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Tisbury and Oak Bluffs have begun examining the legal means by which they might merge their two police forces and have approached the state...
On Sunday President Obama will leave Martha’s Vineyard for New Orleans, for the fifth anniversary of its devastation by Hurricane Katrina. On...
One evening when author Paul Greenberg was 10 years old his father dropped him off at Menemsha. That night he would pull six glistening iridescent...
The Vineyard’s first offshore farm-raised blue mussels will be distributed among Island fish markets and a few restaurants this weekend. The...
In early August I accepted a freelance proofreading job at a rate that could generously be called less than desirable. The job comes with flexible...
For the past week, President Obama has been my neighbor on Martha’s Vineyard. He’s not what you call a cheek-by-jowl neighbor. Although we are both...
I can’t wait for Edgartown Hardware to move out of downtown. For three generations my family and I have shopped there. You can’t beat the service...
Late Summer Days
The northeaster that blew through the Island this week was right on schedule in this summer of early things: early spring, early...
As Islanders get accustomed to the newly-built, state-of-the art YMCA in their midst, they are simultaneously getting acquainted with Julian...
Garden Club Elections
Discussion continued on Tuesday in front of the Oak Bluffs selectmen about the proposed 317-foot fishing pier off the North Bluff. The project is...
Three sets of keys, one driver’s license, two credit cards and two wallets — one with over $500 in cash.