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.
Oak Bluffs officials defend hurricane response
Oak Bluffs emergency management director Peter Martell Tuesday gave selectmen a detailed debriefing of the emergency response to hurricane Earl, which included an order to close roads and businesses prior to the expected passage of the storm east of Nantucket late on the night of Sept.
DESE issues report on Charter School program review
A report recently issued by the Massachusetts Department of Secondary Education (DESE) tasks the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) with changes in its special education (SPED) and English Learner Education (ELE) program areas, mostly related to record-keeping.
West Tisbury selectmen sign off on housing parcel transfer
The West Tisbury selectmen signed a Land Disposition Agreement (LDA) governing the Bailey Park affordable housing project at their Sept.
Dan Wolf wins Dems state senate nod; Perry will face Keating in 10th district
Vineyarders in small numbers went to the polls Tuesday in a state-wide primary election and helped set the state for the general election on Tuesday, November 2.
Island Schools hit MCAS improvement targets
Island students performed well above the state average and continued to improve their scores on the 2010 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exams.
CloseUp – his brother describes Irton DeSouza’s troubled history
In an interview with The Times, Nilton DeSousa described his younger brother Irton, arrested last week, as a man with a troubled history of alcohol abuse.
Oak Bluffs man arrested for assaults, peeping
Following a brief, early Friday morning foot chase, Oak Bluffs police arrested Irton A.
Edgartown accepts county fuel contract
Edgartown selectmen Monday agreed to purchase heating oil for town buildings from the R.
McCarthy on the mind
Mike McCarthy, 2008 graduate of the MV Regional High School, who quarterbacked the Vineyard football team well enough to receive All Scholastic honors from the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald, and to be chosen to play in the annual Shriners football game, is this year's quarterback at Bridgewater State University.
Roadrunners alert
The 5K Run for the Vineyard Haven Library begins at the library and goes to the West Chop Lighthouse and back, on Sunday, September 12 at 10 am.
Shuffleboard winners at ECBC
East Chop Beach Club held its first Shuffleboard tournament, Sept.
Junior High sports loom
The interscholastic sport season begins Friday, September 17 as the several Martha's Vineyard grammar schools compete in a series of dual Track and Field meets at the high school oval.
Girl’s soccer looks ready
The MV girl's varsity soccer coach Aria Nevin is pleased and encouraged by what she has seen thus far as the girls have shown up for practice.
Purple eleven opens at White
The MVRHS football team plays its first game of the season, Saturday, at White Stadium, Jamaica Plains, a venue with pleasant memories for Coach Donald Herman.