Thomas Humphrey

Legislators File Vineyard Housing Bank Bill

Dozens of bills aimed at increasing affordable housing statewide have been filed since the Massachusetts Legislature entered its 193rd this month, including two that would create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank.

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A Haggis and Haddie Good Time at Scottish Society Tribute

With scotch in hand, David Rhoderick approached the podium in the Baylies Room of the Old Whaling Church Saturday evening, adjusted the microphone and proclaimed the Ode Tae a Haggis.

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Beach Road Weekend Announces Summer 2023 Lineup

Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver and Leon Bridges will headline Beach Road Weekend this summer. Festival organizer Adam Epstein said this year's lineup was the culmination of all his effort since he founded the event back in 2018.

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Remains of Ancient Forest Is a Different Kind of Beach Read

Ten thousand years ago, a fierce wind struck southern Massachusetts and an old and great white pine collapsed. Down it fell with a splash, sinking into the cold wet muck at the bottom of a pond it bordered.

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Ingenuity on Display at High School Science Fair

At the intersection of passion and scientific rigor, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students astounded judges and spectators alike with project presentations at the 24th annual Science and Engineering fair.

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Strolling in a Bright Solitude

On a recent Saturday, determined to break free of my down-Island bubble, I decided to make the trip to Menemsha in winter — in other words, the end of the world.

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Lifting Up Civil Rights Leaders' Legacy of Hope and Solidarity

Community leaders for racial justice gathered Friday for an interfaith Shabbat service to honor the shared memory of two civil rights leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

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Mikado to Add Oak Bluffs to the Menu

Xi Yu, proprietor of Mikado Asian Bistro in Vineyard Haven, aired plans for a new restaurant location in Oak Bluffs at the former location of The Cardboard Box.

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Airport Looks to Evict Donaroma's from Business Park

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission is taking steps to evict Donaroma’s Nursery from the airport business park, a result of the company’s history of failure to comply with their lease agreement.

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Documentary Gives Personal Side of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Matthew Heineman's new documentary, Retrograde, follows both the Green Berets and the Afghanistan army in the lead-up and aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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