Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury Appoints Chris Habekost as Permanent Police Chief

Praised for his leadership, interim Tisbury police chief Christopher Habekost was named permanent chief by the town select board.

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Town Will Fill Kent Healy’s Seat at Annual Election

A diminished West Tisbury select board debated Wednesday whether to call a special election to replace late board member Kent Healy.

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Chef Deon and Team Combat Holiday Hunger

Chef Deon has teamed up with the Island Food Pantry and the Vineyard’s community meals program to turn out at least 400 free Thanksgiving dinners with all the trimmings.

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Keeping an Eye on the Creative Process

When you look at an artwork by Washington Ledesma, it looks right back at you. The Martha’s Vineyard painter and ceramist has made eyes a central focus of his work.

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West Tisbury Backs New Tri Town Ambulance Split

West Tisbury voters overwhelmingly approved a new expense and revenue agreement for Tri Town Ambulance, and stood to honor the memory of their late selectman Kent Healy at a brief special town meeting Tuesday night.

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Audiences Are Wicked Happy That Wicked Good Is Back

It was show time again at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse over the weekend, as the singer/actors of the Wicked Good Musical Revue returned to the stage for the first time since January, 2020.

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Tornado Weather Brushes Martha’s Vineyard

Wild weather in southern New England Saturday night brought heavy wind gusts to the Vineyard and three confirmed tornadoes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

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County Mulls Distribution of $3.3 Million in Rescue Act Funds

With more than $3 million in federal recovery act funds to distribute, the county commission has received close to $8 million in requests.

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West Tisbury Voters Tackle Tri-Town Ambulance Formula

Three regional cost-sharing agreements account for the lion’s share of fiscal business coming before West Tisbury voters at a special town meeting Tuesday. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

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New Film Spotlights Island’s Diverse Food Equity Movement

The latest documentary by Island filmmaker Len Morris, A Culture of Caring, takes an upbeat, engaging tour of the increasingly diverse food equity network on Martha’s Vineyard.

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