Police cuts, taxi rules, top Oak Bluffs agenda
Oak Bluffs police chief Erik Blake outlined for selectmen Tuesday the service cuts he plans, in response to budget cutbacks and the defeat in April of a Proposition 2.
Islanders celebrate Memorial Day
Martha's Vineyard will honor Memorial Day with a mixture of barbecues and solemn ceremonies of remembrance.
SSA makes repairs to Vineyard Haven dock
A Steamship Authority dock-building contractor is pounding away at the Vineyard Haven terminal's south slip.
Wst Tisbury School Super Readers wow with words
Wearing paper crowns and flourishing sparkly, sequined red capes, "Super Readers" in kindergarten teacher Teri Mello's class paraded into the West Tisbury School cafeteria for a celebration Friday morning.
Sengekontacket to be closed to shellfishing this summer
Reports this March that Sengekontacket Pond, a popular shellfishing spot for thousands of summer visitors and residents alike, would be open to shellfishing once again this summer, except immediately after heavy rainfalls, were premature.
Vineyard Village seeks volunteers
Vineyard Village at Home, now more than two years old, is looking for new volunteers and for more Island seniors who still live at home but need a helping hand.
Thrifty thoughts earn prizes for MVSB essay contest winners
Three students at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) wrote winning essays in a contest sponsored by Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank (MVSB).
Physical therapist to join superintendent’s staff
The All-Island School Committee (AISC) has agreed to add a physical therapist to school superintendent James Weiss's office staff.
In crash aftermath selectmen consider redesign
Redesign proposals for the intersection of Old County and State Roads, the site of a three-car accident on May 19 that left two people injured, captured the attention of the West Tisbury selectmen at their weekly meeting.
New Zamboni arrives at ice arena
Martha's Vineyard Ice Arena manager Kurt Mundt took the wheel of a brand new Zamboni that arrived Tuesday morning.
Specials at Island gyms
Semi-private personal training plus one-month membership: $299 each for two people includes eight-session semi-private training for one month.
Businesses tread a minefield of employment laws
Massachusetts is a dangerous state in which to be an employer, and it's getting more dangerous all the time, Samantha Halem told about a dozen employers from both non-profit and for-profit businesses, gathered at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown.
MVRHS students to compete in Special Olympics
Students Celeste Ewing, age 19, Elke Klein, 15, and Austin Simonin, 15, will represent Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) in a Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) Cape and Islands competition in Mashpee on May 28.
Police investigate Sunday robbery at Heather Gardens
West Tisbury police are investigating the theft of cash from Heather Gardens Nursery on State Road in West Tisbury, sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Martha’s Vineyard Road Race spring/summer schedule
Oak Bluffs Memorial Day 5K Road Race and Fun Run: Sunday, May 30, 11 am.
County budget: big shifts, little savings
The draft fiscal 2011 Dukes County budget now under consideration by county commissioners reflects a further shift of costs to the six Island towns and a change in the way the county processes parking tickets.
Bourne Bridge work will take place Tuesday night
Lighting repairs will be done on the Bourne Bridge on Tuesday, May 25, from 8:30 am to 3 pm, according to officials from the U.
Chilmark steps up seat belt enforcement
Chilmark Police will step up enforcement of seat belt laws as part of a state-wide public safety campaign known as "Click It or Ticket.