This Week's Paper
The Moth has only a few rules, but they set the stage for everything else: real stories told with no notes or props of any kind. On Saturday at the Tabernacle, five storytellers did just that.
3:51 pm, August 8, 2022
I think in some ways this beautiful place where we live is one of the most important places in the country.
3:35 pm, August 8, 2022
The collision caused significant damage to the starboard bow of both vessels.
1:05 pm, August 8, 2022
The crowd gathered at the Tabernacle to celebrate the life of attorney, professor, and activist Lani Guinier heard stories of a remarkable advocate, scholar, teacher and friend. The speakers painted a picture of a brilliant and thoughtful woman well ahead of her time.
8:31 pm, August 7, 2022
On Saturday night at the Shark Tank, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks won the NECBL championship defeating the Vermont Mountaineers 7-6. Oak Bluffs native James Sashin started the game on the mound.
6:25 am, August 7, 2022
The opening night of the week-long Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival included a powerful film screening - and a surprise visit from Barack and Michelle Obama.
1:36 pm, August 6, 2022
Barack and Michelle Obama were on stage for a surprise appearance at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival to discuss Descendant, the festival's opening night film, which the former first couple helped produce.
1:15 pm, August 6, 2022
Since mid-March, nearly 50 potential contractors have looked at the Steamship Authority's request for proposals to start a freight service to the Vineyard from New Bedford or another port not located on Cape Cod. The number that expressed interest? Zero.
12:23 pm, August 6, 2022
Martha's Vineyard Hospital wants to solve a space crunch at the main hospital, expand and improve its nursing home service, and add workforce housing to support that service, and it hopes to address all three concerns with one new project.
3:38 pm, August 5, 2022