Circuit Ave News Today

  It’s an annual right of spring and perhaps more American than apple pie: opening day for Little League — and it was a little special on the Island this year with the parade coming back for the first time since the pandemic. On Saturday morning over 230 Martha’s Vineyard Little Leaguers, past and present, […]

The Martha’s Vineyard Little Leaguers will also begin playing ball in the coming weeks, with their Opening Day Parade scheduled for Saturday, April 27th. The Parade will start at 9:30 at the Oak Bluffs Police Department and head down Circuit Ave., finishing at Veira Park. A rain day is scheduled for Sunday, April 28th. “Over […]

In case you didn’t hear, The Times’ office was completely flooded, not once but twice. The first time it fried my computer, the second time it took out our server and the backup computer I was working on. Currently, I’ve got myself set up on the last machine in the office with the capabilities to […]

“We have to make the choice — every single day — to exemplify the truth, the respect, and the grace that we wish for this world.” –Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi, in 1954. She did not have an easy childhood; she was born to a teenage mother and a […]

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 […]

Tipping Lord knows I believe in tipping. I may be poor, but I’m not cheap. In fact, I usually overtip to make up for the parsimonious ways of my fellow senior citizens who live on a fixed income. Until capitalism pays each according to their need, I believe that those who do a little extra […]

Despite pleas from a number of Oak Bluffs business owners, the town’s select board will be moving forward with the implementation of a new alcohol policy, requiring that bars move up last call and close half an hour earlier. The policy, which mirrors that of Edgartown establishments, will be going into effect on Sunday. Both […]

Oak Bluffs is getting ready for the annual Circuit Avenue street fair known as Tivoli Day. It’s slated for Saturday September 16th Tivoli Day is a celebration of community, arts and crafts, tasty bites, music, and more and it’s free events.  Circuit Ave will be closed to vehicular traffic for the day for pedestrian for […]

An Oak Bluffs man out on bail led police on a chase down Circuit Ave Wednesday after being issued with an arrest warrant for drug possession. According to police, Michael Pacheco, 36, who’d been indicted recently on an open drug case, attempted to evade apprehension after recognizing the detective who had been staking him out […]

Oak Bluffs is gearing up for the second annual Pride Parade, set for Saturday, June 10, from 2 to 6 pm.  Last year, hundreds of Islanders gathered en masse for the first-ever Pride Parade held on Martha’s Vineyard. LGBTQ community members and allies alike made their way through Oak Bluffs before convening around Ocean Park’s […]