Oak Bluffs Investigates Chimney Fire

No one was hurt Wednesday after the fire started at 11 Johns Way. 

A Beacon of Hope Among the Worries

Sometimes at night I’m awakened from a dark foreboding nightmare, not sure of where I am in the world.

In the Mood for a Wander Down Glimmerglass Way

It is also far from the time when the occasional crocus appears, though rumor has it that snowdrops have been seen in Vineyard Haven.

Center for Living Names New Director

Mary Holmes will take over the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living, stepping up from her current role as the supportive day program supervisor.

Six More Weeks

From the February 5, 1943 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

Although Groundhog Day brought some slight variation in the weather program, the celebrated woodchuck experienced no difficulty in seeing his shadow, and this, if the ancient belief can be credited, winter is by no means over. Groundhog, or Candlemas, Day, is supposed to mark mid-winter, when the older people would check their winter stores to see if there remained,

“Half of the meant and half of they hay,” and watch the weather for the portents in which they believed. For, as they said:

Court Report: Week Ending Feb. 7

Tara Ann Viera, 53, of Edgartown, was arraigned on a Dec. 12 charge in Edgartown of assault and battery. She was released on personal recognizance and had a pretrial hearing on March 6.

Quitsa Kitchen Brings Comfort Food to Vineyard Haven

When Theresa Manning was a child, her mother would always have a warm meal waiting for her. Now her new restaurant is doing much the same for the community.

Vineyard Medical Care Faces Closure

Martha’s Vineyard is close to losing one of its two free-standing medical centers, potentially leaving more than 1,000 Islanders without a primary care doctor.

Blum Family and VCS Offer New Scholarship

The Vineyard Conservation Society announces the creation of The Blum Family-VCS Environmental Scholarship.

Students Step Out to Protest Recent Government Decisions

Dozens of students at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School joined the nation Wednesday afternoon in protest against recent executive orders made by President Donald Trump and his administration.

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