Season Opens for Spring Sports Teams

Spring sports are back in action at the high school and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up on the Island as the baseball team thumped Nantucket 10-0 on opening day Saturday and kept it rolling for a 6-1 win over Dennis Yarmouth on Tuesday.

Edgartown Principals to Step Down After School Year

After five years as the head of the Edgartown School, Shelley Einbinder-Fleischmann announced Tuesday that she will retire after the school year. Vice principal Mary Ann Bartlett will also resign at the end of June.

Vineyard Lacks Accessible Beaches, New Study Finds

A new report found that Island beaches are not fully accessible, prompting officials to consider ways to make it easier for people to enjoy the Vineyard’s coastline.

Hospital Lands $1 Million in Federal Spending Bill

Martha's Vineyard Hospital will use the money to purchase equipment for the operating room, acute care unit and the radiology department.

Judge Dismisses Case Against DeSantis; Charter Flight Charges Continue

A Massachusetts federal judge last week dismissed Gov. Ron DeSantis from a lawsuit over the flights of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022, but left the door open for the case to continue against the company that arranged the flights.

Ewell Hopkins Declines to Run For Reelection

After 10 years of meetings, dozens of applications and a fair amount of controversial decisions, Ewell Hopkins will step down from the Oak Bluffs planning board this spring, opting to not run for reelection. 

Steamship Kudos

I am not shy about expressing my displeasure when the SSA does not perform well. I also do not want to miss an opportunity to express my pleasure when something goes well.

Honoring Waylon Sauer on the Basketball Court

The inaugural Waylon Madison Sauer Memorial Basketball Tournament takes place Sunday, April 7.

Community Chorus to Lift Up Vivaldi's Gloria

The 70-voice chorus takes the stage at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m.

William Delahunt, Longtime Advocate for the Vineyard, Dies at 82

William Delahunt, a passionate voice for the Vineyard who served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts’s 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2011, died on March 30.

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