Derby Days Are Almost Here

On Sunday, Sept. 15, at 12:01 a.m. the 79th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby begins.

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Island Autism Group Completes Phase One of New Campus

With its first major structures completed, the Island Autism Group will welcome community members to an open house this Saturday to tour the West Tisbury campus that has been over a decade in the making.

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Skin Rashes Point to Lone Star Tick Larvae Bites

In the first week of September, the hospital emergency room treated “approximately 20 cases of lesions that are consistent with tick larvae bites,” said Dr. Ellen McMahon, the hospital’s chief of medicine.

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Oak Bluffs Backs Enforcement of Plastic Bottle Ban

The Oak Bluffs select board reaffirmed its support for the town’s plastic water bottle ban Tuesday, agreeing to direct the town’s board of health to enforce the neglected ban on sales.

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As Rents Rise, Island Employers Do Double Duty as Landlords

For countless Island businesses, providing employee housing has become a cost of doing business.

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Vineyard Bookshelf: Grappling
Noah Glasgow

For decades, Chilmarker Bob Kaplan has worked as a leadership coach for many influential business executives.

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Legacy of Charles Ogletree Includes Golf Camaraderie

A new bench will welcome visitors to Mink Meadow’s first hole, one dedicated to Charles Ogletree, the renowned civil rights lawyer, Harvard professor and early-morning golfer.

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Excavating Real Life to Get to the Heart of Fiction

Fred Waitzkin’s latest novel began with a phone call.

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Two Vie For State Representative Seat

Democrats on the Vineyard, Nantucket and parts of Falmouth will head to the polls on Sept. 3 to cast their primary ballots for the region’s new state representative, choosing between Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley.

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Instigators Is a Beantown Bon Mot

Ellen Liman told childhood stories of her son's early filmmaking efforts at a screening at the Grange hall of Doug Liman's new movie, The Instigators.

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