Louisa Hufstader

Museum Puts Hot Tin Roof Murals Center Stage

Showing scenes of Island life, the Hot Tin Roof murals by Margot Datz now hang at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s Doherty Hall; a dedication and reception is Thursday evening.

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Peter Boak Bids Farewell in Exuberant Tabernacle Concert

Marking 25 years of crowd-pleasing performances, the Community Chorus show was also Peter Boak’s final concert as director. After announcing his retirement in 2020, Mr. Boak postponed his departure due to Covid restrictions.

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Playhouse Summer Season Embraces Stages Everywhere

The Tisbury Amphitheatre will become an enchanted Greek forest when the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse presents A Midsummer Night's Dream from July 2 to July 30.

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Contract Approved for New Island Schools Superintendent

Richard W. (Richie) Smith will start his new job as superintendent of schools for Martha’s Vineyard July 1 with a first-year salary of $186,500, under a two-year contract approved Tuesday.

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High School Committee Chairman Steps Down

Amy Houghton, chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee for the past year, has resigned her post as a committee member representing Tisbury.

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Federated Church Members Agree to Sell Mayhew Parsonage

Members of the Federated Church in Edgartown voted Sunday to sell the Mayhew Parsonage on South Water street, capping a long planning process that began more than two years ago.

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Island Disability Coalition Honors Vineyarders for Inclusion Work

Staffers from several Island organizations have been honored by the Island Disability Coalition for making their organizations more welcoming and inclusive for people of differing abilities.

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Tisbury School Faces Costly Dilemma

With the Tisbury School gym scheduled for demolition in August, school and town officials are looking for alternative places to hold a special town meeting this fall.

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Steamship Authority Struggles to Fill Key Jobs

The Steamship Authority is having trouble hiring enough port engineers to maintain its 10-vessel fleet, while other positions also lack candidates, general manager Robert Davis said this week.

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Made for Shade; Rolling Shelter Created at Island Grown Initiative

An airy, wood-slatted mobile shelter was designed and built behind the Thimble Farm greenhouse by a team led by architects Keith Moskow and Robert Linn as part of their Studio North summer workshop.

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