The Short List: Guinevere's Guide to Circuit Avenue

Circuit avenue is ready for summer. Make the most of it with a fresh itinerary 
from Oak Bluffs resident and Island influencer Guinevere Cramer.

Housing Bank Clears Final Hurdle in Tisbury Election

Tisbury voters elected a new select board member and gave a final, resounding stamp of approval to the bill to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank in a quiet town election Tuesday that saw low turnout. Just 552 of the town’s 3,710 voters cast ballots.

Edgartown Set to Open Commercial Softshell Clam Season

The commercial softshell clam season will open in Edgartown Great Pond in early June, following a vote by the select board Monday.

Oak Bluffs Board of Health Mulls Draft Ban on Artificial Turf

As a dispute over the athletic fields overhaul at the regional high school heads to court, the Oak Bluffs board of health appears posied to adopt a two-year ban on artificial turf in town.

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.

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