This Week's Paper
Martin Luther King day is Monday, Jan. 20 and the weekend events begin Friday with a Shabbatt service at the Hebrew Center beginning at 5:30 p.m.
10:24 am, January 16, 2020
Media Voices for Children, a local nonprofit focusing on children’s rights, is hosting a photographic exhibit and film screening on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse art space.
10:22 am, January 16, 2020
An adult golden eagle was spotted by Allan Keith as it flew over Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary on Jan. 13, heading toward Oak Bluffs.
10:14 am, January 16, 2020
After 18 years as Tisbury fire chief, John Schilling will retire at the end of June. No decision has been made yet on who will replace him, but his departure is reflected in the budget he presented to selectmen this week.
10:08 am, January 16, 2020
In East of Eden, John Steinbeck describes flies as a “final and malicious burden” on the body of a character who had just died.
10:07 am, January 16, 2020
Contractors arrive Monday to begin a two-week project replacing the collapsed culvert and headwall on the scenic road.
10:06 am, January 16, 2020
Last week’s record warmth, although wonderful, felt wrong somehow.
10:04 am, January 16, 2020
The high school facilities subcommittee met Tuesday to plan its next steps after the school was rejected for an MSBA grant.
10:02 am, January 16, 2020
Footage of a live Eastern coyote was recorded on a trail camera in Oak Bluffs, close to Goodale’s pit, Island wildlife biologist Gus Ben David confirmed. It marks the third sighting in the last eight months.
9:07 am, January 16, 2020