News Briefs
Chilmark Considering Short-Term Rental Tax Hike
July 28, 2023
At Tuesday's select board meeting, the housing committee proposed raising the lodging tax and committing the new funds to affordable housing.
Vineyard Under Air Quality Advisory Friday
July 28, 2023
Poor air quality resulting from elevated ozone levels on Martha’s Vineyard may pose a risk to sensitive groups, according to an air quality advisory released by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Friday.
Freight Ferry Breaks Loose From Woods Hole Dock
updated August 3, 2023
The Sankaty broke loose around 5 p.m. and drifted into the neighboring Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution dock, the Steamship Authority said.
Bird Walk Led by Christian Cooper
July 26, 2023
On Saturday, August 5, The Trustees of Reservations and the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival will host a bird walk led by Christian Cooper at Long Point Wildlife Refuge.
Gusty Winds Shorten Edgartown Regatta
July 25, 2023
The 100th annual Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta wrapped up earlier than planned the weekend of July 15, when heavy winds Sunday morning led the race committee to abandon the final day of competition.
VTA Bus Hits Van in West Tisbury
July 24, 2023
A Vineyard Transit Authority bus sideswiped a minivan on Lambert's Cove Road in West Tisbury Saturday afternoon.
Car Flips on South Road Saturday
July 24, 2023
A 2019 Honda Civic grazed a roadside pole on South Road in Chilmark and flipped onto its roof on Saturday after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
Cyanobacteria Bloom Found in Tisbury Great Pond
July 19, 2023
The West Tisbury board of health issued a cyanobacteria bloom advisory for Tiah’s Cove in Tisbury Great Pond Wednesday, recommending that people avoid any contact with the water.
Wiet Bacheller Wins Art Buchwald Award
July 18, 2023
Wiet Bacheller has been named the inaugural winner of the Art Buchwald Award for outstanding community service.
Menemsha Loses a Handful of Parking Spots
July 17, 2023
Seven diagonal spaces on North Road between the Galley and Menemsha Market are changing to three parallel spaces.