Travel ban lifted for Dukes County, still in state of emergency
Updated Feb. 24, 4:03 pm A travel ban for Dukes County, issued at 6 pm Monday as a result of a historic blizzard that took the Island by force, was…
Two big lottery winners in two weeks
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1097476,1097475″] Within two weeks, two separate Islanders won big in the state lottery purchased at local…
Explosion exercise tests Island’s emergency response
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1097466,1097464,1097470,1097467,1097469,1097465,1097468″] A loud bang echoed through Oak Bluffs on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a…
PFAS proliferate in Island talks
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, colloquially called PFAS, are everywhere. These chemicals can be very dangerous, even carcinogenic. Not only are…
State inspector general to visit Vineyard about SSA shortfalls
The state inspector general is headed to the Vineyard next week to discuss his investigation into the Steamship Authority (SSA)…
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Vineyard baseball beats Nantucket in home opener
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1097167,1097168,1097169,1097166,1097172,1097165,1097170,1097171″] The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) spring sports season launched into full swing on…
Vineyard tennis falls to Cape Cod Academy
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1097145,1097144″] The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) boys varsity tennis team kicked off their season…
Waylon Sauer’s memory lives on through annual basketball tournament
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1096859,1096858,1096857,1096856,1096855,1096854,1096852,1096851,1096850,1096849,1096848,1096847,1096846,1096845,1096844,1096843,1096842,1096841″] Three years after the unexpected death of Waylon Madison Sauer, a beloved 17-year-old Martha’s Vineyard…
Island runner sets world record in search of purpose
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1096730,1096731,1096727″] Sam Fetters, a West Tisbury resident and a senior at Amherst College, set out three…
Island bowlers earn state championship
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1096409,1096408,1096407,1096406″] Two Island bowlers on the Martha’s Vineyard Special Olympics bowling team walked away as state…
Visual Arts
Raw beauty
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1087376,1087374,1087370,1087371,1087372,1087373,1087379,1087378,1087375″] “Always, the sea is not far from my mind,” says Jamie Fishman, whose photography exhibit is on view at the Feldman Family Artspace in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center through Nov. 30. The show, curated by Featherstone Center for the Arts, reflects Fishman’s early fascination…
Master of iconography
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1077139,1077138,1077137,1077136,1077135,1077134,1077133″] Cindy Kane’s paintings are powerful in their striking, intricately rendered imagery and commanding size. Her masterful use of materials and evocative iconography will be on display at the Granary Gallery from August 7 through 20, where she will be exhibiting alongside Daryl Royster Alexander, Jeanne…
‘Light & Form’: A dialogue between bronze and sea
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1075679,1075672,1075676,1075675,1075678,1075674,1075677″] The Louisa Gould Gallery in Vineyard Haven celebrates the vibrant energy of summer with “Light & Form,” a new dual exhibition featuring timeless pieces by internationally acclaimed bronze sculptor Gwen Marcus and luminous seascapes done by local realist painter Sean Roach. Together, their works offer…
Nisa Mars exhibit at Feldman Family Artspace at the MV Film Center
INSERT IGNORE INTOllery td_select_gallery_slide=”slide” ids=”1071850,1071851,1071854,1071855,1071853,1071852″] You can almost feel the warm, moist air and the alluring scent of the tropics when you enter Nisa Mars’s new exhibition, “‘Okika.” The word translates from Hawaiian as “orchids,” and the show runs through July 13, curated by the Featherstone Center for the Arts…
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