Representatives of the Vineyard Montessori School in Vineyard Haven are scheduled to be before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday, Feb. 1, pitching the construction of a new building as they look to consolidate and expand their childcare offerings. The new, one-story building would add four classrooms to increase the amount of space available for […]
Select board members in West Tisbury are considering reducing the size of the quorum needed for town meetings. West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand proposed a warrant article to change the current quorum from five percent of registered voters to simply 75 registered voters during a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 24. Rand said the annual town […]
Aquinnah resident Claus Smith is a sophomore at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS), and is already quite the seasoned potter. Although Smith took pottery in eighth grade, he dove in more deeply as a freshman. “I took ‘Crafts and Sculpture’ class, and that’s when I really got interested,” Smith said. “My older brother, Clyde, […]
Clifton Hillman Athearn, a native son of West Tisbury, died on Dec. 12, 2023, at his home in West Tisbury. He was born about a half-mile from there in 1923, the youngest of four children, including Elmer (Mike), Leonard, and Louise. The farmhouse he was born in, now the home of Simon and Robyn Athearn, […]
Chilmark will hold a special town meeting later this month to potentially take steps toward building a new, two-classroom preschool. The Chilmark Select Board voted 2-0 on Tuesday to approve a single-article special town meeting warrant. Board member Marie Larsen was absent from the meeting. The single article asks residents to consider voting to approve […]