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After scrimmages and two-a-day practices ate up the final week of summer, the Island’s student-athletes got their first taste of game action this week. Several teams play Nantucket at home today.
The Tisbury select board is calling for a $1.50 increase in the embarkation fees paid by ferry passengers, following a similar decision by Oak Bluffs last month.
Solemn remembrances were held on the Vineyard Thursday as Islanders honored those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago.
Island resident John Hess was working in New York's financial district on the day of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He recalls city streets obscured by smoke, the view of burning wreckage from the Tappan Zee Bridge and the unmistakeable feeling that the world — and his life — had changed for good.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is close to finishing its deliberations on the controversial Katama Meadows subdivision in Edgartown, after another three-hour session Thursday night to discuss the conditions of a potential approval.
Burgers and Bubbles
September 10, 2026
Once again, the title for best burger will be on the line at the third annual Burgers and Bubbles event.
George Tankard Memorial 5K
September 10, 2026
The 24th Annual NAACP George V. Tankard Jr. Memorial 5K road race/walk will place on Saturday, Sept. 19 — with a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 20.
Sengekontacket Reopens to Shellfishing
August 28, 2026
Sengekontacket Pond is back open to shellfishing nearly two months after the state closed it due to a heavy rainstorm and flooding.
Dead Whale Towed Out of Edgartown
August 28, 2026
The Edgartown shellfish department towed a decomposing whale out to sea Thursday after it had washed ashore in Katama Bay.
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From the September 12, 1958 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Martha’s Vineyard just missed seeing a waterspout late Monday afternoon.
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