News across Dukes County
Tension over the Oak Bluffs fishing pier
Swimmers often jump off the fishing pier, which has led to arguments over access for recreational fishermen. —Paul Bagnall Oak Bluffs fishing pier was specifically built for recreational fishing. —Paul Bagnall As Oak Bluffs looks at implementing a new security camera policy,…
A third of our food is never eaten. On the Vineyard, we can change that.
The Island throws away about 16 million pounds of food every year. —Courtesy Noli Taylor Imagine going to the grocery store and buying three bags of food. You carry two to the car, drop the third in the parking lot, and drive home without it. That is essentially what happens to…
Murdick’s closes Island storefronts
All three Murdick’s Fudge storefronts on the Island are officially closed, Kristi Graham, spokesperson for the Michigan-based company, told The Times Friday. Two of the three stores — in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs — have already been cleaned out...
Rain and wind flood week two of the Derby
Johnny Rogers and his mom Jeanne celebrated his Shore Triple Crown on Sunday night. —Lisa Belcastro Kevin Seger was all smiles weighing in a small bluefish after fishing through nor’easter. —Lisa Belcastro Oliver Valdes landed his first albie in three years during a weekend of…
Former fire chief’s suit against Tisbury falling apart
Former Tisbury Fire Chief Gregory Leland’s lawsuit against the town of Tisbury is at risk of dismissal after his former attorneys withdrew their representation, and he failed to appear at a hearing in July. A status review hearing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5 at 3 pm at the…
Groundbreaking at Bellevue
The ground was officially broken on the Bellevue Veterans Community, a neighborhood of 12 permanently affordable year-round rental homes for low- and moderate-income veterans, Thursday afternoon. The land, which is town-owned in Oak Bluffs, will also include a community room. The…
West Nile detected in Tisbury mosquito
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Friday that West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in a mosquito collected in Tisbury August 4. The mosquito was collected from the Veteran’s Memorial Park area in Tisbury.
New Donaroma’s operation raises environmental questions
Updated Oct. 1. Islanders may have noticed a new nursery pop up on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road recently; 17 acres of sparse activity suddenly featured bright green leaves peeking through landscaping fabric and work trucks with Donaroma’s signature circling in and out.
An Island inundated
It was a surprise to no one that Five Corners flooded this past weekend, and local officials were forced to close Beach Road for most of the day Saturday as an early-season nor’easter dumped between five and eight inches of rain on the Island. Other places across the Island —…
Goodbye and thank you
To the Editor: David and I, along with our dogs, Rufus and Ruffy, will be leaving Martha’s Vineyard and moving to Stonington, Conn. As much as we don’t want to leave, health issues make it a necessity. There is an Amtrak station five minutes from our new house, putting Boston,…
In response to ‘The time is now to fix Five Corners’
To the Editor: Regarding your editorial on flooding in Five Corners (Sept. 24): One would think any Third World country such as ours (joke joke) could easily rig up some hoses and pumps to drain water from flood spots to the nearby harbor as needed. Your editorial needs to inform…
Trump cuts to climate science leave us all vulnerable
The Island always feels vulnerable when extreme weather conditions like last weekend’s early-season nor’easter start heading our way. This time was no different, especially as forecasts became more and more dramatic and television meteorologists breathlessly updated viewers from…