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Island scalloper David Berube is the latest Islander to show his support toward Ukraine, by painting his boat in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag. Other Islanders have shown their support for Ukraine in a variety of ways, such as spreading awareness about where to donate and gathering at Five Corners to wave […]

To the Editor:  Perhaps those gathering in Five Corners to support Ukraine have a point. But where have they been during the past 20 years when it was the U.S. eagerly and illegally invading/destroying one country after another (Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen), causing enormous violence and death? Why were there no calls at that point […]

A sea of blue and yellow enveloped Five Corners in Vineyard Haven on Saturday as dozens of Islanders gathered to show their support for the people of Ukraine. Passing cars honked approval for the crowd, many of whom stood doting the colors of the Ukrainian flag, many holding up signs expressing the urgency to support […]

Rain gardens at the citys Municipal Building campus, more trees at Washington Park, and a resilience corridor trail along Birch Plain Creek are some of

We were walking on Church Street in Vineyard Haven, climbing that hill, when we came to the crosswalk on Franklin Street. We looked both ways. There was an SUV coming toward the intersection but it was still beyond Clough Street. Plenty of distance, we thought, so we entered the crosswalk. Turns out the vehicle was […]

A community gathering is being organized on Saturday, March 5, at 1 pm at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven to show support for the people of Ukraine, according to an email from Carla Cooper. Cooper, along with Iya LaBunka, is organizing the community rally. “The world is shaken by this savage invasion, and people are […]

James Houle, the program director at the University of New Hampshire’s Stormwater Center, led a presentation about “innovative approaches” to municipal stormwater during a Monday Zoom event hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.  “I just wanted to talk about what climate change means to stormwater,” Houle said. “Naturally, it’s three things. We have sea level […]

To the Editor:  On Sunday, Feb. 20, at approximately 3:40 pm, a truck traveling at an excessive speed on State Road came within 5 to 6 inches of colliding with my body. I was walking on the sidewalk with my dog on the inside when I became aware of a rapidly approaching pickup truck (I […]

In Apple TV+'s latest drama, Severance, employees at a corporation have had their lives surgically divided. When they come to work, they have no memory of

The commission denied a zone change that a developer was seeking to build a five-story, mixed-use development in the neighborhood near Electric Boat.