Island Light: Settling In
It’s that time of year. The mercury is dipping into the thirties at night. It’s not so cold that you can’t stand it, but it’s starting to push the limit. The heater has been unused for months, but this could be the time. So you’re left with the question: add another layer or give in and turn on the heat?
Trustees Teams Up With Museum For Brickyard Audio
The Trustees of Reservations and the Martha’s Vineyard Museum are seeking people with personal connections to the Brickyard in order to create a new audio tour of the Chilmark landmark.
Island Preacher Joins Growing Ranks of Woman Priests
Rev. Mary Michael Leahy takes the pulpit at the Unitarian Universalist Church twice a month to offer a Roman Catholic mass.
Short-Term Rental Regulations Headline Oak Bluffs Special Town Meeting
The proposed bylaw, one of 12 articles at the Dec. 1 special town meeting at the high school performing arts center, seeks to codify the lucrative rental industry hosted on platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo in the zoning regulations while also imposing restrictions on owners who rent their properties.
Ocean View Hotel Faces Historic Hurdle
A controversial plan for a new hotel in Oak Bluffs faces an uncertain future after a town historic committee refused to give it its blessing last month.
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Tisbury Eyes New Options for Town Hall
Tisbury officials got their first look Tuesday at a new potential solution to the chronic lack of adequate space for town offices, which now are…
Edgartown Adopts Residential Tax Exemption
The select board voted unanimously Monday in favor of enacting a 5 per cent residential tax rate exemption.
Vineyard Thanks Service Members on Veterans Day
Thirty veterans and first responders marched in the annual Veterans Day parade in Oak Bluffs Wednesday.
Lesser Charges Against Cotton Dropped
The district attorney is no longer pursuing the manslaughter charge against Aimee Cotton given the superseding murder indictment.
After Receiving a Helping Hand, Mike Sisco Gives Back
Mike Sisco washed ashore on the Vineyard 16 years ago in the midst of a life-threatening battle with drug and alcohol addiction. Now he is…
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Double Decker
From the November 10, 1950 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The old sail loft, commonly known as the Double Decker, at the head of the Vineyard Haven wharf, was auctioned Wednesday afternoon to Henry Cronig, whose high bid of $250 was believed an almost infinitesimal price for the historic two-story structure.
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