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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Nearly $1 million awarded for Five Corners plans

Two grants awarded and one project proposed to solve flooding on Beach Road.

The Five Corners intersection is a funnel for people, cars, freight, and, maybe most consequentially, water. Just an inch and a quarter of rain is almost a guarantee that the…

Rose denies hidden camera allegations in civil suit response

The former fire chief was sued in Dukes County Superior Court in August. 

John Rose, the former Oak Bluffs fire chief who was at the center of sexual harassment scandal at the town’s department, is denying the allegations made by a teenage girl’s family accusing him of filming the minor in her bedroom through a secret camera.  Rose was sued in August by the girl in a civil…

Camp Jabberwocky honored at State House

Camp Jabberwocky, a sleepaway camp for people with disabilities in Vineyard Haven, was honored at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday with a Mass Save Impact Award for their recent sustainability initiatives. This year, 17 groups across the state received the award. Recipients also included Gordon College in Wenham, Lowell General Hospital, and the city of…

Tisbury home condemned for alleged overcrowding

Complaints about the home on Lake Street span three years.

A home in Tisbury was condemned by town officials this week after an inspection revealed alleged overcrowded conditions, which town records show to have been a pattern over three years.  The condemned home on 182 Lake St. is owned by Khanh and Quynh Tran, who also go by the first names John and Selena. The…

Town column

Tisbury 

Happy Halloween weekend! I wish all you ghosts, ghouls, and goblins a fun, festive weekend of tricks and treats all around. Thank you to the Charter School for another incredible…

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