Daniel Greenman News Today

Last week we reported on a Feb. 1 Edgartown School committee meeting where more than 200 parents, attending in person and online, fumed about the school’s administration (“Frustrations rising at Edgartown School,” Feb. 8), citing a lack of communication, and raising concerns about the school’s handling of a growing English language learning program.  The day […]

In late January, mating pairs of bald eagles are scoping for possible nesting sites, including on Martha’s Vineyard. Because it seems easier, they often make their home in a vacant osprey nest.  And, according to a local wildlife biologist, that is the reason why the Vineyard hasn’t hosted a baby bald eagle in local memory. […]

A planned outdoor taquería at the historic Old Stone Bank property in Vineyard Haven is slated to be open for summer, according to developer Sam Dunn. Dunn has also been working on a sit-down restaurant inside the main Old Stone Bank building, to be open for summer 2025 with seating for 85 patrons.  The taquería, […]

Over 100 Chilmark voters unanimously approved a lease for the town’s preschool project, the sole warrant article in a special town meeting Monday night.  With town meeting approval, a new building for the Chilmark Preschool is planned for completion in September 2025. The planned building is a response to pressures from rising enrollment in the […]

After phase one of construction on the Aquinnah playground completed in November, the town is considering a cost of $250,000 for a second building phase.  This next phase is planned to include submarine and pirate ship structures, a toddler swing set, xylophones, and more. The playground is part of the ongoing Aquinnah Town Center project, […]

With the upcoming presidential election in mind, concerned citizens rallied at the Oak Bluffs roundabout this Saturday, Jan. 6, on the three-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Just over a dozen demonstrators displayed homemade signs warning against hate and fascism, and highlighting the election’s importance. The event was held by Indivisible M.V., […]

Simon and Robyn Athearn, owners of Morning Glory farm, are looking to build a new production barn as well as five new cabins on Road to Great Neck Road in West Tisbury, which they plan to use as employee housing. Since Simon Athearn bought the property from his family in 2011, he says that Morning […]

Chabad on the Vineyard held its second annual Owen Park menorah lighting on Tuesday evening, with festive foods, music, and plenty of light. Over 50 event-goers of all ages enjoyed hot soup, latkes, and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), as well as take-home menorah kits. A large inflatable dreidel also spun around through the event, moved by […]

On Sunday, Tisbury resident Melly Meadows McCutcheon, with help from two friends, planted dozens of daffodil bulbs in the raised islands of the Vineyard Haven Post Office parking lot. Meadows, who wants to plant 15,000 bulbs in total across the Vineyard, is one week into her efforts for this season. She says that she planted […]

Sunday evening, the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center hosted its “Hanukkah and All That Jazz” event, featuring a live duet, a sing-along, and classic Hanukkah foods for the holiday’s fourth night. Attendees were encouraged to bring their own menorahs, to be lit together along with the hanukkiah at the Hebrew Center. More than 50 attendees on […]