Changing of the Tide: Maciel Marine is Sold

Owners Robert and Barbara Maciel sold the boatyard and the business to George J. Rogers and Sheryl L. Roth Rogers, who are the owners of Edgartown Marine. The deal was closed Wednesday evening.

From Meetinghouse to Marina, Boatyard Sails Again Into Future

Situated on its familiar corner of the Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven, Maciel Marine holds a respected place in the long history of boatbuilding on the Vineyard.

Hard Boiled and Over Easy, Don Patrick Eased Appetites

His customers visited as much for the eggs over easy as to watch Don Patrick perfect the art of poetry in motion, herding homefries, eggs, toast and bacon around the grill without ever appearing to break a sweat, even on a hot August weekend.

Gaming Game

The only real surprise in the announcement from tribal chairman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais this week that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) intends to move forward with gaming on the Vineyard was in the way the news was delivered.

Closet Envy, Martha Makes Looking Good Affordable

Her name isn’t Martha. But she’s become as synonymous with the Vineyard Haven consignment store as if she was selling clothing out of her own closet. She’s there all the time, and speaks of her employees like they’re family.

Before she found consignment, Margaret (Mags) Mirko worked as a painter, a bartender, a cleaner, a chef and a gutter installer. While working as a pastry chef at the Hudson River Club in Manhattan, her friend Leslie Graham asked her to come try the Island for a summer.

Keeping Wooden Boat Dreams Afloat

The craft of building, restoring and loving wooden boats was celebrated Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Vineyard debut of the movie Wood Sails Dreams screened at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society in Vineyard Haven. The one-hour documentary is a New England coastal story and it is a Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket story.

School Bus Driver Faces Indecent Assault Charge

A West Tisbury school bus driver has been charged with indecent assault and battery on a child.

Mark A. Bergeron, 47, of Edgartown, was arraigned Nov. 7 on charges of assault and battery, enticing a child under the age of 16, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14.

According to documents filed in court, Mr. Bergeron allegedly assaulted young girls in West Tisbury in 2009 and 2010. He allegedly knew the mother of one of the girls.

Land Bank Revenues: Nov. 8

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $127,670 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013.

From Melting Glaciers to Sand, Gay Head Cliffs Walk Marks Time

The Vineyard Conservation Society had its first educational walking adventure on Nov. 10 at the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah. The VCS winter walk programs were first introduced over 20 years ago and have grown in popularity which was evident by the more then 100 participants on the Sunday outing.

Duchess of Carnegie Hall Embraced Island

Editor’s Note: Editta Sherman, an Italian-American photographer, often referred to as the Duchess of Carnegie Hall, died on Nov. 1 at the age of 101. She had long ties to the Vineyard. The following interview with her was published in the Gazette in December 1988.

In a circle of celebrities, the flamboyant Editta Sherman has made a name for herself as a photographer.

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