The 1st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Islandwide Garden Competition, opening June 1 and continuing through July 31, 2022, has announced judges for the upcoming event. Donna Arold, board member and vice president of communications for the M.V. Garden Club, has loved “playing in the dirt” since she was a child and was introduced to gardening by […]
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MVC hears public and professional testimony on MVRHS fields
Second hearing includes input from environmental groups, grass experts, and coaches.
Alex Elvin, MVC Development of Regional Impact coordinator, gives an overview of the first phase of the prpoosed high school athletic fields project.
A public hearing held by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) Thursday night on phase one of the proposed Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) field project included testimony from environmental groups, grass experts, and several members of the school athletic community.
The project, which is currently being reviewed by the MVC as a development of regional impact (DRI), includes plans for one synthetic turf field surrounded by a 400-meter track, and one natural grass field, along with other components such as reconfigured parking, a grandstand and pressbox, and a field house.
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Wildlife experts solve security camera mystery
Recent security camera footage at a Tisbury home captured a small animal scampering through a yard. Baffled, the homeowner reached out to The Times, inquiring if it might be a weasel. The homeowner’s instincts were partly right. The creature was identified by Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society president Brian Athearn, Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary director Suzan Bellincampi, and BiodiversityWorks director Luanne Johnson as a river otter.
“Unbeknownst to most folks, river otters are quite agile on land and move long distances on overland routes across the Island,” Johnson emailed. “There are otter runs through the State Forest. It is mating season, but otters are moving around the Island throughout the year however, they are often doing so at night or around dawn [and] dusk.”