On The Vineyard

Experience the beauty, sensibility, and news of Martha’s Vineyard. On the Vineyard is deeply rooted in the sense of place the Vineyard evokes with reports on local happenings, sightings, passings, and archival voices and musings. It reviews the week in the news on the Island with the award-winning Vineyard Gazette news team. Host and publisher of the Vineyard Gazette Media Group, Monica Brady-Myerov, weaves information from all of the media company’s publications including Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, Cook the Vineyard and The Vine. New episodes every Friday, the same say the historic broadsheet is on newsstands. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

An Oak Bluffs woman who allegedly left a young boy she was babysitting alone in an SUV for several hours is facing a manslaughter charge after the boy died. And middle schoolers on the Island celebrate a basketball championship.

A plan to cut acres of white pine trees in the State Forest that is backed by Vineyard ecologists and firefighters was met with stiff resistance from Islanders this week. And the first pinkletinks of the season have been heard on the Vineyard. You can hear them too.

Cuts to NOAA will be felt by Island organizations and the Gazette announces a celebration for Jaws 50th anniversary.

Homelessness is getting worse on the Island with 56 people counted as unhoused in late January. This high count comes at a time when the winter shelter is being forced to move from the MV Community Services campus because of construction and is looking for a new location.

A beloved institution in Oak Bluffs, Linda Jean’s restaurant has closed. A well-known restaurant group is taking over the location promising healthier food options. And the debate over Mill Pond heats up, along with the water temperatures in the pond.

A state forest task force that looked at plans to clear out some white pine trees says it’s a good idea for forest ecology and fire safety. And bird flu is confirmed on-Island by health officials but eggs are safe and a plenty at farm stands where prices haven’t been affected.

 

Twenty dead wild turkeys in Edgartown lead health official to suspect bird flu. And the Steamship Authority says it's system is ready for the summer crush of reservations.