Steamship declines public member for manager search
The Steamship’s interviews for a new general manager won’t involve the inclusion of a member of the public, at least for now.
The ferry line’s board considered a request to include a nonvoting public member...
All-Island task force considered to tackle homelessness issues
As the seasonal shuttering of the Island’s only overnight winter shelter approaches and with no permanent location planned, a call is being made for an Island-wide task force to address homelessness on Martha’s Vineyard.
The...
‘Jalapeño’ for the win at Island spelling bee
The winner of the 32nd annual Martha's Vineyard All School Spelling Bee is fifth-grader Juliet Merrill from the Edgartown School and the winning word was jalapeño.
On Friday, the middle school competition at the Performing...
Commission weighing projects with over 500 bedrooms
With the Island in the midst of a housing crisis, four large projects — some of the largest developments likely seen on the Island — are before the Island’s regional regulatory board, all combined...
Falmouth Academy students win at science fair
Four Vineyard students from Falmouth Academy have earned top honors at a state science and engineering fair held earlier this month.
Maverick Pil ‘26 of Vineyard Haven earned second place at the Region V Massachusetts...
Charges against baby sitter elevated to manslaughter after child dies
The Oak Bluffs woman who is charged with leaving a child unattended in a car for multiple hours is now facing manslaughter after the child died at a Boston hospital on Wednesday.
Aimee Cotton, 41,...
Tisbury official vying for Edgartown harbormaster spot
Edgartown has finalized a list of candidates to become the next harbormaster, and one is current Tisbury harbormaster Gary Kovack.
The Edgartown select board interviewed three finalists — Kovack, Kurt Peterson, and Michael Gately —...
Aquinnah tribe documents record number of marine strandings
Island agencies saw a record number of marine mammal strandings in 2024, responding to more than 40 incidents, the highest in recent Island history.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s Environmental Laboratory team, primary contact...
A gift to the next generation of Island writers
At the first-ever Islanders Write midwinter celebration of authors, essayists, and journalists who make up the proud legacy of writers on the Island, the Martha’s Vineyard Times shared some big news at Featherstone Center...
Nearly 300-bedroom Edgartown project to start MVC hearing
A large housing development proposed in Edgartown will soon be undergoing the Martha’s Vineyard Commission public hearing process. Nearly 300 bedrooms in a variety of styles of housing are being proposed by Katama Meadow...
Woman charged after child found in critical condition
An Oak Bluffs woman is facing a felony charge after police report that she left children she was babysitting in her car unsupervised for multiple hours during an incident that left one of the...
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 possible to fully insure homes worth over a million dollars.
The...
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 Art’s main building on Saturday and Sunday to develop their...
Vineyarders rally in support of Ukraine
As uncertainty swirls around negotiations to possibly end war in Eastern Europe, Vineyarders gathered at Five Corners on Saturday in protest of the Trump Administration, carrying signs and waving the blue and yellow Ukrainian...
Kayaker paddles over submerged Beach Road
When heavy rain drenches Martha’s Vineyard, flooding at Five Corners sometimes feels inevitable.
But under the elements on Monday morning, the rising water wasn’t the only spectacle in the Vineyard Haven streets. As cars slowly,...
Survey: Islanders open to Sunday hunting, on private land
There is support for hunting on Sundays on the Island, at least on private property, according to the results of an online survey distributed by the MV Times earlier this month.
In the one-question survey...
Day of the Dead event proposed to fund cemetery fence
There's been some controversy over a fence at the West Tisbury Village Cemetery. The local historic district commission pushed back against a plan to use plastic fencing, and then the town decided to make...
Sweetness: DQ is open
The Island’s Dairy Queen in Edgartown opened its doors for the first time this year on Friday at 3 pm, drawing in students and families for a taste of summer.
For the Edgartown school, just...
Commissioners wary of 100-unit Oak Bluffs development
Updated March 15
Local regulators are worried about an increase in traffic from a 100-unit development in Oak Bluffs, some even suggesting that the roundabout might need to be expanded to accommodate an expected increase...
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 room at the Martha's Vineyard Commission offices on Wednesday morning,...