Stay updated with breaking news from Jessica tartell. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The history of fiber arts on the Vineyard runs deep. Sheep were brought to the Island by European settlers as early as the 1600s. “Sheep were used for both meat and wool,” M.V. Museum’s research librarian, Bowdoin Van Riper, said. “At one point, there were 15,000 sheep on the Island, but that changed during the […] ....
A request for the retroactive approval of the demolition of a Tisbury house was met with mixed opinions Thursday evening during a public hearing of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC). While local historical commission members have called foul on plans to build a new four-story duplex at 33 Lagoon Pond Road, following the razing of […] ....
About 50 Tisbury and Island residents gathered at the town’s senior center late Thursday afternoon to express their thoughts on the Beach Road Weekend, a three-day music festival held in August. Unlike the praise-fest festival promoter Adam Epstein enjoyed at an October select board meeting when business leaders and concert goers provided feedback to the […] ....
Heard on Main Street: Laughter makes the world a happier place. Wishing everyone a happy Mother’s Day on Sunday. Celebrate all mothers, including your own. I remember as a child in Sunday school, we were each given a flower in a little pot to take home to our own mothers. And I probably shouldn’t admit […] ....
My Christmas shopping got a jump-start the other day when I wandered into Chicken Alley looking for cookie tins. I found them right away, but I found a whole lot more, too. Customers line up outside. When I get in, the first thing that amazes me is all of the holiday gear. There are ornaments […] ....