Tisbury
A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts — population 4,886 as of 2022.
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News in Tisbury
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...
Local Business
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…
Government & Civic
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.
Public Safety
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 —…
General
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,…
General
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…
GeneralIn and around Tisbury
See & do
- Crossfit Martha's Vineyard
- John G. Rogers Dog Park
- Mink Meadows Golf Club
- My Vineyard Elopement
- Tashmoo Boatyard & Crane Services
Eat, drink & stay
- Beach Road Restaurant
- Kulture Club Martha's Vineyard Kombucha
- Martha's Vineyard Family Campground
- Daniele's Fuel Inc
- Delicious MV Bakery
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Tisbury by the numbers
- Median age
- 52.9
- Households
- 1,912
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $74,113
- Median house value
- $993,600