There will be a celebration of his life for Ron Rappaport on Saturday, May 31, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.

Backers of Brazil Fest, which was supposed to be held on June 1 at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, announced in a statement Wednesday that the festival is on hold due to concerns for attendees' safety.

The Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club will host its 33rd fly rod striped bass catch and release tournament, beginning the evening of Saturday, May 31.

Gov. Maura Healey is calling on federal agents to provide better information about the immigration arrests that took place on Martha’s Vineyard this week.  

Since I write on Tuesday for a Wednesday morning pick-up, I missed discussing last Thursday’s impressive rainfall. Violet helped pile bags of compost on the edge of my driveway. The water was rushing and threatened to come in the kitchen door. Yikes. On one of the job sites, a gutter failed and filled a large stone planting pot. Nicely spread compost and mulch formed rivers into lawns. Sigh!

We have all heard it — the solid thump of a bird hitting a window. And photos of lots of dead birds — victims of hitting a window near skyscrapers — are awful to see. But only one per cent of all window mortality is from those tall skyscrapers, while 44 per cent of all window strike mortality is due to collisions with windows on buildings that are one to three stories tall.

He just appeared out of the blue.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $552,922 for the business week ending on Friday, May 23, 2025.

John Bianchi Trust and JB Family Trust purchased 18 Katama Drive in Edgartown from Nancy J. Quilan and Ione Malloy for $1,850,000 on May 19.

Emilyanne and Trey Rasmussen, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Madison Jean Rasmussen, born on May 11 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.