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Twenty-two Vineyard Cribbage Club members met on Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Edgartown to play our favorite game. The results are: First, Roy Scheffer with a 11/4 +82 card Second, Kathy Kinsman with a 9/4 +75 card Third, Bill Russell with a 9/4 +32 card Fourth, Collin Evanson with a 9/4 +11 card […]

Jeffrey Thomas Clements, 67, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, while out on his boat off State Beach, doing what he loved.  Jeffrey was born on July 18, 1956, in Oak Bluffs. He was the son of Albert R. Clements and Lorraine E. (DeMont) Clements. Jeffrey grew up in Oak Bluffs. He attended Oak […]

We had ourselves a time! Collin Evanson, who is our frontrunner this year, was dealt his very first 29-point hand — the best hand you can get, and it is rare! Like one in every 216,580 hands! As a rule, someone who gets a 29 hand wins all the money in the skunk jar; if […]

The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday, June 15, to play our favorite game at the American Legion Hall in Edgartown. Twenty-five of us played six games, with two points for a win, and three points for a skunk (winning by more than 30). The results were as follows: First place, Mary Alice Russell with […]

The Vineyard Cribbage Club had 22 players show up at the American Legion in Edgartown to play. We played six games with two points awarded per win (three for a win under 30 points). The results are as follows: 1st- Roy Scheffer with a 12/6 +92 card 2nd- Bill Russell with a 8/4 +28 card […]

The first ever Martha’s Vineyard Oyster Fest brought hundreds of shellfish lovers to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum and several other venues during a three-day celebration of sustainable seafood. There were more than enough oysters (and bottles of wine) to go around at the main event at the museum, which featured hands-on education by local experts, […]

The inaugural Martha's Vineyard Oyster Fest featured two days of happiness on the half-shell, with a host of tastings, panels and perfect weather.

The Marthas Vineyard Times Farm to shuck to Food Pantry Oysters from Katama Bay available at Island Food Pantry and other food distribution programs. Ryan Smith, left, of Signature Oysters says oyster farmers, hurt by the pandemic, have gotten a boost from a program that buys mature oysters, has them processed, then donates them to the Food Pantry. Thousands of mature oysters that stood in the way of aquaculture farmers growing oyster seed have been purchased by the Massachusetts Aq...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Hospital staff thanked with oyster giveaway Shellfish group and farmers provide 5,000 oysters for nurses, doctors, staff. Pam Harwood, right, receives a bag of 24 oysters from Jeremy Scheffer, left. — Brian Dowd In classic Martha’s Vineyard style, a group of oyster farmers and the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group organized an oyster giveaway for Martha’s Vineyard Hospital employees Friday afternoon to give thanks for the hospital’s workers durin...