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Donation funds Heritage Trail plaque replacement - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Plans are in motion to replace a plaque reported stolen from the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Heritage Trail earlier this month, thanks to an anonymous Chilmark resident who covered the $1,000 cost. The missing plaque at Great Rock Bight Preserve honored Rebecca Amos, a formerly enslaved woman who died there on land that she owned. The […]

Charter school to puff up theatrics at the Grange - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Magical theatrics await the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) this coming weekend in West Tisbury.  MVPCS students will be running a performance of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” which is a parody play of the Harry Potter series.  The story follows a set of students […]

High school to host job fair - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Charter School celebrates Baccalaureate program - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Winter writing - The Martha's Vineyard Times

It’s wintertime. It’s cold. It gets dark at an absurdly early hour. What better time to light a fire under your inner muse? The upcoming literary arts workshops at Featherstone Center for the Arts are offering us the opportunity to do just that. First up, starting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, will be the online “Memoir […]

Snow delays opening for Vineyard schools - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha’s Vineyard public schools are experiencing a two-hour delay on Tuesday. According to Martha’s Vineyard assistant superintendent John Stevens, the delays were due to the Vineyard accumulating two inches of snow. Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School also implemented a two-hour delay, according to MVPCS director Peter Steedman.

Learning by doing - The Martha's Vineyard Times

‘It takes a village” might sound a little clichéd, but it’s what comes to mind when learning about the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) mentorship program. Twenty-two ninth- and tenth-grade students work one-on-one with mentors for two hours every Wednesday. The program stalled when COVID hit, but Peter Steedman, MVPCS director, says, “Now it’s […]

What's in a name? - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The African American Heritage Trail and the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School began an exciting collaboration in 2020, when Deirdre Brown’s history classes worked with the trail to clean and restore the Old Marine Cemetery in Oak Bluffs. Brown’s landscaping expertise was very valuable as years of undergrowth were cut back to reveal a clear […]

Jonathan Bernstein - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Jonathan Bernstein died on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at his home on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by his loving family. He was a film producer, business owner, and real estate agent. A man of warmth, gentle nature, passion, and wisdom, and an engaging conversationalist, Jonathan brought enthusiasm to everyone around him and his greater Island community. […]

Two Nantucket students among SSA art contest winners

( Oct. 13, 2023 ) Two Nantucket students – first grader Tanya Evans and fifth grader Raphelia Matheney – are among the winners of the Steamship Authority's eighth annual Sail …