Tisbury Sets Annual Town Meeting for June 13, a Saturday

The Tisbury annual town meeting is set for Saturday, June 13, selectmen confirmed Tuesday.

One New Case Confimed Tuesday, Ending Nine-Day Lull

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported one new coronavirus case on the Island Tuesday, ending a nine-day stretch with no new cases.

Memorial Day Weekend Sees Soft Opening

Sparse ferry traffic, sleepy harbors, quiet streets and an unprecedented pandemic: the Vineyard experienced its slowest Memorial Day in recent memory.

Chilmark Voter Deadline Looms

Chilmark residents have until this Friday to register to vote in the town election June 10.

Motorcycle Crash Injures Operator

A West Tisbury man was flown off-Island for treatment Sunday after he was injured in a motorcycle accident off North Road, Chilmark police said

Environmental Film Festival Highlights Ingenuity On, Off Screen

Virtually attending a film festival on Martha’s Vineyard has become a lot easier over the months since the pandemic first hit.

Faith in Flowers Eases the Burden

When nothing is as it used to be, flowers offer comfort.

Martha’s Vineyard Celebrates Memorial Day With Flags Flying, Quiet Solemnity

Light crowds and every kind of weather were the hallmarks of the holiday weekend on the Vineyard this year, with fishermen hitting the shorelines from Menemsha to Chapaquiddick, day sailors tacking about out in protected harbors and small groups strolling downtown streets. Today is Memorial Day.

Fore! Fairways Are Open Again

Groundskeepers had worked overtime around the Island to get golf courses ready for last Monday's opening and golfers were eager to hit the links.

Memorial Day Weekend Begins With Saturday Washout

The first full day of the Memorial Day weekend was a washout on the Vineyard, with buckets of rain flooding roads and turning streams into mini rushing rivers. The National Weather Service reported 3.37 inches of rainfall in Edgartown. A backyard weather station in West Tisbury reported four inches.

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