Oak Bluffs

Island Firefighter to Help Fight Canadian Fires

Charles Uchendu will spend the next two weeks working with Canadian firefighters to suppress the more than 100 fires that have been ravaging forests in the province since early this month.

School Committee Caps Legal Spending, Seeks Settlement in Turf Suit

The new cap on spending commits the school to only use the remaining balance of this year's legal budget on the turf appeal.

North Bluff Revamp Expected Later This Year

The Oak Bluffs select board voted Tuesday to issue a request for proposals for the project, which will put a roundabout at the chaotic intersection on the waterfront.

Seven Hurt in Oak Bluffs Crash

Seven people were transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital with injuries Tuesday morning after a dump truck and a sport utility vehicle collided.

Woman Found Dead Outside Oak Bluffs Home

A woman was found dead outside her Munroe avenue home Saturday. State police wrote in a statement they believe the woman had been outside in the extreme cold for an unknown period of time, possibly overnight.

Southern Tier Affordable Housing Wins MVC Approval

The Martha's Vineyard Commission unanimously approved the Southern Tier housing complex Thursday. It must now go through the Oak Bluffs permitting process.

At Laughing Bear, a Free Spirit Flows for Nearly Forty Years

The clothing store Laughing Bear and its owner Annie Schwenk have been constants on Circuit avenue since 1985.

Museum Exhibit Uncovers Hard Truths

Titled The Chasm Is Not Closed, a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum uses a pair of tributes to the Confederacy to dig deeply into a disturbing chapter in the Island's not too distant past.

Oak Bluffs Gets Worked Up About For-Profit Workouts

Yoga in the park. Boot camp by the bandstand. At a select board meeting, Oak Bluffs park commissioner Amy Billings described an overabundance of businesses in public parks.

Edgartown Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic, State Survey Finds

A recent survey of 28 businesses in downtown Edgartown shows the pandemic continues to have widespread and often dire impacts on Island commercial districts.

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