Over the Hill soccer season starts
The Vineyard FC Masters soccer team was shut out by West Roxbury, Sunday, 1-0.
SAT results positive for class of 2010
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) class of 2010 achieved SAT scores above the state mean scores in critical reading.
Sports Highlights
The MVRHS golf team won its eighth match, Wednesday, edging Falmouth at Farm Neck, 252–255.
Governor freight ferry pulled out of service
The Steamship Authority's freight-carrying Governor was out of service last weekend.
Bourne Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction
Lane restrictions on the Bourne Bridge will begin October 12, so the U.
Placement of political signs raises questions
As the election season heats up, town officials in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury fielded complaints that Warren Gosson, a candidate for Dukes County sheriff, has placed political signs on town property, in violation of town bylaws.
New plans, old worries for Edgartown library design
After seeing preliminary design plans for two possible Edgartown Library expansion sites, selectman Michael Donaroma, a member of the Edgartown Library design committee, sized up the architect's presentation.
Skepticism remains about state’s revised wind plan
A shift in the Patrick administration's wind energy development focus from state waters to federal waters came as welcome news last month to Islanders concerned about possible nearshore wind energy projects near Martha's Vineyard.
MVTV addition, new building considered at RHS
MVTV received permission to pursue plans for an addition to its building in a vote by the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee's land use subcommittee (LUS) Monday night.
Oak Bluffs Police Department wins $275,058 COPS grant
The Oak Bluffs Police Department will receive $275,058 to keep police on the streets.
West Tisbury down to short list in police chief search
The West Tisbury selectmen expect to receive the short list of three finalists for the position of police chief soon.
High school driver’s education program canceled
Although the school year is off to a good start at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS), the driver's education program hit a roadblock this semester.
Derby heads into the home stretch with lots of energy, fewer fish
The 65th annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is in the home stretch.
September tax revenues provide some optimism
The state's September tax collection report showed signs of life within the Massachusetts economy, leading Patrick administration officials to express optimism that the state is shaking the cobwebs of the recession and climbing out from the cellar of the historic downturn.
Business owners say summer was brighter
Island business owners report tourism picked up in the summer of 2010, though most believe Martha's Vineyard continues to suffer from the economic downturn that was most acute in the summer of 2009.