MVY Radio is looking to improve its signal strength in the up-Island area by installing a new, 60-foot antenna at the Chilmark Fire Station on North Road property The Chilmark Select Board approved referring the proposal to the Chilmark Zoning Board of Appeals with a site visit during a Tuesday evening meeting in a 2-0 […]
Sparks flew during a graduation ceremony intended to celebrate the successful completion of an Islandwide firefighter training course this week, after an Island fire chief accused the county’s fire training council of inflicting undue bias on a Brazilian candidate. The event, which took place in the cafeteria at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on […]
Chilmark’s select board voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold a special town meeting on Sept. 26 at 7 pm. The sole business of the meeting will be to secure $44,000 in funding for Phase II of the town’s commercial wharf project in Menemsha. That project is geared toward replacing about 700 feet of dock and […]
An individual from the FV Susan Rose went missing early Friday morning as the vessel was passing near Nomans Land en route to New Bedford. The Coast Guard received a call about the missing fisherman at 1:39 am, according to Petty Officer Ryan Noel, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard’s First District. Noel said the […]
Chilmark Fire Chief Jeremy Bradshaw has attained fire chief’s accreditation. “The Massachusetts Fire Service Commission granted accreditation to Chief Jeremy Bradshaw of the Chilmark Fire Department on April 21, 2022, who has demonstrated the required fire service experience, education, and certifications for accreditation,” a release states. “This accreditation is granted through the Massachusetts Fire Service […]