Highlighting truth in a “post-truth era”
News Julia Goujiamanis - 0
A conversation about uncovering truth in a “post-truth era” kicked off this year’s Islanders Write series on Sunday night at Featherstone.The opening talk was moderated by MV Times publisher Charles Sennott and featured a...
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Ag Fair brings big smiles, new flavors
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
This year’s 162nd annual Ag Fair, put on by the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society, welcomed visitors and Islanders of all ages to enjoy rides, eats, and farming installations.The fair’s typical rides and games could...
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Flash flooding reported at Five Corners
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
UpdatedA rain storm led to flash flooding along Beach Road and Five Corners in Vineyard Haven on Monday afternoon. Water had reached the doors of a few area businesses by the early afternoon, though...
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Island’s 2nd Blockchain Braintrust Retreat
News Julia Goujiamanis - 0
Bringing together policymakers and Black leaders in the crypto industry, panelists at last week’s second annual Blockchain Braintrust Retreat in Vineyard Haven addressed the skepticisms behind crypto, and discussed the ways it could potentially...
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‘One of the sweetest souls’
News Sam Houghton - 0
Colleagues, friends and family are describing the 41-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman that died in Thursday’s moped accident as kind and full of positive energy.Julie Harris, who grew up north of Chicago, was the senior...
Seth Meyers to host benefit for Chilmark Preschool
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
Late-night host and Chilmark homeowner Seth Meyers is set to perform a benefit show for the Chilmark Preschool on August 28.The event, which will take place at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center, aims...
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Celebrating summer
News Sam Houghton - 1
Photos by Luke DiOrioOak Bluffs held its annual firework display on Friday evening over Ocean Park.
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Ag Fair is on
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
The 162nd Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s Ag Fair opened on Thursday morning.The fairgrounds will be open from now until Sunday, operating between 10 am to 11 pm on Friday and Saturday and closing at...
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Aquinnah eases dog restrictions on Philbin Beach
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 4
Dog lovers gained ground at Tuesday’s Aquinnah select board meeting.Dogs can now enjoy Philbin Beach with their owners before 9 am and after 6 pm, spanning from Memorial Day to mid-October.The daily hours were...
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The show goes on despite ferry challenges
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
Oak Bluffs’ annual fireworks display, a pinnacle of the summer season, encountered a small snag after multiple ferry cancellations on Thursday, caused by a crew shortage.Oak Bluffs town administrator Wendy Brough told the Times...
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Digging into the art, craft, and business of writing at Islanders Write
News Kate Feiffer - 0
Songwriter John Forté, documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter, author and founder of the Black Doctors Consortium Dr. Ala Stanford, and media entrepreneur John Battelle will join MV Times publisher Charles Sennott for a discussion about...
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Andrea’s Auto to close
News Julia Goujiamanis - 8
Inside Andrea Dello Russo’s spray-painted garage — with walls covered in chunky letters and animated designs — loads of auto repair equipment and motorcycles fill up the space, set aside for fixing.In the doorway...
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Coastal climate change experiment postponed
News Hayley Duffy - 11
A novel climate change mitigation experiment that raised concerns among some regional environmental entities and local fishery groups has been postponed potentially to next summer.The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, or WHOI, originally hoped to...
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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
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Updated, August 16Local 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...
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Impacted by clearing, public defender sees increase in charges against homeless
News Hayley Duffy - 29
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 - 10
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 - 14
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 - 5
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 - 6
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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