Louisa Hufstader

Christmas Bird Count Takes Note of Avians Sharing Space With More People
Louisa Hufstader

Carolina wrens were counted in large numbers during the annual Christmas Bird Count. There were more people too on beaches and trails.

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Tisbury Eyes Short-Term Rental Rules, Fees
Louisa Hufstader

As Tisbury continues to grapple with the licensing and revenue implications of short-term rentals, a draft of the town’s proposed rental regulations has been posted online. A public hearing continues.

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Adaptation, Innovation, Loss Marked Year in Arts on Vineyard
Louisa Hufstader

It started like any other year for the Vineyard’s thriving arts scene, with a quiet, recuperative January as a promising 2020 unfolded. Two months later the coronavirus hammer came down.

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It’s a Wonderful Life Soars on Angel’s Wings at the Drive-in
Louisa Hufstader

At the performing arts center, there would have been standing ovations. Instead, applause came in the form of blaring car horns for the regional high school production of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

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Inn Owners Defend Safety Protocols at Wedding Event That Led to Coronavirus Cluster
Louisa Hufstader

The owners of the Lambert’s Cove Inn told the West Tisbury selectmen this week that it’s unclear the virus was transmitted while the October wedding party was at the inn.

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It’s a Wonderful, Complicated Life for High School Theatre Class
Louisa Hufstader

The regional high school theatre department is presenting It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the drive-in this weekend and on WMVY in the coming weeks.

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SSA Manager Receives High Marks in Annual Review
Louisa Hufstader

Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis has again received high marks from the boat line board of governors, in his third annual review since taking the top job in 2017.

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MV Youth Gives $843,000 to Nonprofits
Louisa Hufstader

Vineyard public schools, a fledgling nonprofit that owns the schooner Shenandoah and the Island Autism Group all received major grants in a ceremony held by Zoom Monday.

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Edgartown Light Glows Again for the Holiday
Louisa Hufstader

The traditional lighting of the Edgartown Lighthouse took place Friday evening on a windless, starry night. Christmas in Edgartown is absent the throngs of people this year, but downtown shops are open and the seaside town is decked out for the holiday.

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Island Seats Filled on SSA Port Council
Louisa Hufstader

One month after both Vineyard representatives to the Steamship Authority port council said they would step down, the two port towns named new members to the advisory body.

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