Louisa Hufstader

Nobska's Steam Engine Displayed at Rhode Island Museum

The steam engine from the old Martha’s Vineyard ferry Nobska is now on display at its permanent home, the New England Wireless and Steam Museum in East Greenwich, R.I.

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High School Digs in to MCAS Data

The regional high school is analyzing the results of the annual Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test scores, principal Sara Dingledy told the school committee last week.

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Scaring Up Some Creativity in the Off-Season

Abby Bender is the founder of the annual Built on Stilts dance festival that takes place each August. The offseason finds her creative spirit moving in many directions, including the supernatural.

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MVC Allows Oak Bluffs Home Demolition

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday approved an Oak Bluffs property owner’s request to tear down a dilapidated cottage on Oak avenue.

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Vineyard Backs MCAS, Tipping Ballot Questions

Islanders joined the rest of the state Tuesday in voting to repeal a part of a major education reform that required students pass a standardized test in order to graduate. 

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Terminal Work Could Put Tourist Standby on Hold

To relieve congestion at the Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven terminals, Steamship Authority management this week recommended extending the boat line’s reservations-only policy to year-round — effectively ending stand-by travel for motorists visiting Martha’s Vineyard.

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Vineyarders Cast Their Ballots in Historic Presidential Election
Addison Antonoff, Gwyn Skiles, Louisa Hufstader and Katrina Liu

Throughout the day, voters cited women’s reproductive health, the economy and the lack of better options as some of the deciding factors in their votes. 

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Elizabeth Greene Art Show Celebrates Island Life

West Tisbury artist Elizabeth Greene, best known for her painterly works in torn paper, has just opened a one-woman show at the West Tisbury Library.

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Tisbury Planning Board, Neighbors Urge MVC to Review New Home

The continuing clash over redevelopment of a demolished house in Vineyard Haven reached the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week, in a public hearing that ran well over three hours and remains to be deliberated.

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Island Food Pantry Celebrates Permanent Location

Island Grown Initiative held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday at what will soon become the permanent home of the Island Food Pantry at 114 Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.

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