The front page of the newspaper has yellowed into a sepia tone in the frame that hangs in my office overlooking Vineyard Haven Harbor, but the words feel like they are still unusually current. That piece of our archive, preserved behind glass, holds the inaugural edition of The Martha’s Vineyard Times, dated May 3, 1984. […]
Now, 40 years since its founding, The Martha’s Vineyard Times once again doubles down to its news-gathering overwatch on Islanders’ behalf. And once again, although a new crowd is at the controls, the job is the same, and it is a familiar one. Newspapering is comfortably at home on Martha’s Vineyard. And because Islanders are […]
At 7:30 am, it’s a chilly 29°. The first workday in the New Year. Early morning light glistens as Stephen Bernier rolls a pushcart out to the parking lot of Cronig’s Market in West Tisbury, and with a push broom and dustpan, begins sweeping up. It’s a ritual he has done every morning except Sundays […]
Vineyard Haven residents Peter and Barbara Oberfest didn’t come into ownership of The Martha’s Vineyard Times with a background in newspapers. The two were looking to move to the Vineyard full-time from Philadelphia. But in the mid-1990s, the Oberfests became the publishers of the paper anyway, and for nearly three decades, they shepherded it through […]
The ownership of the Martha’s Vineyard Times is changing hands. Longtime publishers and owners Peter and Barbara Oberfest are selling the Island news organization to Steve Bernier, West Tisbury resident and longtime owner of Cronig’s Market, who is well-known for his community service and quiet support for philanthropic causes. The sale is expected to be […]