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To the Editor: The Oak Bluffs Association would like to thank all the individuals and businesses who helped make Light Up Oak Bluffs so special and memorable. We would like to publicly thank our sponsors, Friends of Oak Bluffs and Martha’s Vineyard Bank, for helping finance the event. Also, the boots on the ground, like […]

It’s indeed that joyous time of year, as the Island Community Chorus’s annual holiday concert delights us at the Old Whaling Church on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 pm, and 3 pm on Sunday, Dec. 3. Given the vast array of pieces, I wasn’t surprised to hear from director William Peek that the group of […]

The Oak Bluffs Association will launch the annual “Light Up Oak Bluffs” Thanksgiving weekend celebration in downtown Oak Bluffs on Saturday, Nov. 25.  There will be an array of shopping, dining, and activities, capped by the annual Holiday Tree Lighting at 6:30 pm, followed by Santa’s arrival. Throughout the day, merchants and the Oak Bluffs […]

I listen to podcasts and the radio on weekend mornings while doing inside-the-house chores. Sometimes I hear things that I want to puzzle over with someone. My brain doesn’t retain exact quotes. I remember the topic was thinking about the experience of living, and what we want most deeply is to experience life in a […]

To the Editor: The Oak Bluffs Association wants to send out a huge “thank you” to all the people, families, businesses, and members of the OBA who made “Light Up Oak Bluffs” so special this year. Truly a great time was had by all, we couldn’t have had more fun. Special thanks to Brian Weiland, […]

An increasing number of amplified music permit requests are putting the Oak Bluffs select board between rock and a hard place.  At their Tuesday meeting, the board heard from Leeza Singh, representing the Cannes Can Diversity Collective, who requested permission to use amplified sound for three consecutive nine-hour days at Waban Park. Signh additionally requested […]

Head to the Oak Bluffs Elementary School on Friday, May 13, or Saturday, May 14, from 7 to 8:30 pm, or on Sunday, May 15, from 2 to 3:30 pm, for a production of the musical “Annie Jr.,” performed by students, teachers, and community members. The presentation is directed by Taffy McCarthy, with musical direction […]

To the Editor: Wow! Were we ever impressed when my husband, Jamie, and I attended the Winter Concert at the PAC at MVRHS the week before Christmas. What a treat to see all the kids performing and getting much-deserved recognition as a group, but also as individuals stepping forward for those solo pieces. But we […]

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Dr. Virgil Orr, 98, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, April 24, 2021. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Interment will follow in the Douglas Cemetery in Choudrant, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. A visitation was held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Virgil was born in February, 1923, and reared in Glenmora, where he graduated fr...

The Marthas Vineyard Times 1 of 126 Mike Alberice braves the cold after the Freezin’ for a Reason 5K at Long Point Wildlife Refuge. The race benefited veterans and the West Tisbury School Scholarship Fund. — Lexi Pline Gannon and Benjamin opened their doors to guests to celebrate the Vineyard Haven wooden boatbuilders 40th anniversary. — Lexi Pline Brian Packish, who was Oak Bluffs selectmen chair at the time, read a prepared statement about then-Fire Chief John Rose and the c...