Lifting Up the Lives of Key Abolitionists

Among the Island's many talented artists stands Stanley Nelson, a three-time Emmy Award winner, MacArthur genius fellow and recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

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For Amor Towles, Characters Represent History

Amor Towles spoke on Sunday at the Performing Arts Center as part of Martha’s Vineyard Author Series. At the talk he described the history behind his novel The Lincoln Highway — and his approach to history when writing.

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Blue Crabs Are Booming This Summer

A good crab year doesn’t have a negative impact on the great pond’s ecosystem - and this is definitely a good crab year.

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Oak Bluffs Prepares for Friday Night Fireworks

The Oak Bluffs Fireworks return this Friday evening, beginning around 9 p.m. The best seats in the house are in Ocean Park.

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Second Brother Located in Big Bridge Tragedy

A family finally has some closure with the recovery of a second missing son and brother.

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Steamship Authority Nets $3.5 M in FHA Funding

Last Friday, the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced $4.6 million in ferry service improvement funding for the state of Massachusetts.

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Raskin Talks About ‘Constitutional Patriotism,’ New Memoir

Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland has had a busy first term, including drafting the former president’s articles of impeachment on the charge incitement of insurrection and serving on the panel investigating that insurrection.

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Planning for the Next Pandemic

While continuing to monitor the Covid pandemic and prepare for future health crises, Island health officials have one major thing going for them they did not have prior to March of 2020: experience.

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Great Rock Bight Water Quality Improving, But Swimming Still Discouraged

Water quality tests at Great Rock Bight in Chilmark have improved significantly this week, though earlier spikes in enterococci bacterial levels have led the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission to reaffirm their swim-at-your-own risk advisory.

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If You Build It: The Loft Helps Lift Island's Music Scene

The Loft has been freshly renovated and is presenting five nights of live music a week.

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