The Martha's Vineyard Times
Go Vineyarders?
What is a Vineyarder? What else comes to mind, aside from rows upon rows of grapevines ready to be made into wine across the...
State Forest project bids pushed to fall
The first phase of a plan to cut white pine plantations in the State Forest was pushed back months after the bid process, which...
Primary care available at Martha’s Vineyard Medical
To the Editor:
Sarah Shaw Dawson’s article on rising health insurance costs captured an important challenge facing many Islanders. However, I want to address a...
A message from the SSA general manager
To the Editor:
As many of you know, the Steamship Authority is implementing a new reservation system as part of its True North Initiative and...
Navigator Homes welcomes first residents
In a milestone for a project seven years in the making, Navigator Homes welcomed its first residents into its facility last week.
Navigator Homes in...
Helen (Meeks) Leon-Guerrero
Helen (Meeks) Leon-Guerrero, 61, of Martha’s Vineyard passed away peacefully among loved ones in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2026.
Helen was a...
Leonard Donaroma
Leonard Donaroma (“Lenny”) passed away peacefully Feb. 4, 2026.
Born August 1, 1946, Lenny was a fourth-generation Vineyarder. A graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Linda Jean Rose
Linda Jean Rose of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home on Feb. 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 79.
A...
Shirley B. Howell
Shirley B. Howell of West Tisbury passed away peacefully, with support from her loving family, on Feb. 4, 2026, at the age of 86.
A...
Stillpoint’s First-Birthday Fundraiser, featuring Livingston Taylor
Stillpoint, a community-centered nonprofit organization in West Tisbury, is celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of its barn with a concert by Livingston...
Spread Love: A community art project giving back to Hospice
Local artist M-C Lamarre has launched Spread Love, a participatory community art project benefiting Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard (HPCMV). Inspired by...
Live at the Katharine Cornell Theatre: The Tristan Israel Band!
The Vineyard Haven Public Library welcomes the Tristan Israel Band for an evening of mainly original tunes written by Tristan Israel in true “Americana”...
MV Bank Charitable Foundation and Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation scholarships
Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Scholarship applications are now open and will be accepted through March 19, 2026.
College Scholarships: Four annual $12,000 awards for...
Recordings of ticks and tick-borne-disease programs available
Since September 2024, the Vineyard Haven library and the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program have presented a series of virtual information programs on tick ecology...
Academic honors
Academic honorsDean’s list
Sydney S. Emerson of West Tisbury, at Clark University.
Poet’s Corner: Poem for the Islanders We’ve Prematurely Lost This Year
Poem for the Islanders We’ve Prematurely Lost This Year
By Jordan Wallace
I keep hearing, There aren’t words,”
and that’s true.
But the interior life is real, and...
Real Estate Transactions: Feb. 2 – Feb. 6
Edgartown
Feb. 5, Hazem H. Mahmoud and Pamela J. Mahmoud sold 0 Harborside Inn Condo Unit 515 Week 38 to Diane L. Dongarra and Daniel...
Sarah Shaw Dawson Concert
On Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 pm, catch Sarah Shaw Dawson at the West Tisbury library for a concert. Sarah Shaw Dawson is a...
VTA photo contest
The Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) is seeking photos from the community. Calling all riders, residents, and visitors to submit VTA-related photos for the chance...
Icy harbor disrupts Chappy Ferry
Icy water from weeks of cold temperatures is forcing the Chappy Ferry to remain extra cautious when deciding whether or not to sail between...