Gimme that old-time baseball
Two dozen men in vintage baseball uniforms sauntered onto the field at Waban Park to turn back the clock by over a century on Saturday morning, carrying wooden bats and period-accurate baseballs in hand, ready to play the game as it was done in the 1800s. Baseball fans filled Waban Park in Oak Bluffs on…
Joy, energy, and spirit come together at Jewish culture festival
Music, both sacred and joyous, floated on a summer breeze across a field in West Tisbury Monday night as attendees of all ages mingled in tents dotting the field during Chabad on the Vineyard’s fourth annual Jewish Culture Festival. The festival, which took place at the residence of David and Deborah Reed near the Martha’s…
Tisbury sued for workplace retaliation allegations
A former Tisbury employee is suing the town over allegations of workforce retaliation with a complaint that is resurfacing conflict-of-interest questions over properties connected to an offshore wind developer. The complaint, filed in Dukes County Superior Court on Friday, seeks compensation for Amy Upton, former administrator of Tisbury planning board, over alleged retaliation, wrongful termination,…
A crossing of the Muskeget Channel
Updated July 29. For the second year in a row, a group of year-round and seasonal Islanders swam from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard as both a feat of endurance and a fundraiser for the Island’s youth swim programs. It took between seven and a half and eight hours for two relay groups, each with five…
Bus driver union threatens strike
As negotiations proceed for a contract for Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) bus drivers, the union representing these workers is threatening to call a strike to get better pay. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1548 announced last Friday that its members, which include local VTA drivers, voted to potentially hold a strike if a satisfactory contract…
Chasing shadows offshore
Updated July 29. CHATHAM — The water looked like glass as the center-console fishing boat, refitted for chasing sharks, left Ryder’s Cove at 9 am, motored past Chatham Bar through a natural inlet that moves with the shifting tides and entered what those on board call “shark country.” Greg Skomal made his way out to…
Zoning appeal reignites Cape Poge beach debate
An appeal questioning whether the Trustees of Reservations have the proper permitting to allow oversand vehicles in areas of Cape Poge managed by the conservation nonprofit has once again stirred up discord in Edgartown. While the Edgartown Select Board holds no decisionmaking power over this matter, it held a listening session on July 20 during…
Traffic builds up in Tisbury as drawbridge malfunctions
A mechanical issue that closed the Lagoon Pond drawbridge for hours and a vehicle crash near the bottom of Main Street caused severe traffic in Vineyard Haven Tuesday. At around 4 pm, The Times heard reports from several people that the automated safety barriers at the drawbridge, located between Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven, were…
Savoring the moment through Della Hardman Day
Beneath a white tent in Ocean Park on Saturday, stories of artist, educator, and activist Della Hardman filled the air. It was the 21st annual celebration of Hardman’s life, and the nearly 50 attendees reflected the phrase she used as a lifelong mantra: “Savor the moment.” Following Hardman’s passing at the age of 83 in…
Hospital to launch Island’s first alpha-gal research center
As cases of alpha-gal syndrome continue to rise on the Island, the first local center to study the condition is set to be opened by the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, in partnership with Boston’s Mass General Hospital (MGH). The multi-million dollar research center, the cost of which the hospital didn’t specify, is scheduled to open Oct.…
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Environment
Eversource shores up Island’s electrical demand
Eversource announced Monday that they officially completed an energy project to deliver more power to the Island. The Martha’s Vineyard Reliability Project and 91 Replacement Cable Project, a near-decade-long initiative that promised to deliver cleaner energy and substitute on-Island diesel generators, included a two-part cable submarine installation that finished in January. Now, those cables, which…
Health
New hire makes a dent in primary care shortage
After more than four decades in the medical field in Canada, longtime Vineyard summer resident Dr. Howie Rudner joined the Martha’s Vineyard Medical team this June as their newest primary care provider. The Vineyard community, which has a documented shortage of primary care physicians and long waitlists of patients, is federally recognized as a health…
Housing
Proposed shelter to heal residents through indigenous traditions
Aquinnah, the ancestral home of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, may become the host of the first native-run shelter in the state for indigenous women who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened the hearing for Aquinnah Headwaters, a campus on 7.76 acres that would house a program to…
Education
Charity swim raises more than $300,000 for Vineyard cancer center
As the sun rose on Meneshama beach on Saturday, hundreds of Islanders and visitors made their way into the cold Island water, riding the tide against cancer at the inaugural Martha’s Vineyard Swim Across America open-water swim. The event, led by two 17-year-old Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) students, Leah Thomson and Zoe Treitman,…
Politics
West Tisbury town administrator’s retirement plans raise budgetary concerns
After serving West Tisbury for more than two decades, town administrator Jennifer Rand announced she will be retiring. But with it came concerns about added expenses to the up-Island town. According to a letter from Rand, read by West Tisbury Select Board Chair Skipper Manter during a Wednesday meeting, she plans to retire by July…
Cops and Courts
Engine fire engulfs box truck in Edgartown
Nobody was hurt after an engine fire engulfed a delivery truck in Edgartown. Edgartown first responders responded to a box-style delivery truck that was on fire on Barnes Road near the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Business Park entrance. Edgartown Police Sgt. Ryan Ruley said this occurred around 5:30 pm last Thursday. Edgartown Police directed traffic while…
Immigration
On fishing and freedom
The father and his son had always been knotted together through a shared love of fishing, a narrative throughline from their homeland in Brazil and throughout their journey as immigrants to America. When his son was just a little boy, the father provided him with a bamboo pole to go for tilapia in the pond…
Ferry and transportation
SSA restarts renewable fuel test run
After almost a yearlong hiatus, the Steamship Authority (SSA) restarted its pilot program to fuel its largest ferry with a renewable diesel fuel. The SSA board unanimously approved the ferry line’s purchase of RD99 at an unbudgeted cost of $165,000 to fuel the Island Home, its largest vessel, on Tuesday, July 21. This would cover…
Opinion
Keep the buses rolling
The epic traffic jams that clogged the Island after the Lagoon Pond drawbridge malfunctioned on Tuesday were just one more reminder — as if we needed one — that we…
Why has signage for the lone star tick taken so long to post on the Island?
To the Editor: After visiting the Island in June, I wrote to 24 select board and department of health members, voicing my concerns about the lack of signage for the…
Killing is never the answer
To the Editor: Fear can do terrible things. It can build into hate, and translate into killing. Many now spray their green spaces in the hopes of suppressing ticks —…
