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On a day that felt more like Memorial Day than one week before Christmas, veterans gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven Friday to celebrate Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America has become a national event with cemeteries all across the country paying tribute at the holidays with wreaths. The effort started in 1992 […]

At a joint meeting Monday evening, three Tisbury committees endorsed W.T. Rich Co. of Newton as the top-ranked choice for the $55 million Tisbury School project’s construction manager at risk role. At the same meeting, the select board voted unanimously to begin contract negotiations with W.T. Rich.  Christina Opper, co-director of the management team hired […]

For some, it was a record-setting Derby — for others, it was a struggle to stay on the leaderboards, or even get a weighable fish. But, with 3,144 registered anglers having participated, and a new record of $76,000 in scholarship funds raised, the 76th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby closed out with a […]

As the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby draws to a close, folks are hurrying to land that prize-winning fish and top the leaderboards, which already hold some impressive catches.  For Derby president John Custer, the tournament represents much more than just good fishing or bad fishing — and whether you are putting your […]

Karen Custer was a math teacher and coach at Kimball Union Academy. She sang in a group at Meriden Congregational Church. She spent summers sailing off the coast of Maine, where her family had a home on an island in Penobscot Bay.In her early 50s, the...

Reefer, DWI, and Assault Arrests are all present in the booking report.

25 Times Queen Were Covered by Other Artists There’s no denying the enduring attraction of Queen’s music, but the fandom goes far beyond the average music lover. With distinctive songwriting, revolutionary recording techniques and one of the most iconic frontmen in rock history, the band crafted songs that continue to captivate generations of listeners. So it should come as no surprise that Queen have long been admired by fellow artists. And since imitation is the greatest form of flattery...

Image from Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection This week in history as reported by The Summit County Journal the week of Jan. 1, 1921. Mining operations good in 1920, despite late-year slowdown Mining in Summit County during the first half of the year was considerably more profitable than during the past six months, as lead and zinc prices slowly fell — causing several producers to cease production. The U.S. government’s standard price upon silver produced in the United States helped th...

As you said it, it will be razor-thin. >> sean: i will tell you that florida is too close to call. tennessee is looking good with marsha blackburn. this race in missouri with josh hawley is crucial to whether or not the republicans have a successful night in terms of keeping the senate. the same with indiana. joe donnelly -- if the libertarian wasnt in that race, he would lose by ten points. im hoping people understand that that is splitting the vote. then you go to john custer, his opponent is ...

bit for us. the health-care decision from the supreme court is imminent. what does the voting populace have to say about it and what is the trend or projection you can share with us about it? >> once the supreme court rules, the political antics could shift. it is a question of how much and to what extent. is it a question of the two year debate that led up to the lot? -- law? independent voters particularly want health care reform. they do not want the cost of health care. they feel t...