Selectmen Host Final Forum on Squibnocket Beach Project

At annual town meeting next month, Chilmark voters will weigh in on a major Squibnocket Beach project. The plans calls for removing the stone revetment, moving the parking lot and building an elevated roadway.

Moving Day: Family Center Settles Into New Home

The Martha’s Vineyard Family Center moved into its new home this week at the renovated Stephen Carey Luce House in Vineyard Haven. The building was formerly part of the Nathan Mayhew Seminars campus.

Real Estate Transactions: March 3 - March 9

David Altshuler and Jill Altshuler purchased 12 Parsonage Woods Road in West Tisbury from Christopher Schaper and Suzanna Schaper for $2,000,000.

Anyone Home?

An ocean buffer, which at times can feel like a friendly moat to keep intruders away, can also have the opposite effect when services are needed and the only place to get them is off-Island.

Louis S. Larsen: 1925-2014

May Louis Larsen's legacy remind us of the importance of safeguarding our waters, not merely for the aesthetic beauty, but for those without a voice swimming below the surface.

Goodbye Captain, My Captain

Louis S. Larsen’s hands were big. His grip on the affairs of the waterfront was firm and friendly. To shake his hand was to feel affirmation, fellowship and a bit of the strength of one who was always a Menemsha fisherman.

It's Better to Bowl Than to Fade Away

For my father and my uncle, bowling offered a more athletic alternative to canasta. They joined the men’s bowling league and brought me along for good luck, or practice.

Giving Irish History the Gift of New Life

Through the years, hundreds of young Vineyarders have visited Ireland and have been charmed by its haunting beauty.

Still Marching to the Beat of Justice

Fifty years later, the question is, what changed? Is the South and the country as a whole a better place because of the direct action at that time? The answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no.

Tisbury Selectmen Approve Parking Lot Redesign

A redesign proposal for the parking lot adjacent to the Stop & Shop building featuring 64 parking spaces set at 90 degrees and a multi-use path was approved by Tisbury selectmen on Tuesday.

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