Springfield Educator Named as High School Principal

The head of a vocational school in Springfield has been hired as the new principal for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Gilbert Traverso was chosen for his leadership and people skills, superintendent James H. Weiss said.

Raising the Curtain on Stories With Purpose; Another Summer of Great Films

This year's Martha's Vineyard Film Festival will be the biggest in its history, with screenings taking place around the Island.

Summer and the Reading's Easy

Comic juggler Bill Ross entertains while the kids munch popcorn and gear up for this year’s summer reading programs on Saturday, July 5, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.

At the Bridge Table

I hate to leave the Island in the summer, but there were four good reasons why my wife and I traveled to Europe in June.

Two Artists' Paths Converge, Merging Friendship and Craft

Artists and friends Doris Lubell and Ilka List decided to show their work together in a visual arts show at the A Gallery. Deep Diving: Paintings, Drawing and Sculpture, will hang from July 5 through July 17.

Front Row Seat for the Creative Process

In her new play Small Mouths, Small Sounds, writer Bess Wohl follows six city dwellers as they embark on a five-day spiritual retreat to heal their lives in upstate New York.

Helping Men Get a Leg Up in the Kitchen

For more than 10 years, Steven Raichlen resisted writing a men’s cookbook.

Stage Delight, Not Fright for Seasoned Performer

On Saturday night, the lights will dim in the Whaling Church in Edgartown as Livingston Taylor strums the first notes of his set.

Campers of a Feather Flock Together

Through a twig archway in a pocket of the forest, 
a group of children played in the dirt and on some old tree stumps. In the background of their play space, known fondly as secret spot number two, stood several stick structures, remnants from the past year. Last summer, the older campers at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary’s Fern and Feather Day Camp built the forts for their traditional Thursday night sleep-out. This year they are territory for the younger kids to explore.

Sailing Was Faithful Companion to Kennedy Family

The Victura: The Kennedys, a Sailboat, and the Sea, chronicles the Kennedy family's deep connection to a sailboat and sailing.

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