News Briefs
Recent Real Estate Transactions for Week Ending August 28
September 4, 2026
Kristen C. Castree and Timothy P. Castree purchased 300 North Road and 18 Belhaven Way in Chilmark from 300 Shanthi Road Trust and Jeffrey S. Cooper Trust for $2,800,000 on August 27.
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.
Alice Arrives
August 28, 2026
Camilly Tonaco and Guilherme Antunes, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Alice de Souza Antunes, born on August 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Alice weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.
Hello Phoenix
August 28, 2026
Lucy Benedetto and Alexander Giurea, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a son, Phoenix Alexander Giurea, born on August 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Phoenix weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.
Select Board Details Reasons for Fireworks Cancellation
August 27, 2026
On Wednesday, the Oak Bluffs firework committee released a statement explaining that unfavorable seas and weather forced the town to cancel the longstanding August tradition.
Oak Bluffs Reminds Businesses of Plastic Bottle Ban
August 27, 2026
The Oak Bluffs select board is making a new effort to remind businesses of a town bylaw banning the sale of most single-use plastic bottles smaller than 34 ounces.
Singer-Songwriter John Craigie to Play Old Whaling Church
August 25, 2026
Circuit Arts will host singer-songwriter John Craigie at a show at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown on Thursday.
Ferry, Bus Lines Team Up on Medical Connection to Boston
August 23, 2026
Starting in September, a new pilot program will offer VTA bus rides from Woods Hole to Sagamore, where a reservation-only CCRTA bus travels to Boston hospitals four days a week.
Recent Real Estate Transactions for Week Ending August 14
August 21, 2026
John Helxer and Christina Funston Thatcher Helzer purchased 177 West Tisbury Road in Edgartown from William G. Veno and Aubyn Barnstorm Veno for $1,695,000 on August 11.
Man Contracts Rare Vibrio Infection
August 19, 2026
A man who was swimming in multiple bodies of water around Edgartown with an open wound on his foot has contracted vibrio vulnificus, a potentially fatal infection, according to Edgartown health officials.