Tisbury Mulls Ban on Timeshares

A draft bylaw, unveiled earlier this month, aims to shield Tisbury’s housing stock from corporations like Pacaso and Ember, which market one-eighth ownership shares of vacation homes in popular destinations from Napa to Nantucket.

Pfizer Halts Lyme Vaccine Clinical Trial on Martha's Vineyard

A first of its kind Lyme disease vaccine trial ran into a road block last weekend as the developers announced they had discontinued the study for about half of the thousands of participants in the U.S. — including those on Martha’s Vineyard.

Edgartown Town Column: Feb. 17

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, you can notice that it is lighter later, and if you are an early riser it is getting lighter earlier.

Not Giving Up on Those Old Clothes

At the first meeting of the new mending club at the Edgartown Library, exhibit A was a pair of ripped denim pants, torn and paint stained.

New Pastor for Federated Church Begins the Conversation

Rev. Mark Winters preached his first sermon Sunday as the newly settled pastor of the Federated Church of Martha's Vineyard. The sermon, titled Seeing Jesus Differently, reflected on the story of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount.

Three Candidates Vie for Vineyard SSA Representative Spot

Two newcomers are challenging the sitting Martha’s Vineyard representative on the Steamship Authority’s board of governors.

Vineyard 4-H Program Aims to Be a Positive Force in Winter

Revitalizing 4-H on the Island began five years ago, led by Brian Athearn and Julie Scott, president and vice president of the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. Much of the focus this year is on increasing off-season offerings.

PFAS Class Action Suit

West Tisbury may receive a legal lifeline in their effort to respond to a contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the town water supply.

Weaving Together the Island's Rich Textile History

Woven, a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, invites people to share in the historic craft and hear the stories of early Island basket weavers, seamstresses and eel trappers.

Chicago Sizzles at Performing Arts Center

Friday night’s audience, which packed the nearly 800-seat theatre, exploded in applause for a cast that included seniors Jack Crawford as Billy, Annabelle Brothers as Roxie, and Faith Fecitt as Velma.

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