Oak Bluffs aglow
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
The 153rd Grand Illumination Night was held Wednesday, and Oak Bluffs was aglow.Annually held in mid-August, Grand Illumination Night remains one of the most long-standing summer customs on the Vineyard for residents and visitors.Sponsored...
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Fatal moped accident reported near Big Bridge
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 5
Developing storyLocal public safety officials are reporting a fatal moped accident on Sea View Avenue on the Oak Bluffs side of Big Bridge.The driver of the moped, identified as 41-year-old Julie Harris of Fort...
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Impacted by clearing, public defender sees increase in charges against homeless
News Hayley Duffy - 1
A court-appointed defense attorney for Dukes County said she’s seen an increase in additional charges pressed against individuals experiencing homelessness on the Island following a state-ordered clearing of the State Forest last month.Public defender...
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Another crew shortage cancels eight ferry trips
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
UpdatedFour days after a weekend of transportation issues described by Steamship Authority representatives as a “disaster,” another crew shortage is ailing the ferry line Thursday, August 15.“Due to two unexpected crewing issues requiring a...
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SSA reps. recommend recruitment changes after ‘disaster’ weekend
News Eunki Seonwoo - 3
With a crew shortage, what they say is poor communication, and a slew of ferry cancellations over the weekend, Steamship Authority representatives are renewing calls for improved management of the lifeline to the Island.Steamship...
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Mariposa Museum in dire straits
News Daniel Greenman - 4
The sights and sounds of summer are unavoidable right now in downtown Oak Bluffs — sales of junk food and Vineyard merch are in full swing, tourists argue over what to do at night,...
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Oak Bluffs considers regionalization for fire chief position
News Eunki Seonwoo - 3
With Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz set to retire in December, the town is considering the possibility of regionalizing the chief position with another Island municipality.While town officials say that many more details...
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Opening up the Ag Fair
News Julia Goujiamanis - 0
On the eve of the 162nd Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s Ag Fair, the extensive preparations are coming to a close. And like every year, it took a village.With around 300 volunteers, Lauren Lynch, fair...
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Oak Bluffs fire chief to retire
News Sam Houghton - 0
After a lengthy career in the fire service, Oak Bluffs fire chief Nelson Wirtz is retiring.Wirtz has been chief for three-and-a-half years in Oak Bluffs, but he is stepping away after nearly four decades...
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Musicians frustrated with Dock Dance resolution
News Hayley Duffy - 2
The fate of Dock Dance, Edgartown’s weekly free outdoor concert at Memorial Wharf, has been up in the air for the past few weeks, with a disagreement between town officials and organizers about the...
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Windsurfer to circumnavigate the Vineyard for a cause
News Natalie Wambui - 3
Nevin Sayre, a world-renowned windsurfing champion and recent inductee into the Windsurfing Hall of Fame, is taking to the water once again to support Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.This summer, Sayre will embark on the...
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A career fighting for integration, civil rights
News Robin Rivera - 1
Last week, as part of its Windows on the World (WOW) lecture series, the West Chop Club hosted a full house for a talk by storied civil rights attorney and law professor John Brittain.Brittain...
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Vineyard Wind resumes construction amid investigation
News Eunki Seonwoo - 18
It’s been a month since a turbine blade within the Vineyard Wind lease area fractured, littering foam, fiberglass, and other debris into local waters, and raising concerns over the nascent offshore wind industry.While a...
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George Clinton brings the funk to O.B.
News Daniel Greenman - 3
The Mothership landed in Oak Bluffs last Wednesday as funk music pioneer George Clinton brought his Parliament-Funkadelic and the P-Funk All-Stars FunkFest to the Strand Theatre.The performance was part of a busy week on-Island...
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Man o’ war spotted in Aquinnah
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A Portuguese man o’ war was spotted washed ashore on Aquinnah’s South Shore.The town issued a warning to beachgoers on Monday to be “aware and cautious.”The Portuguese man o’ war is an animal closely...
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African American Film Festival celebrates 22 years
News Allison Roberts - 0
From August 2 to 10, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), famous for showcasing some of the very best of Black cinema, celebrated its 22nd year. Screenings took place at the Performing...
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NABJ Island discussion: A wake-up call for voters
News Natalie Wambui - 1
Updated, August 15Through the last half-century, the National Association of Black Journalists has emerged as a vital voice in American journalism, one that has held the media industry to account and fostered opportunities for...
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Charter School looks to add new building
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Updated, August 14The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School launched a new fundraising campaign last week, seeking to construct a multipurpose building to be used as performance and assembly space.School Director Pete Steedman said that...
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Sixteen ferry trips canceled over the weekend
News Daniel Greenman - 20
Updated August 12A combination of crew shortages and “unforeseen circ*mstances” led to 16 Steamship Authority cancellations over the weekend — one of the busiest travel days of the year — on the Martha’s Vineyard...
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Could recent scrutiny burden Island workforce housing?
News Daniel Greenman - 4
Tisbury’s top official is worried that recent scrutiny of some workforce housing projects in Vineyard Haven could lead to a wider loss of employee housing.Town administrator Jay Grande — noting in a letter to...
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