visited the mid-Atlantic archipelago.
Late-season gardening on Martha’s Vineyard
Upcoming at PHA: Fall Plant Sale, Saturday, Sept.
Three Maciels retire as VTA bus drivers
Three members of the Maciel family celebrated the end of their run as bus drivers for the Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) last week.
Meditation class on Martha’s Vineyard
Now that the Obamas have flown off, Earl has blown over, and another too-busy summer winds down, Islanders look forward to a peaceful autumn.