Edgartown planning board tells MVC to butt out
Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) Executive Director Adam Turner got an earful from members of the Edgartown planning board Tuesday night, who said that too often the regional permitting and planning...
View ArticleHob Knob Inn is sold for $4.9 million to off-Island hoteliers
The Hob Knob Inn on Main Street in Edgartown is under new ownership as of last Friday. Owner Maggie White sold the property to Vic Partners, LLC, for $4.9 million and the business for an undisclosed...
View ArticleEdgartown anticipates tax rate hike of 15 cents
The Edgartown board of assessors told selectmen Monday they anticipate an increase in the property tax rate from the current rate of $3.47 per $1,000 to $3.62 per $1,000 of assessed value in fiscal...
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Horse lovers seek to create nonprofit riding center at Misty Meadows
A group of Martha’s Vineyard equestrians has taken on the task of creating a nonprofit community center to train Islanders of all ages in horsemanship, and to facilitate therapeutic equine counseling....
View ArticlePolly Hill Arboretum added to National Register of Historic Places
The Polly Hill Arboretum (PHA) announced it is now listed on the National Park Service’s (NPS) Register of Historic Places as the Polly Hill Arboretum Historic District. It was added to the list in...
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Whaling Church renovation gets crowning touch, and reveals some surprises
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View ArticleConservation Society asks Edgartown to support plastic bag ban
Edgartown selectmen agreed at a regular Monday evening to push forward a draft bylaw from the Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) that would ban plastic shopping bags less than 4 mils (4/1000ths of an...
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IHT breaks ground for Water Street affordable housing project
At noon Wednesday, Tisbury and Island officials and representatives of the Island Housing Trust (IHT) broke ground on a project to construct an apartment building with six affordable housing units on...
View ArticlePolice tactical team will train at Edgartown movie theater Thursday
The Martha’s Vineyard Tactical Response Team will engage in a training exercise at the Edgartown Cinemas on Main Street at approximately 11 am Thursday. The police exercise has been scheduled for some...
View ArticleEdgartown selectmen approve inaugural “Teddy Bear Trot” 5K
Edgartown selectmen at their regular meeting Monday evening approved a “Teddy Bear Trot” fun run 5K to raise funds for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club. The run will be a part of the monthlong...
View ArticleGas prices remain low most elsewhere but on Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts motorists are still able to find gas for less than $2 a gallon as they head into the holiday driving season, according to State House News service. AAA Northeast reported Monday that...
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Vineyard Tactical Response Team hones emergency readiness
On a warm summer day, or when the cold northeast winds blow in the winter, Martha’s Vineyard may seem far removed from the types of public safety threats, including terrorism, rattling communities...
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Checklist review generates complaints of much MVC meddling
Businesspeople, property owners, developers, builders, architects, and town planners — most anyone with a building project on Martha’s Vineyard — follow a permitting route that begins with the local...
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Edgartown pitbull quarantined after unprovoked attack on neighbor
Paulo Miranda of High Road in Edgartown was treated at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for a dog bite after a 5-year-old gray pitbull named Jaxx ran up to him and bit him on the arm as he walked to his car...
View ArticleEdgartown capital program committee recommends $1.7 million plan
The Edgartown capital program committee recommended a series of capital projects totaling $1.7 million to selectmen at a regular meeting on Monday night. The projects will all appear on the April...
View ArticleOn the job six months, Oak Bluffs School principal resigns
Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea confirmed Tuesday that Oak Bluffs School Principal John Rizzo resigned on Tuesday and will leave the Island Wednesday. Megan Farrell,...
View ArticleThree Island churches open doors to homeless
From Jan. 1 to March 31, three Island churches will open their doors on a rotating basis to any individual in need of a warm place to stay, seven nights a week, between 7 pm and 7 am. Men, women, and...
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New and overdue, Edgartown library anticipates late winter opening
The director of the Edgartown Free Public Library said that if all goes as expected, work will begin next month on the move from the Carnegie building on North Water Street, the library’s home since...
View ArticleFree breakfasts available to Martha’s Vineyard students over winter break
Les Holcomb of Edgartown has taken it upon himself to fund and coordinate a pilot program he dubbed “Just in Case,” intended to supplement affordable food available to students who depend on the free...
View ArticleParents’ appeal to Martha’s Vineyard community raises over $20,000
Five days after he was born, and one day after Christmas, Islander Clayton Jerome Healy died on Dec. 26 due to complications suffered during his birth, following an emergency cesarean section that...
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