The year-round gateway to the Island, Tisbury’s working waterfront is where the Steamship Authority’s main terminal resides in the village of Vineyard Haven.

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A rising tide and the fate of two boats

The 115-year-old Violet launched looking like new, and a modern power boat almost sank.

Updated June 9. They say a rising tide lifts all boats.  But on Vineyard Haven Harbor on Monday, there was one historic wooden sailboat rising triumphantly after being restored, and…

First Annual Farm Day 

Guests invited behind the scenes at local farms

This past Friday, the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society hosted its first annual Farm Day, inviting guests of all ages to go behind the scenes and see how the Island’s local food is grown. The day-long celebration of Island agriculture was held onsite at seven Island farms — Beetlebung Farm, Island Grown Initiative Regenerative Farm, Native…

Habeas petition filed for attempted murder case

The man charged with attempted murder for an alleged knife attack in Tisbury last weekend will be prevented from being transported out of the state by federal immigration agents while his case continues in court.  At a detention hearing in Edgartown District Court on Friday, Judge Benjamin Barnes ordered Brandao Geraldo Alves Caldeira, 38, to…

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