Horror film hits snag in Oak Bluffs
The film crew behind a new Afro-folk horror film is hoping to shoot in Oak Bluffs, but town fees are raising concerns the production locally might not be possible.
A crew of up to 20...
Derby chatter: access a slight pall amid festivities
Excitement is brewing ahead of the 79th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. There are credible reports that the bait fish are in abundance; albies and bonito are jumping and are here...
Hoppy to help: a community picking event
Local hop growers and beer lovers gathered at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury on Thursday morning for a heavily anticipated annual hop picking event.
This year, 41 participants, many donning T-shirts from previous harvests,...
New Oak Bluffs postal boxes to be removed
Newly installed post office boxes in the revamped Healey Square in Oak Bluffs could be coming down as quickly as they went up.
Town officials say they were surprised that the new boxes were put...
Bramhalls recognized with Community Foundation award
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation has announced Kib and Tess Bramhall as the recipients of the 41st Creative Living Award.
The longtime Islanders will be honored for their contributions as artists, authors, environmentalists, and mentors...
A digital bridge across a continental divide
This is the third piece in a continuing series on Brazilian immigration and how it has transformed Martha’s Vineyard.
MANTENÓPOLIS, Brazil — High in the mountains of this coffee-growing region of Espírito Santo, off a...
Port Council contemplate shelving new SSA website
Steamship Authority officials are now considering whether the launch of the ferry line’s new website should be pushed back until an updated reservation system is implemented, an idea that would further set back a...
Pelican a rare sight for Island birders
Updated Sept. 12
Many find Vineyard summers too busy, and instead visit in September just past peak season. The Island’s latest notable shoulder season traveler is a brown pelican, seen through this week on Lagoon...
Island first responders reflect on 9/11
Fire trucks parked in rows, memorial bells tolled, and somber memories were shared during the Oak Bluffs Fire Departments annual 9/11 memorial ceremony on Wednesday.
Members of the Oak Bluffs Police Department, West Tisbury Police...
Oak Bluffs gears up for 45th annual Tivoli Day celebration
The Oak Bluffs Association is set to welcome locals and visitors to the 45th annual Tivoli Day celebration on Circuit Avenue, taking place on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 am to 6 pm.
The event,...
Aquinnah Wampanoag celebrate with powwow
Drumming, singing, dancing and generations of ancestral knowledge and talent were on display for this weekend’s 2024 Aquinnah Powwow. Participants were decked in colorful and traditional Native regalia.
Held at Aquinnah Circle on September 7...
New SSA vessel arrival pushed to late fall
The newest Steamship Authority ferry to serve the Vineyard route is expected to be in the lineup in late fall, several months later than originally anticipated.
The update at the Tuesday morning Port Council meeting...
Ravizza indicted on alleged McDonald’s stabbings
Jared Ravizza has been indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury for assault charges stemming from an alleged stabbing at a Plymouth rest stop.
The 26-year-old man with ties to the Vineyard was indicted on...
Locked SSA gate leads to Seastreak passenger delay
More victims of the Steamship Authority staff shortage: Arriving Seastreak passengers were stuck behind a gate into Oak Bluffs for roughly 15 minutes.
A Steamship Authority employee called out sick on Monday; that person typically...
Was a Vineyard Haven home 100 years old? And why it matters
Ninety-seven Spring Street, a construction project that’s intended to house as many as nine Vineyard Wind workers in a residential district, has caused a stir this year in Tisbury. After months of neighbors’ concerns...
Hall of Famer first to wing foil around the Island
After six hours of balancing and battling unpredictable winds, Hall of Fame windsurfer Nevin Sayre made history on Friday Sept. 6 as the first person to wing foil around Martha’s Vineyard. The Vineyard Haven...
Landing incident temporarily closes MVY
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a plane malfunctioned while landing, which led to the temporary closure of Martha’s Vineyard Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Geoff Freeman, director of Martha’s Vineyard Airport, told The...
Massachusetts announces largest wind procurement
Massachusetts state officials announced the state’s — as well as New England’s — largest offshore wind selection to date, a total of 2,678 megawatts of power from three projects: SouthCoast Wind, New England Wind...
Revolution Wind finishes first turbine
Revolution Wind, an industrial-scale offshore wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Aquinnah, has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine.
The developers of the project, Orsted, said the installation marks...
At the helm: Steamship captain serves more than half a century
After his first summer working on Steamship Authority vessels, Sean O'Connor knew his calling.
He remembers vividly the day it happened. “I started June 12 of 1974,” O’Connor said. “I graduated high school on a...