Neighbors

Sixty years ago Edgartown had its Cleaveland Town in the south end and Jernegan Town in the west end, probably so named from the fact that various dwelling houses in the two sections were occupied by families with those well known Vineyard names.

A Career Spent Meeting Students Where They Are

Jonah Maidoff will say goodbye to the classroom and school he has called home for nearly three decades at the end of this school year.

Saluting a Native Son

I want to give a salute and huge shout out to Mr. James Hagerty (Lieut. Col.), the town administrator for the town of Edgartown.

A Day Trip to Penikese

I joined a day trip run by the West Tisbury Congregational church to visit Penikese Island, an ancestral hunting land of the Wampanoag, 45 minutes by boat off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

Aquinnah Church Converts Parsonage to Affordable Housing

For years, Islanders have prayed for more affordable housing. A new plan in Aquinnah turns to a house of worship for an answer.

Charter School Graduates Embrace Their Passions

The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School graduation takes place Sunday, June 2 on the school grounds in West Tisbury, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Aquinnah Affordable Apartments Unveiled

Members of the community and participants in the project gathered Wednesday for a ribbon cutting at Carl Widdiss Way, with the incoming tenants set to move in Friday.

Red-Shouldered Hawk Family Calls Vineyard Home

Like many tourists, the red-shouldered hawk has for a long time been a frequent visitor to the Vineyard, arriving from the mainland but never choosing to set down roots. This spring, however, what is believed to be the first nesting pair on the Island was discovered in West Tisbury.

Buzzards Bay Stabbing Assailant Charged

Joseph Feliciano, a Buzzards Bay man accused of stabbing a man in the eye in West Tisbury, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Tuesday in Edgartown District Court.

Postseason Play Arrives for High School Sports Teams

Spring postseason action is underway for Vineyard high school student-athletes and the track and field team kicked things off with a strong showing at the Cape and Islands League championship last week in Barnstable.

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