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Attempts to get a reliable funding source for housing on Martha’s Vineyard fell short at the State House, meaning it will likely be at least two years before Islanders see a local transfer tax and housing bank.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve plans for Aquinnah Headwaters, the state’s first Native-run safe living and healing center for tribal women and children.
Seasonal Vineyarder Robert Boggs was onboard the Andrea Doria with his family on July 26, 1956, when the Italian luxury ocean liner sank off the Island's coast. Mr. Boggs, who now lives in California, looked back at the event 70 years later.
A long-running debate about the permitting process for the oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick came to a swift halt on Wednesday at the Edgartown zoning board of appeals.
An exhibition at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, titled Inside the Edit: Dolores Allen Littles, Time-Life and the Island, traces her nearly 30-year career with the print-media giant at a time when it was rare for a Black woman to reach such heights in the publishing world.
Community Foundation Opens Grant Application Season
August 6, 2026
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations serving the Island to apply for program-based funding through its 2026 community and impact grants.
Music of Motown Will Fill the Pews of the Tabernacle
August 6, 2026
The songs that made Hitsville U.S.A. a worldwide sensation will be heard at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Monday, August 10, during a free community concert hosted by the Motown Museum.
Steamship Plans New Rules for E-Bikes, Scooters
August 4, 2026
E-bicycles, e-tricycles and e-scooters are facing new Steamship Authority rules that could see some electric-vehicle riders turned away at the dock.
Author Series to Welcome Michelle Obama
July 27, 2026
The Martha’s Vineyard Author Series will feature former First Lady Michelle Obama at its August 23 event at the Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs.
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“We had thought that the radar was infallible, now we know differently," observed Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. McAdoo, two other Island summer residents, who went through the tragic sinking of the luxury Italian liner off Nantucket.
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