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. […]
The Minute newsletter and the special section “Voices on the Housing Crisis” were just a couple of the first place awards The Martha’s Vineyard Times received during the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition (NENPA) awards banquet over the weekend in Waltham. The event took place at the Westin Waltham Boston hotel […]
It can be tough for folks who first visit Martha’s Vineyard to visualize another smaller and even more rustic Island just a stone’s throw away (maybe literally, if you’ve got a good arm). Even tougher still for people to imagine that the tiny Island of Chappaquiddick is home to one of America’s oldest golf courses […]
Most Islanders have heard of the Oak Bluffs information booth, and even how it got a paint job last May (if not, get caught up at bit.ly/MVT OBbooth). But ever wonder what is actually inside? That was uncovered with the help of Leo Gagnon, a three-year veteran of the booth who now runs it. Operated […]
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) issued a public service announcement around the Island to encourage cyclists to ride S.M.A.R.T. and create awareness among the biking and motorists community as a destination for recreational cyclists of all abilities. BPAC is a sub-committee of the joint transportation committee, falling under the larger umbrella of […]