Louisa Hufstader

Musical Billy Baloo Strikes Gold at Playhouse

Island audiences are welcoming Billy Baloo back to the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, where the Island-grown musical made its debut to sold-out houses last October.

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Harbor Homes Picks Island Recovery Coach as Next Director

Brian Morris, a trained recovery coach and the former access coordinator at Island Health Care, will lead the Island's homelessness prevention nonprofit.

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Tisbury School Set to Open in Time for New School Year

The Tisbury School’s two-year, $81 million renovation and addition — the largest building project in town history — is drawing to a close, with classes set to resume Sept. 3.

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When Life and Music Come in Silver and Gold

Island singer-songwriter Jemima James has much to celebrate this summer.

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High School Approves New Ban on Personal Devices

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee this week approved an updated student handbook that strictly limits the use of personal devices during school hours.

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Former Oak Bluffs Principal Hired As Assistant Superintendent

Megan Farrell, who retired from Oak Bluffs at the beginning of the summer, has accepted a one-year position as assistant superintendent of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools system.

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MVC Orders Compliance Review at El Barco

A split Martha’s Vineyard Commission has ruled out holding a public hearing on an unauthorized building change at El Barco, Patrick Lyons’s new outdoor tacqueria in downtown Vineyard Haven.

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Boatyard Plan for Oak Bluffs Riles Tisbury Neighbors

At a public hearing, five residents of William Norton Road spoke out against the Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard’s application to build a 2,490-square foot repair workshop and a 5,000-square-foot outdoor boat storage pad at 49 Holmes Hole Road.

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Islandwide Composting Program Slated to Close

The Vineyard’s long-running food waste program is set to end Sept. 1, when it loses its pilot composting location at the Island Grown Initiative farm in Vineyard Haven.

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Homeless Tents in State Forest Cleared Out

State contractors entered the state forest this week and cleared three homeless encampments, razing tents and leaving several Islanders without their possessions.

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