Ralph Kirkham Safford III (“Kirk”) of West Tisbury passed away in Boston on Jan. 10, 2024, with his wife, Kristine, by his side. Born in Boston on Oct. 26, 1942, to Nancy B. French Safford and Ralph Kirkham Safford II, he spent much of his youth between New Haven, Conn., and Martha’s Vineyard. It was […]
The Federated Church in Edgartown has sold Mayhew Parsonage, located at 75 South Water St., for $9 million. According to the deed, signed on April 21, the property was sold to Isabelle Lew, trustee of Poppy Drive Realty Trust, and an attorney at Reynolds, Rappaport, Kaplan & Hackney, LLC, in Edgartown. The parsonage is not […]
West Tisbury voters made it clear they have had enough of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) field lawsuit. The West Tisbury annual spring town meeting was held on Tuesday night at West Tisbury School. Among the 49 warrant articles, an amendment was approved to reduce West Tisbury’s share of the high school budget […]
Emily Bramhall, the executive director of Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, will be retiring by the end of the year. Bramhall originally joined the foundation as a board member in 2008, which was when it was still called the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard. Bramhall was the board chair when she transitioned to acting executive director […]
West Tisbury voters voted overwhelmingly, 352-11, to approve a proposed zoning bylaw that would restrict the size of future houses during the town’s 2022 town meeting. According to the warrant article, the bylaw takes effect on Wednesday, June 1. Before the meeting went through the 51 warrant articles, West Tisbury meeting moderator Dan Waters asked […]