Dock Dance Returns to Rock Memorial Wharf

Some wore high heels, some wore cutoffs and others arrived in their bathing suits for the first Dock Dance of the season Tuesday night.

Seeing the Vineyard Through the Lens of Alfred Eisenstaedt

Famed photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt’s lingering presence on Martha’s Vineyard is sometimes easily apparent to the eye, other times lurking behind the scenes. A new exhibit at the museum places him front and center.

Menemsha Bakery Stirs Debate About Chain Stores

A plan to open an Iggy's Bread location at the former Bite location in Chilmark raised concerns about changes in the fishing village Tuesday.

Financial Snag Prompts Chilmark Special Town Meeting

The town has called a one-article town meeting for Monday, July 15 to transfer more than $400,000 from the town’s general stabilization fund to various projects. 

Sharks Look to Right the Ship

On Sunday the Martha's Vineyard Sharks defeated the North Shore Navigators 7-2 and on Monday took down the Ocean State Waves 10-5. The recent victories continued to fuel the team, after a disastrous start to the season.

SSA Approves Third Freight Boat Conversion Contract

The ferry line board of governors Thursday approved a $17 million retrofit of a former offshore oil vessel. The ferry, which will be called the M/V Monomoy, will eventually join two other newly converted freight vessels that are set to join the Steamship fleet later this year. 

Vineyard Falls to Barnstable in Little League World Series

Little League World Series competition came to a close for the Vineyard on Monday after the under-twelves team lost 10–0 to Barnstable at home at Penn Field.

In the Air and on the Water, Bioblitz Tracks Them All

The third annual Bioblitz took place at Long Point Wildlife Refuge over the weekend, where citizen scientists went to work cataloguing hundreds of local species.

Connecticut Issues Arrest Warrant for Ravizza

Jared Ravizza, 26, was in Plymouth District Court Monday to see if he was competent to stand trial for the stabbings in Massachusetts. No determination was made, but during the hearing court officials said that an arrest warrant had been issued out of Connecticut for a murder charge.

At the Bridge Table: July 5

Here are some hands that can be bid two different ways:

Sitting South and dealing, with no one vulnerable, you hold:

♠️ K Q 10 4

♥️ K Q 3

♦️ Q 6 4

♣️ 9 6 2

What do you bid:

A.—A lot of people would open any 12-point hand. Others would follow the

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