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The proposed Island-wide housing bank took another step forward when Chilmark became the fifth town to give it a thumbs up at its annual town meeting Monday night.
April 26, 2022
The spring migration is in full force in April as summer visitors come north while winter residents depart.
April 26, 2022
Gail Barmakian’s close win on election night for Oak Bluffs select board stands after Monday morning’s recount confirmed her victory over Dion Alley with a recount vote of 505-503.
April 25, 2022
April began on a whim, celebrating the art of foolishness and ends, at least here on the Island, with a clarity of purpose.
April 24, 2022
People from around the Island gathered on Saturday morning to scour the shoreline for bags, bottles, lighters, fishing gear and other beach litter.
April 23, 2022
Menemsha is an idyllic part of the Island. It is a fishing town enveloped by placid blue water and sandy green hills and blessed with the Island’s deepest and most intense sunsets.
April 19, 2022
Easter weekend began the week of April vacation in our public schools, and the sound of suitcases snapping shut could be heard across the Vineyard.
April 18, 2022
No pulling on ears or tails, please. A familiar tradition returned Saturday with the opening of the Flying Horses carousel at the foot of Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs.
April 17, 2022
Whether the central focus of our celebration is Easter, Passover or the reckless beauty of a sunstruck spring day, the text for this weekend is one and the same.
April 17, 2022
Children fanned out across the pastures at Island Alpaca searching for eggs and posing for pictures with the Easter Bunny.
April 16, 2022
Voters headed to the polls in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury to decide on new select board members and cast ballots on the question of whether to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank.
April 14, 2022
On Super Tuesday, debate was passionate as West Tisbury, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Tisbury returned to pre-pandemic venues for their annual town meetings.
April 13, 2022
Parents, grandparents and siblings filled the orchestra section of the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs to take in the spring performance from the Rise dance troupe.
April 13, 2022
Lobsterville Beach is ready for summer, with nearly 80 volunteers planting beach grass to stabilize the dunes.
April 11, 2022
The Martha's Vineyard Figure Skating Club presented their 33rd annual ice show, Live, Love, Skate! this weekend at the ice arena.
April 10, 2022
The progress of spring on the Island is an annual matter of two steps forward and one step back.
April 10, 2022