Louisa Hufstader

Montessori School Modifies Expansion Plans

After neighbors of Vineyard Montessori School objected earlier this month to the size and scale of a proposed new preschool building on the Vineyard Haven campus, head of school Deborah Jernegan and attorney Ross Seavey presented a modified design to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

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Musical Twelfth Night Brings Love, Pranks and Jazz to High School Stage

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School performing arts department cured the winter doldrums over the weekend with its timeless story of mistaken identity, love at first sight and the life-changing power of a really good practical joke.

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Finalists Selected for Chilmark School Principal Job

A fourth-grade teacher in the Concord public school system and an Edgartown School third-grade teacher are the final two candidates vying to become the Chilmark School’s first new principal in 15 years.

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Traffic Study Requested for Ocean View Rebuild

A subcommittee of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission got its first look Monday at property owner Charles Hajjar’s plans to rebuild the Ocean View Restaurant in Oak Bluffs with 10 apartments upstairs.

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Tisbury Approves New Aquaculture Rules to Aid Farmers

The Tisbury select board unanimously approved changes to the town’s aquaculture regulations that will allow oyster farmers in Lagoon Pond to grow their crops closer to the water’s surface.

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Taxi License Controversy Continues in Tisbury

Island taxicab operators who say they were told in recent years that Tisbury has no cab licenses available are now crying foul over an application to start a new taxi company in the town.

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High School Heats Up Shakespeare With Twelfth Night Production

On the short list of things to love about February, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School musical stands out each year like aurora borealis across a dark winter sky: colorful, breathtaking and always too brief.

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Tisbury Pushes Back on New Bedford Freight Proposal

Tisbury’s select board voted Wednesday to oppose a barging company’s proposal to ship large freight between New Bedford and the Steamship Authority terminal in Vineyard Haven.

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ACE-ing Adulthood

Finding a career on the Vineyard without pursuing an off-Island college degree can be difficult. ACE MV strives to open the door to greater opportunity.

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School Committee Scraps Turf Field Plan as MSBA Project Looms

The regional high school committee Monday voted to withdraw its applications for the project with the Martha's Vineyard Commission and give its building committee a blank slate as officials consider a overhaul for the entire campus.

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