Tisbury Ponders Change in Government Structure

Tisbury officials are beginning to discuss a potential change in the structure of its municipal government that would replace the town administrator’s job with the more independent position of town manager.

Hello Pedro

Ana Paula and Dhianniny Alves, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Pedro Ribeiro de Oliveira Alves, born on Feb. 19.

Steamship Ferries Set to Launch in March

The M/V Aquinnah and M/V Barnstable have spent more than nine months at a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., transforming from offshore energy tenders to Steamship Authority freight ferries that can also carry passengers and cars.

Edgartown Democrats to Elect Convention Delegates

On Saturday, March 2, Democrats in Edgartown will convene via Zoom at 10 a.m. to elect four delegates and four alternates to represent Edgartown at the 2024 State Democratic Convention.

Kofi A. Cash Earns Doctorate

Kofi A. Cash, a 1996 graduate of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, has earned a DSc in healthcare leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Bonjour Blake

Linsay Coye and Thomas Coye, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a daughter, Blake Frances Coye, born on Feb. 15 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Research Potentially Widens Scope of Vineyard's Historic Deaf Community

Richard Meier and Justin Power, linguistics professors at the University of Texas, have published a new paper entitled The Historical Demography of the Martha’s Vineyard Signing Community, inspired by the seminal work of anthropologist Nora Ellen Groce.

Montessori School Modifies Expansion Plans

After neighbors of Vineyard Montessori School objected earlier this month to the size and scale of a proposed new preschool building on the Vineyard Haven campus, head of school Deborah Jernegan and attorney Ross Seavey presented a modified design to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

Musical Twelfth Night Brings Love, Pranks and Jazz to High School Stage

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School performing arts department cured the winter doldrums over the weekend with its timeless story of mistaken identity, love at first sight and the life-changing power of a really good practical joke.

Venus and Mars Conjunction

The two morning planets, Venus and Mars, are really close together.

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