Colonel Arthur Metcalf was a particular character on the Vineyard, a place known for its characters. An aeronautical engineer, electronics industrialist and chairman emeritus of the Boston University...
During the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, the Island is a fishing hub. Thousands of fish are caught, measured, weighed and filleted. Though fishing spots are a jealously guarded secret, fishermen...
Tisbury’s scallop season is set to begin in mid-October.Town selectmen approved dates for the upcoming bay scallop season at their meeting Tuesday. As recommended by shellfish constable...
A dog introduced Doug Cabral to newspapers, after he moved to the Vineyard from Marion in 1970. Dogs came with him as he turned to farming. Dogs then returned to the printed press with him as a...
Tisbury selectman have designated Drew’s Cove in Lake Tashmoo an indefinite no-anchoring zone to protect fragile eelgrass beds near the head of the saltwater estuary.A seven-person eelgrass...
In July, curbside recycling in Vineyard Haven went from free to $125 a year. Within a couple weeks, the local drop-off — where recycling is still free with a sticker — was inundated with...
With blaring sirens, flashing lights, waving flags and shouts of welcome, Master Sgt. Gerard Thomas and his wife Antonya disembarked the ferry Martha’s Vineyard for their first visit to the...
The West Tisbury selectmen hope to get a sense of community opinion about bike lanes when the town gathers for a special town meeting Nov. 1.With the moderator’s blessing selectmen said this...
Three stores in downtown Vineyard Haven will close permanently in the upcoming weeks. Juliska and Vardo are shutting their doors after Columbus day weekend while Mix is having a final sale today,...
Soaring enrollment at the West Tisbury School has led to the future need for a full-time Spanish teacher and a full-time industrial technology teacher, the school principal told the up-Island...
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