Police officers and medics describe a clear and dramatic increase in opioid overdoses on Martha’s Vineyard over the past six months. When emergency responders respond to a suspected overdose, the drug naloxone and a quick response can be life savers.
The Pied Piper ran aground in Woods Hole passage late Tuesday evening during a private charter cruise with 106 passengers and seven crew members aboard. There were no injuries and the small ferry was refloated and towed back to Woods Hole.
In the grand tradition of the Vineyard Cup, the forecast for mostly fun, a high probability of good food, and a strong chance of evening music was spot on. The 10th annual regatta was a benefit for Sail Martha’s Vineyard.
Edgartown selectmen, along with the town’s school committee, elected Kelly McCracken at Monday’s board of selectmen meeting to fill a vacancy on the school board.
The Oak Bluffs planning board opened discussion this week with the sellers of the former Kupersmith property in the Southern Woodlands. At issue is whether a special permit for an 11-year-old unbuilt subdivision is still valid.
The determination that a case of measles, diagnosed at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and later confirmed by state public health epidemiologists was not measles has raised questions about how state and local public health officials work with the hospital and Island doctors.
Tisbury and Oak Bluffs firefighters extinguished a fire that destroyed a guest house at a home off Border Road in Vineyard Haven late Tuesday. Pets were rescued and a tenant in the guest house is searching for a dog that may have run away after escaping the fire.
Jeannie Wright battled her increasingly debilitating diabetes with a new attitude, an insulin pump and determination to lose weight. Now she's using her newfound fitness to educate others and help raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend proved a busy time for Island first responders, who responded to several calls, including a fire in a downtown Edgartown restaurant Saturday morning.
With the Fourth of July holiday and peak summer boating season under way, the U.S. Coast Guard, local police departments, and town harbor masters are pledging extra vigilance on the water, enforcing state laws to prevent life-threatening accidents.
