Healey Square News Today

Vintage collectors still covet Ariel brand motorcycles to this day, but whatever happened to the company behind the bikes? We take a look at the rise and fall.

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 […]

Halloween in Oak Bluffs will be celebrated this year mainly on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 pm, with a rain date for the following day. The Oak Bluffs School pumpkin display will be on view in Healey Square during the events of the day, along with some scarecrows sponsored by the Friends of […]

The Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS)’s Take Back the Tap (TBT) program has grown its water bottle refill station network by seven locations since the spring. The tap program now has 34 stations, 29 of which have been installed by VCS. In Vineyard Haven, new stations can be found at the MV Chamber of Commerce, Chicken […]

The Oak Bluffs Post Office will be closed this weekend while Healey Square undergoes construction, according to a post by the Oak Bluffs Fire Department.  The closure will take place from 3 pm on Friday, March 31, until Monday, April 3, at 8:30 am. Construction at Healey Square began earlier this month. 

Lawrence-Lynch Corp. contractors dug into Healey Square on a drizzly Thursday as part of a years-long effort to redesign downtown Oak Bluffs. Construction began on Wednesday, March 1. A section of yellow caution tape blocked off most of the area, allowing pedestrian access to the post office and a sliver of the square connecting Kennebec […]

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, […]

Daily through Sunday, Dec. 18, 12 to 4 pm Featherstone’s 20th Annual Holiday Gift Show 30 Featherstone Ln., Oak Bluffs A one-stop holiday destination with handmade gifts from Island artists, including paintings, photographs, pottery, crafts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, soaps, dog goods, ornaments, cards, calendars, and stocking stuffers. Closed Thanksgiving Day. For details, visit featherstoneart.org.   […]

Circuit Ave. is closed Thursday due to construction crews pouring concrete, according to an alert from Oak Bluffs town website. The town is in the midst of its downtown streetscape project which is expanding sidewalks, altering 12 diagonal parking spots to parallel on Circuit Ave., and opening up Healey Square with a new design. The […]

Daily through Thursday, Dec. 16, 12 to 4 pm Featherstone’s 19th Annual Holiday Gift Show 30 Featherstone Ln., Oak Bluffs A one-stop holiday destination with handmade gifts from Island artists, including paintings, photographs, pottery, crafts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, soaps, dog goods, ornaments, cards, calendars, and stocking stuffers. It is open by appointment for up to […]