News Briefs
Rod Backus Wins Chappy Pong Title
August 18, 2015
Rod Backus of Vineyard Haven took home the top championship at the all-Island Chappy Pong table tennis tournament Saturday.
Running for Jabberwocky
August 18, 2015
Larsen Schuster, 17, of Simsbury, Conn., was first across finish line in the seventh annual 5K Run for Jabberwocky last Saturday.
Please Adopt Us
August 13, 2015
With summer in full swing and events like Illumination Night and fireworks occurring in Oak Bluffs, this is your friendly reminder that bringing dogs to these occasions is a very bad idea. Please leave your furry friends at home, safe and sound.
Chappy Pong Table Tennis Tournament
August 13, 2015
Competition is heating up on Chappaquiddick this weekend for the eighth annual all-Island Chappy Pong table tennis tournament at the Chappy Community Center.
Tick Forum
August 13, 2015
With Martha’s Vineyard a hot spot for tick-borne illnesses, Polly Hill Arboretum will be hosting the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group next week for a free forum about the issue.
Farmers, Clowns, Films, Peaches; West Tisbury Is the Main Stage
August 13, 2015
Not to be outdone by harbor festivals and street fairs, West Tisbury is hosting a West Tisbury Day on Saturday, August 15.
Pro Am Tennis Tourney
August 13, 2015
The first annual Martha’s Vineyard Community Tennis Pro Am, held at Farm Neck last Saturday, was a smashing success.
Front Lines of Ebola
August 13, 2015
Father Augustine Bangalie will give a talk Friday night about the Ebola crisis in Africa and how faith is a part of the solution.
Rev. Raphael Warnock Returns to Vineyard
August 13, 2015
Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the guest preacher on Sunday, August 16, at the West Tisbury Congregational Church.
CB Stark Trunk Show
August 13, 2015
CB Stark’s new Edgartown store will feature the work of jewelry designers John Hardy and William Henry on Saturday, August 15.
Symposium Week
August 13, 2015
It is a big week for symposiums on the Vineyard. so get out the date book.
Vineyard Voices on Film
August 13, 2015
The oral history collection, Vineyard Voices curated by Linsey Lee at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, has been an Island staple for many years now.