News Briefs
Permanent Endowment Grant Deadline Nears
August 31, 2020
Sept. 15 is the application deadline for grants from the Permanent Endowment for Martha's Vineyard.
School Building Committee Cancels Meeting
August 28, 2020
The Tisbury School building committee will not meet on August 31, with the next meeting expected to be scheduled for mid-September.
Steamship Extends Kids' Art Contest
August 27, 2020
Sept. 30 is the new deadline for young artists in kindergarten through 12th grade to enter their work in the Steamship Authority's Sail Into Imagination art contest.
State Police Dispose of World War II Era Ordnance
August 25, 2020
A state police bomb squad recovered and disposed of ordnance that washed up in Edgartown over the weekend.
Museum to Glow for Women's Equality Day
August 24, 2020
On Wednesday, Women's Equality Day in the U.S., the Martha’s Vineyard Museum will be lighting its building in the colors of the suffrage movement from 7 p.m. to midnight.
YMCA Announces Reopening
August 24, 2020
The YMCA of Martha's Vineyard will reopen its doors to members Sept. 9, according to an announcement.
Fair Music Award-Winners Posted
August 21, 2020
Let's Go to the Fair, by Mark Alan Lovewell, was named the Ag Fair theme song in the fair's first-ever awards for recorded music.
Museum Elects New Board Officers
August 21, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum board of directors announced this week that it has elected a new slate of officers.
Ulysses Goes Online with Prof. Weinstein
August 21, 2020
Popular Island lecturer Philip Weinstein, professor emeritus at Swarthmore College, begins an online course on James Joyce's Ulysses Sept. 9.
Janis Langley Exhibit
August 20, 2020
Janis Langley memorial retrospective art exhibit on August 22 to 28.
Thursday Morning Ferry Delays
updated August 20, 2020
A toilet overflow caused the Steamship Authority ferry Nantucket to miss its first round-trip between Vineyard Haven and Woods Hole Thursday morning.
Gleaners Announce Corn Pick-Up
August 19, 2020
An abundance of sweet corn from Morning Glory Farm will be distributed to Islanders in need on Thursday in Vineyard Haven.