News across Greater Vineyard Haven
Harvest, in Islander hands
October on this Island has a rhythm to it, and this year that rhythm runs through our historical buildings. On Oct. 10 and 11, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Grange Hall in West Tisbury fills up with tables of handmade goods for the Vineyard Artisans Fall Festival. On the 25th, the…
Richard North Patterson’s ‘Tripwires’
From his seasonal perch in a rural corner of West Tisbury, Richard North Patterson has spent more than 30 years writing 25 books. They include legal and political novels that traverse terrain that runs far from the Island, as well as a trilogy of novels that explore family…
Martha’s Vineyard Medical pilots tick-related stress management group
Updated Sept. 28, 6:50 pm. Martha’s Vineyard Medical’s Tick Center is piloting a Mindfulness and Stress Management Group program for its patients with alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease that starts next month.
It’s all exciting
Charlie Esposito has nearly completed building a modular synthesizer that he can play music on. —Dena Porter Charlie Esposito illustrates his stories and cooking recipes. —Dena Porter Charlie builds his modular synthesizer in his spare time. —Dena Porter Charlie plays many…
Robert F. Cimeno Jr.
Robert F. Cimeno Jr. of Tisbury, and recently of Brunswick, Maine, passed away on August 30, 2026, just before his 64th birthday. He was born in Boston to Robert and Patricia Cimeno on August 31, and settled on Martha’s Vineyard several years later as the oldest of six children.…
Services Saturday for Mildred Scott
A celebration of life for Mildred Scott will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 4 pm at Sunset Lake Hill in Oak Bluffs. Millie died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 91.
Donna Ducatt Souza
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donna Ducatt Souza. She left this world on Sept. 9, 2026, after a courageous two-year battle with leukemia. Donna was a free spirit who loved travel and horticulture, but most of all, her family. She leaves behind her three…
Robert Hale Morrison
Robert Hale Morrison (“Bob”), 86, of Naples, Fla., and Oak Bluffs died peacefully on August 2, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born in Waltham on April 10, 1940, Bob was raised in Belmont, one of seven children of John Christopher and Margaret Matheson Morrison, alongside his…
Edgartown residents push back on ancient way plan
Eastern half of proposed path. —Courtesy Land Bank Western half of proposed path. —Courtesy Land Bank A plan by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank to cut a public footpath through an ancient way known as Swimming Place Path is before town officials after a year of no action by the…
The weddings that weathered the storm
September rolled in with peace and subtlety. The light was golden, the beaches were still inviting, and the Island had taken its first deep breath after August. There were weddings under blue skies, parties that could spill outdoors without a second thought, and evenings warm…
Washout nor’easter
As a rainbow arched over Vineyard Haven Harbor Monday afternoon, an early-season nor’easter began to exit from the Cape and islands. The storm, which brought wind gusts as high as 60 mph, finally ended after between five and eight inches of rain was dumped on the Island over the…
Opioid settlement funds could bridge some health gaps
Back when now-Gov. Maura Healey was the Massachusetts attorney general, in July 2021, she sued opioid distributors, manufacturers, and pharmacies for their prescription practices, which the state argued contributed to a national opioid crisis. What resulted was a settlement of…