Test MV Closed Monday

Test MV is closed Monday due to weather. Monday's appointments will be honored on Tuesday.

Aquinnah Town Hall Closed

Aquinnah town offices are closed Monday due to a frozen pipe and no heat, the town administrator said in an email.

After the Blizzard, Town Managers Praise Response

The Vineyard was spared major damage from the daylong blizzard that swept across the Island Saturday, town and emergency managers said.

Winter Northeaster Leaves Island Digging Out

Martha’s Vineyard began digging out early Sunday after a daylong blizzard lashed the Island with high winds and drifting snow.

Storm Preparations Under Way; SSA Cancels Ferry Service for Saturday

Blizzard warnings and travel advisories were up on Martha’s Vineyard Friday as a powerful northeast winter storm made its way up the mid-Atlantic. The Steamship Authority announced that all ferry service would be suspended Saturday.

Extreme Tides

This weekend we’ll have extreme astronomical tides.

Omicron Variant Confirmed On-Island

Although suspected during the recent Covid-19 surge, the Island’s first detection of the Omicron variant was finally confirmed this week in a sample sent out for sequencing.

Government Chooses Hands-Off Approach to Noman’s Land

The tiny island that was used for decades as a bombing range will remain closed to the public as an unstaffed wildlife refuge, with minimal further efforts to remove unexploded munitions.

Leadership Gap

The time is way past due for an upgrade to the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, a major capital spending project that is projected to cost at least $100 million.

State Funding Prospects Dim for New Regional High School

Efforts to rebuild the aging Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School are at a standstill again, with five towns willing to proceed but a sixth digging in its heels.

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