Bulls, Heat lead RCBL playoffs
The RCBL playoffs got underway Monday night at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club in Edgartown with a rout and a 10-point comeback.
Mini-park tops Edgartown selectmen’s agenda
Edgartown selectmen agreed Monday to ask the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank once again to contribute to the purchase of a small park on Main Street.
The catalogue of tax favored farm property on the Vineyard
A complaint lodged with the West Tisbury zoning board of appeals about organized dirt-bike activity at a dirt-bike track on the Nip n' Tuck Farm off State Road has led to questions about how the town and state monitors and enforces Agricultural Preservation Restrictions (APR) intended to protect farmland from development.
2012 town assessments for MV regional high school announced
Island towns' assessments are up by 1.
Dr. Jeffrey Zack charts change in hospital ER
Dr. Jeffrey Zack, emergency department director, discussed the challenges and rewards of his job.
Martha’s Vineyard students score top awards for artwork, writing
Martha's Vineyard students captured an unprecedented number of awards in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards competition.
Oak Bluffs freezes hiring in the face of $1.1 million budget gap
Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed Tuesday to leave vacant town staff positions vacant and not to hire anyone for positions that become vacant through attrition.
Hospital moves to cure ER ills
Martha's Vineyard Hospital leaders have taken steps to change emergency room (ER) procedures that led to much patient unhappiness last summer.
Governor’s health care saving plan raises questions
After announcing plans to shave $1 billion from projected health-care spending next fiscal year, the Patrick administration has provided little insight into how the governor intends to achieve that goal following years of exploding health costs.
West Tisbury historic commission says no to Parsonage demo
The members of the West Tisbury Historic District Commission (HDC) made it clear Monday that they are unwilling to approve any demolition of the Old Parsonage on State Road overlooking Parsonage Pond.
Solar grants light the way for homeowners
Beginning next week, the state of Massachusetts will give about 60 state homeowners grants totaling $1 million, in a pilot energy program that uses solar thermal water-heating technology to provide their homes with hot water and energy savings.
Police identify theft suspect from surveillance picture tips
Edgartown Police identified a man wanted for theft and credit card fraud, after several Island residents recognized the suspect in surveillance pictures published in The Times January 19
Tri-Town ambulance changes considered, postponed
At a joint meeting February 3, selectmen from Aquinnah, Chilmark, and West Tisbury discussed several significant changes to the Tri-Town ambulance committee but made none.
Forum next week to discuss offshore wind energy development
State energy and environmental affairs officials will hold a public information session next week in Oak Bluffs, to discuss a multi-year federal leasing process for offshore wind-energy development in approximately 3,000 square miles of federal waters off the Massachusetts coast.
After operating without a license, Oyster Bar can’t have one
The Oyster Bar Grille on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs has operated year-round without the required license to serve alcohol, according to town officials.
Alert Oak Bluffs neighbor sounds house fire alarm
At approximately 2 pm Sunday afternoon, Oak Bluffs firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at 10 Doar Street off Eastville Avenue.
SSA reservation suggest bright summer forecast
The Steamship Authority (SSA) members met in their first monthly meeting of the new year, at Woods Hole on January 25.
Deck girder, 25 tons, falls off truck on to Eastville Ave
It took two front-end loaders to lift a massive 34-ton concrete bridge girder that fell off a tractor-trailer truck and landed on Eastville Avenue, on Thursday, February 3, about 3 pm, afternoon.
Vineyard girls skate past Marshfield, lose to Sandwich
The Vineyard varsity girls hockey team had every reason to be confident heading into Monday's home game with Sandwich.