Driver Cited After Collision at Intersection of Barnes, West Tisbury Roads

Two people were transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and treated for minor injuries after a head-on collision at the intersection of Barnes Road and the West Tisbury Road Monday afternoon, Edgartown police said.

SSA Closes Oak Bluffs Terminal Tuesday Due to Covid; Ferries Diverted to Vineyard Haven

The Steamship Authority’s Oak Bluffs ticket office has been closed to the public due to staffing issues related to Covid, the boat line announced Tuesday.

High School Will Appeal Oak Bluffs Turf Denial

A sharply divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee voted 5-4 Monday night to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board’s denial of an athletic fields overhaul at the school that includes artifical turf.

Memorial Wharf Project Completion Delayed

The project to renovate and raise Memorial Wharf in Edgartown is behind schedule and will not be completed until mid-June town officials confirmed Monday.

When the Inbox Rested By the Side of the Road

I stepped off the ferry in Vineyard Haven one fine morning in 1985 ready to embark on a new chapter that would eventually carry me along for more than three decades.

Island Artists Raise $17,000 for Ukraine Aid

A weekend art show at the nonprofit Galaxy Gallery in Oak Bluffs has raised more than $17,000 for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

Gazette Publishes Fifth Annual Island Guide

The Vineyard Gazette Media Group has announced publication of the 2022 Martha’s Vineyard Island Guide, a fully updated resource for Island visitors.

Track Relay Qualifies for National Meet, Launches GoFundMe

Four regional high school track athletes are poised to race at Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Ore., after the boys 4x800-meter relay team qualified for the meet May 14, breaking the school record along the way.

Film Festival Welcomes Fans in West Tisbury

West Tisbury’s town center teemed with movie-goers over the weekend, as the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival celebrated both its 22nd year and a return to the Grange Hall.

Moon and Planets

In the wee hours of Sunday morning the last quarter moon appears only a few degrees from the ringed-planet Saturn. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Capricornus.

The two rise together around midnight and take charge of the predawn morning sky.

The moon advances two mornings later into the zodiacal constellation Pisces and appears near both Mars and Jupiter. If you miss it, you’ll get another chance early on Wednesday morning. Jupiter is the brighter of the two planets. Mars appears as a dull red.

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