The Summer Reading List

August is book month on the Vineyard. What will you be reading? Our resident book aficionados have some recommendations.

Wiet Bacheller Wins Art Buchwald Award

Wiet Bacheller has been named the inaugural winner of the Art Buchwald Award for outstanding community service.

More Than Just the Fair

Not that we don’t love our fair, but The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society has a bigger mission – and new programming – to help both farmers and home 
gardeners to get growing.

Brazilian Trio’s Return Delights Island Crowd

Brazilian trio Choro das 3’s first Island concert since 2019 filled every seat at the West Tisbury Library Saturday and had more people listening from the doorway.

Menemsha Loses a Handful of Parking Spots

Seven diagonal spaces on North Road between the Galley and Menemsha Market are changing to three parallel spaces.

Boston MedFlight Adds New Jet for Bad Weather

The nonprofit, which has been providing medical flights for Islanders in need of critical care for decades, introduced its new Cessna Citation CJ4 airplane last month and it has already made six flights to the Vineyard.

Portuguese Pride Abounds at Feast of the Holy Ghost

With food, a parade and a very important crown, the Holy Ghost Society honored Queen Isabella of Aragon and the Island’s Portuguese maritime heritage this weekend.

Man Flown to Boston After Plane Crash

The primary runway at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport was shut down Saturday afternoon after a plane crashed off the runway while attempting to land.

Trustees Buy Final Private Wasque Reservation Property

The Trustees of Reservations has purchased the Wacks property on Chappaquiddick, giving the land conservation nonprofit ownership of the entirety of the Wasque Reservation.

Land Court Judge Considers Turf Case

After hearing arguments Friday, a state Land Court judge is weighing whether the long-running legal battle over plans for an artificial turf field at the Martha’s Vineyard High School should head to a full trial.

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