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Kevin Foster braved a dangerous riptide at Long Point last week to save his sons who were stuck in the strong current, officials confirmed.
It wasn’t long after novelist Salman Rushdie survived attempted murder that he wanted to tell the story.
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks summer baseball season came to an end Tuesday evening after losing in the first round of the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs to the Mystic Schooners.
The 49th Chilmark Road Race takes place this Saturday, August 8, with a 10:30 a.m. start time. The race down Middle Road has become a summer institution.
Monday evening’s rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the volunteers, businesses and guests who showed out to support Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard at their annual Hospice Soiree.
Steamship Plans New Rules for E-Bikes, Scooters
August 4, 2026
E-bicycles, e-tricycles and e-scooters are facing new Steamship Authority rules that could see some electric-vehicle riders turned away at the dock.
Author Series to Welcome Michelle Obama
July 27, 2026
The Martha’s Vineyard Author Series will feature former First Lady Michelle Obama at its August 23 event at the Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs.
Tisbury Closes Tashmoo Parking for Plover Chick Protection
July 18, 2026
At least one unfledged piping plover chick has made its way onto a public parking lot at Tashmoo Beach, leading the town of Tisbury to close the lot for up to two weeks.
MVC Deliberates on Katama Meadows Subdivision
July 13, 2026
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission discussed the controversial Edgartown subdivision last week for two hours before tabling final deliberations and a decision until the end of the July.
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From the July 31, 1913 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
And what would you say if in time the South Beach should become the potato paradise of the Vineyard — one long fifteen mile stretch of fine growing “spuds.”
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