Negotiations delay Sengekontacket dredging, spark frustration
Negotiations over the use of Edgartown's town owned dredge for an Oak Bluffs project to improve water quality in Sengekontacket Pond sparked criticism at Tuesday's Oak Bluffs selectmen's meeting.
Moffett sailing race
In corrected time, Jamie Weisman sailed his 50-foot steel schooner, Perception, to victory in the 33rd sailing of the George Moffett Race, Saturday.
RHS school committee thinks baseball next summer
A proposal for a wooden bat baseball team franchise was one of many agenda items at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) District school committee's first meeting of the new school year Monday evening.
Sports Highlights
Five tables were in play at the final 2010 summer meetings of the Bridge Club of Martha's Vineyard in the Tisbury senior center, Saturday.
Leadership in the elements for Tisbury science teacher
Tisbury School science teacher Lynn Gatchell takes office as president of the Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers (MAST) on October 21.
Vineyard wins sportsmanship award
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School will receive the District D 2010 Sportsmanship Award next Wednesday.
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SSA, so far, so good
The hurricane-hurried conclusion to summer on Martha's Vineyard ends a pretty good eight month run for the Steamship Authority, better on the Vineyard routes than for Nantucket.
Bicyclist hits mother carrying baby on Main Street in Tisbury
Jeffrey Moore was pedaling a bicycle down Main Street, Vineyard Haven last Thursday morning against traffic, wearing headphones and drinking a large cup of coffee when he struck Tabitha Calheta of Edgartown as she crossed the street with her infant son.
High speed motorcycle accident badly injures Tisbury man
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries following a Monday night crash that left Barnes Road (also known as Airport Road) closed for several hours.
Field hockey fortunes “” Wildcats tamed
The MVRHS unbeaten field hockey team shut out West Bridgewater on the Wildcats home field, Tuesday, with two goals by Angela DeBettencourt, raising their season record to 2 wins and 2 ties.
Girls’ soccer
MVRHS girls' soccer team lost its season opener to D/Y at Yarmouth, Wednesday, 2-0.
Bengals caged
The MVRHS varsity football team played its first game of the year at White Stadium, Jamaica Plain, versus Brighton and won, 8-0.
Bourne Bridge delays up ahead
Deck repairs and paving on the Bourne Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne are scheduled to start on Sept.
First fall classic for tennis
The first Fall Tennis Classic to benefit MV Community Tennis (MVTC) will be held Friday though Sunday, September 24-26 at the Edgartown Yacht Club tennis courts.
Cleland wins in 5K
Todd Cleland, 41, of Oak Bluffs, former graphic designer for The Times, led 50 runners to the finish line,Sunday, in the 13th annual Run for the Chop 5K, a benefit for the Vineyard Haven Library.
Boys soccer
The boys' soccer team won their second game of the young season at Chatham, shutting out the Blue Devils, 2-0, Friday.
Tisbury will air proposed changes to town shellfish regulations
Tisbury selectmen will hold a public hearing Tuesday afternoon to consider proposed changes to the town's shellfish regulations that include measures to reduce catch limits and protect seed, or juvenile, bay scallops.