Updated March 28 While The Martha’s Vineyard Times was recognized for its work during the 2024 New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) convention over the weekend, one man was honored for his journalistic contributions in the region: former MV Times news editor George Brennan. At the Westin Waltham Boston hotel, Brennan was inducted into […]
If you know, you know. That symbol above alerts an editor that he’s reached “the end” of a story. Friday marks the end of my 42-year journalism story a career that spans parts of five decades. Yes, I started as a baby. My interest in journalism was launched by two reporters named Woodward and Bernstein. […]
Margaret Wise Brown, the “laureate of the nursery,” was born on May 23, 1910, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She wrote more than 100 children’s books, under her name and the pseudonym “Golden MacDonald.” She’s most well-known for “Good Night Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny,” but I particularly like this quote from “The Little Island”: “Nights and […]
Frances Therese (White) Kageleiry, of Dover, N.H., died early Saturday morning, March 19, 2022. She was 89, and a frequent visitor to Martha’s Vineyard over the past 40 years. Born on Oct. 10, 1932, to Philip White and Susan (Callahan) White, Fran attended St. Mary’s Academy for grammar school and high school, graduating in 1950. […]
Staff are coming, going, and switching roles at The MV Times. Publishers Peter and Barbara Oberfest recently announced a job change for associate publisher Jamie Kageleiry. Kageleiry will remain in a consultant role, working on special projects with the Oberfests, and will continue to edit Bluedot Living Magazine, which publishes four times in 2022. Features […]