Louisa Hufstader

Select Board Gives Green Light to Marine Terminal Project

A massive plan to redevelop the Tisbury Marine Terminal on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven cleared another regulatory hurdle on Wednesday, when the town select board unanimously approved a harbor use permit for the project.

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Girls Softball Looks to Regroup

On Wednesday evening the high school committee voted to allow middle school and charter school students to play for the regional high school girls softball team.

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Island Superintendent Named Finalist for Wareham Public Schools

Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. Matthew D’Andrea is a finalist for the superintendent’s job in the Wareham public schools.

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Harbor Homes Gets Federal Boost for Homelessness Prevention

Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard has just chopped a big chunk off its $750,000 mortgage on its home for women in Oak Bluffs.

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Regional High School Puts Les Misérables Center Stage

A 16-piece orchestra will back up a cast featuring scores of Islanders in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School production of Les Misérables, opening March 31.

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A Legacy of Environmental Activism Is a Lifelong Commitment

Ben Robinson was recently short-listed for the international Island Innovator Award, co-sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative.

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Delays Plague Chilmark School HVAC Project

The Chilmark School will not be getting its decrepit heating and cooling system replaced this summer. School district finance director Mark Friedman said the sole bid came in over budget.

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First Grade Data Show Pandemic’s Toll on Learning

The two-year pandemic has hampered learning for the Island’s youngest school children, according to West Tisbury student data recently presented to the up-Island school committee.

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Tensions Flare Between Chilmark School, Town Library Over Student Use

The Chilmark library’s Covid-19 policies are posing obstacles for children who have no school library of their own, principal Susan Stevens told the up-Island school committee Monday.

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Tisbury School Construction Set to Begin

Contractors are moving in for the two-year, $53 million renovation and addition at the Tisbury School.

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