RFP Process Continues for Peaked Hill Pastures Development

The Chilmark planning board will send out a request for proposals for the Peaked Hill Pastures affordable housing project approved at town meeting last year.

Vineyard Students Enjoy a Variety of Post-Graduate Options

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School seniors are pursuing a variety of goals after they graduate in June, with college joining a mix of other choices, director of guidance John Fiorito said.

Restaurant at Historic Inn Goes Seasonal

The Terrace and the Charlotte Inn in Edgartown have historically been open year-round, but the restaurant has faced staffing challenges throughout the pandemic.

Chilmark Select Board Candidates Make Their Bids for Open Seat

Chilmark select board candidates Marie Larsen and Russell Maloney laid out their priorities for the town at a packed League of Women Voters candidate forum Monday.

Steamship Sets Special Meeting for Conversion Contracts

The Steamship Authority board of governors is expected to vote Thursday on a shipyard contract to convert two of the boat line’s three recently-purchased service vessels into freight boats.

Aquinnah Tribal Member to Join Harvard’s Native American Program

Jordan Clark was tapped to be the new assistant director of the Harvard University Native American Program.

Racial Equity Grants Available

Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, Inc. has opened the application process for its Racial Equity Grant Program.

School Committee Votes to Continue Funding Turf Appeal

A divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional School committee voted Monday to dedicate additional money to the district’s lawsuit against the Oak Bluffs planning board over the town board’s denial of an artificial turf playing field at the school.

Vineyard Writers Receive Book Awards

Geraldine Brooks and Charlene Hunter-Gault are among the winners of the annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

The Fish Tavern

In the Greek fishing village of Nea Kios, where I traveled recently, there is a Psarotaverna, a fish tavern, that reminded me of home on the Vineyard.

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