Realtors issue warning about new scam
Martha’s Vineyard real estate agents are issuing a warning about a new scam where people are listing properties for sale they don’t actually own, and that aren’t for sale.
Multiple agents have described how scammers...
SSA negotiating ship conversion fees
How the Steamship Authority plans to go forward with converting the three newest freight ferries will need to wait another week. The Steamship Authority board decided during a Wednesday, March 29, meeting to reconvene...
Public hearing set for Quenomica Preserve
Will dogs or horses be allowed on Quenomica Preserve? These are some of the questions that will be addressed for the management of this Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank property during a public hearing.
The Martha’s...
First ‘Great’ Island-wide cleanup
A Massachusetts-based nonprofit organized an Island-wide cleanup over the weekend, collecting what they estimated was more than a thousand pounds of trash along Martha’s Vineyard roads.
Executive director Neil Rhein of the Mansfield-based Keep Massachusetts...
Steamship Authority names COO
A little over a year since the Steamship Authority authorized a search for a chief operations officer (COO), Mark Higgins, former director of the Maine State Ferry Service, was hired for the position. While...
O.B. Post Office closed this weekend
The Oak Bluffs Post Office will be closed this weekend while Healey Square undergoes construction, according to a post by the Oak Bluffs Fire Department.
The closure will take place from 3 pm on Friday,...
Oak Bluffs appoints Island’s first woman harbormaster
Updated March 29
The Oak Bluffs Select Board voted to appoint Emily deBettencourt to the position of harbormaster on Tuesday, making her the first woman harbormaster in Oak Bluffs.
According to Island town officials, deBettencourt is...
OB Select board candidates talk the issues
The three candidates vying for two open seats on the Oak Bluffs select board were given the opportunity to acquaint themselves with town business owners and local stakeholders at a forum hosted by the...
West Tisbury zoning bylaw update not ready for ‘prime time’
West Tisbury’s zoning bylaw amendments were on shaky ground when presented by the town’s planning board on Monday.
The board held a public hearing for several warrant articles it plans to present during the annual...
Edgartown Fire Dept. to host open house Sunday
In anticipation of the upcoming annual town meeting and subsequent election, the Edgartown Fire Department will host an open house Sunday, April 2, to discuss plans for the town’s proposed fire station rebuild.
The replacement...
Remote meetings extended another two years
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed legislation that will extend the ability for cities and towns to hold remote meetings for another two years.
The extension was part of a nearly $400 million bond bill...
Ghost fishing-gear removal program starts in Cuttyhunk
The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown began fieldwork this week to remove “ghost fishing gear” from Cuttyhunk’s shorelines; that’s lost fishing gear resting at the bottom of the ocean. The center’s team conducted...
CDC reports tick-borne illness babesiosis on the rise
Cases of babesiosis, a rare tick-borne disease, are on the rise throughout the Northeast, according to a recent study and report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pronounced ‘ba-bee-zee-oh-ses,” the infection is spread...
Shenandoah towed for maintenance
The treasured schooner Shenandoah left Vineyard Haven Harbor Monday morning for a Fairhaven shipyard, where it will remain for about two weeks as it undergoes biannual routine maintenance and U.S. Coast Guard inspection.
The Shenandoah,...
Aquinnah Wampanoag artist earns national recognition
Elizabeth James-Perry, an artist who is a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), was selected as a 2023 National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts. “It’s an honor...
Three taken to the hospital after car flips in Oak Bluffs
A two-vehicle accident led one car to flip onto its roof in Oak Bluffs on Sunday afternoon.
According to Massachusetts State Police Trooper James DeAngelis, the two vehicles involved in the crash were a 2022...
Rockland Bank robbery suspects plead not guilty
The three men accused of carrying out the Nov. 17, 2022, armed bank robbery of the Rockland Trust Bank in Tisbury entered not-guilty pleas during a Massachusetts district court arraignment Friday.
Last week, Miquel Jones,...
Island fire chiefs respond to graduation ceremony row
Sparks flew during a graduation ceremony intended to celebrate the successful completion of an Islandwide firefighter training course this week, after an Island fire chief accused the county’s fire training council of inflicting undue...
Vineyard Commission addresses demolition policy
A forum hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Wednesday afternoon shed light on the review process of Islandwide demolition proposals.
Dozens of Island realtors, brokers, architects, builders, and municipal historic commissioners attended the meeting in...
Vineyarders rally for housing at the State House
Islanders rang out a message to state legislators on Thursday: Legislation to create the Martha’s Vineyard housing bank must advance to secure the community’s future.
Activists from both Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket joined together for...