Louisa Hufstader

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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Former Cop Takes Up Counseling at High School

Former Oak Bluffs police officer and Rhode Island state police detective Jared Andrews is joining the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School staff as director of the student affairs office, overseeing the school’s counseling department.

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Harbor Homes Eyes New Oak Bluffs Shelter Location

The Vineyard’s only homelessness prevention nonprofit is under agreement to buy 112 Dukes County avenue, where — if local and regional authorities approve — it plans to build a permanent winter shelter for up to 25 guests.

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Boys and Girls Club Director Shifts to Project Vine Position

Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club executive director Dhakir Warren is headed back to his former workplace, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, where he previously led the guidance and counseling staff before taking the club job in 2021.

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