Choice and a solid foundation, at the Charter School
The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School is entering its 15th year serving the families on Martha's Vineyard with a viable public school choice.
Edgartown package store patrol targets teen drinkers
Officer Chris Dolby, a 15-year veteran of the Edgartown police force, sits in an unmarked police vehicle outside a package store, as he does on many evenings, sensing the rhythm of summer celebration.
Fishermen plan a demonstration in Vineyard Haven Harbor against federal policies
Fishermen, in a flotilla of their working vessels, plan to protest against federal fisheries' policies today in Vineyard Haven Harbor.
SSA traffic stronger during first seven months of 2010
Steamship Authority traffic volumes for Vineyard routes are comfortably up as of the end of July in all categories.
Former SSA employee pleads guilty in Federal District Court
A Mashpee woman was convicted in federal court Monday of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Steamship Authority, in a scheme involving the use of fictitious customer names.
Harbor bridge
Saturday morning at the Tisbury senior center five tables were in play at the weekly meeting of the Bridge Club of Martha's Vineyard.
All Star Baseball
This Saturday, at 5:00 pm, the MV 11-year-old Little League All Stars will play the MV 12-year-old Little League All Stars at Veira Park, Oak Bluffs.
Swimming Women
Rainy Goodale of Tisbury and Sue Jensen of Aquinnah and Cambridge recently returned from the FINA Masters World Championships held in Gothenberg, Sweden, July 30 – August 7.
Junior high football
Junior High football players sign up and equipment issue date/time is 5:00 pm, this Friday, August 27 at the high school game parking lot.
Hospital cuts corner to increase safety in parking lot
Martha's Vineyard Hospital this week began removing a corner of one wing of the old building where the emergency room was previously located.
Tisbury selectmen meeting change
Although the Tisbury selectmen usually meet biweekly, their next meeting has been rescheduled from August 31 to September 7, at 5 pm at the Tisbury Senior Center.
SSA hikes ambulance rates to offset increased travel
Steamship Authority members raised the discounted fares it now charges to transport ambulances between the islands and the mainland, at their monthly business meeting, held in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday, August 17.
Oak Bluffs bears brunt of power outages in storm
Oak Bluffs residents bore the brunt of electrical outages in Monday's storm, according to NSTAR spokesman Michael Durand.
Retested beaches pass muster
Two days after several Island public beaches were closed due to high bacteria levels public health officials, on Thursday, August 19, declared the beaches safe.
Reid reigns at Mid-Cape
Reid Yennie of West Tisbury won the USTA Mid-Cape Summer Classic tennis tournament at South Yarmouth in the 16-and-under division last weekend. As the second seed in the tourney, Reid received a bye...
Ladies’ hoops
Women, 21 years old or more, are welcome, indeed encouraged, to play pick-up games of basketball at the West Tisbury school gym on Mondays, from 6:45 to 9:00 pm, resuming on September13.