Outgoing Island rep endorses Moakley
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
With the state primary elections less than a month away, outgoing State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents the Vineyard, has thrown his endorsem*nt behind Cape & Islands assistant district attorney Thomas Moakley who is...
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Jewish festival exceeded permitted ticket sales
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
West Tisbury officials voiced their displeasure with the organizers of the Jewish Cultural Festival for selling too many tickets.The festival organized by Chabad on the Vineyard was permitted to sell 350 tickets, but town...
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Young filmmaker screens new documentary
News Natalie Wambui - 0
On Thursday, August 1, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum hosted the screening of “Ms. West,” a documentary created by 16-year-old filmmaker Zoe Alphonse. Zoe, who spends her summers on Martha’s Vineyard, was inspired by an...
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Islands receive special designation in new housing law
News Sam Houghton - 1
Updated, Aug. 7On Tuesday Gov. Maura Healey signed into law what her office calls the single largest housing bond bill ever filed in Massachusetts. Called the Affordable Homes Act, the law will authorize $5.16...
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Tonight: NABJ hosts Island discussion after Trump comments
News Natalie Wambui and Nikeya Tankard - 0
Updated, Aug. 7The National Association of Black Journalists gathering in Chicago made national news last week inviting former President Trump to a panel discussion where he falsely suggested that Kamala Harris had misled voters...
Clinton on Island
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 1
… George Clinton, that is, though you may know him as Dr. Funkenstein. The legendary funk musician behind "Mothership Connection" and hits such as “Atomic Dog” is on-Island this week for a live concert...
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Island effort to help those displaced from State Forest
News Hayley Duffy - 8
Less than a week after Island officials learned that the state Department of Conservation and Recreation cleared homeless encampments in the State Forest, a large effort by several local agencies has come together to...
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Tennis tournament to support veteran housing
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
The first annual Island Inn Tennis Club Tournament is set to run on August 25, a fundraiser that will help build housing for Island veterans.Around 150 people are expected to be in attendance so...
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Gratitude and relief as Whelan comes home
News Sam Houghton - 0
Updated, Aug. 7The Edgartown artist Elizabeth Whelan stood next to President Biden in the White House last week during a press conference with the whole world watching.Looking out at a sea of reporters and...
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Navigator Homes breaks ground on elderly housing
News Daniel Greenman - 5
From Senator Ed Markey to select board chair Art Smadbeck, a mix of high-level politicians and local figures broke ground in Edgartown on the 70-bed, $68 million Navigator Homes elderly housing project intended to...
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Black history: A focus on personal narratives
News Julia Goujiamanis - 1
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival hosted several screenings this past weekend, with a few followed by a segment titled “The Color of Conversation.”Harvard professor Vincent Brown made an appearance at Saturday’s segment,...
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Firefighters extinguish small fire at Edgartown eatery
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to Alchemy Bistro & Bar on Main Street in Edgartown to extinguish a small fire behind a kitchen stove.Fire officials say that nobody was in the building at the...
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Shark sighting temporarily closes Long Point
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
A shark spotted off Long Point Wildlife Preserve in West Tisbury closed the beach to swimming for around two hours on Saturday.It was the first sighting this summer at a beach managed by the...
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West Tisbury divided over residential tax exemption
News Eunki Seonwoo - 8
Updated, August 6Emotions intermittently flared between Islanders and seasonal residents during a tense meeting in West Tisbury last week as town officials consider implementing a property tax change that would benefit year-round residents at...
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Early playoff exit for Sharks
News Sam Canfield - 0
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks crashed out of the NECBL playoffs on Saturday evening, falling to the No. 1 Vermont Mountaineers 18-12 in game two of the first round.The second game of the series started...
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Local police say they weren’t notified before encampment clearing
News Hayley Duffy and Sam Houghton - 4
Updated Aug. 5Police chiefs in West Tisbury and Edgartown say that their offices were not notified before the state cleaned up homeless encampments in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on July 29.Edgartown Chief...
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Edgartown swim advisory remains in place
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 3
Although South Beach and Norton Point Beach remain open to the public, Edgartown parks’ commissioners are maintaining a swim advisory issued on July 31.The advisory is a “precautionary measure” in response to the debris...
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‘Paris has the Olympics, Menemsha has scallop-shucking’
News Hayley Duffy - 0
It was the perfect afternoon for the 7th annual Meet the Fleet, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Fisherman’s Preservation Trust on the Menemsha docks in Chilmark.The yearly event is a way for the community...
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MV Sharks lose game one
News Sam Canfield - 0
The No. 8 Martha’s Vineyard Sharks scored first but ultimately lost 11-1 to the No. 1 Vermont Mountaineers on Thursday night in Montpelier, setting up a must-win game at the Shark Tank on Friday.The...
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Pandemic home buyers here to stay
News Hayley Duffy - 3
During the pandemic, the real estate market on Martha’s Vineyard was booming: houses sold at record highs with many city residents buying homes to seek refuge on the Island.Some new buyers looking for homes...
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