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The English settled Martha’s Vineyard from the outside in; early colonial settlements clustered around natural harbors and mill-powering streams, mostly near the periphery of the Island. The dry interior — that scrubby triangle formed by the highways connecting Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, and Edgartown — remained virtually uninhabited for centuries. Modern inland developments like those […]

The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved Susan Habekost as the Up-Island council on aging’s outreach coordinator. According to West Tisbury select board chair Skipper Manter, Habekost had “briefly held” the same position before in the past. “We interviewed several individuals and Ms. Habekost came up to the top,” Manter said. He also said Habekost […]

Barbara Prada of Katama Road in Edgartown died unexpectedly on Dec. 23, 2021, after a short illness. Barbara was known to many people on the Vineyard, due to being Edgartown’s animal control officer for 37 years (1980-2017). The other Prada sisters have received many calls and visits from people expressing their grief and sympathy, and […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Naming West Tisbury’s streets Who were Nabs, Mott, Nat, and Hopps? 1 of 3 West Tisbury father-and-son farmers Orin Look, left, and Davis Look, right, for whom Davis Look Road (sometimes called Orin Look Road) is named, seen here in an early 20th-century north shore picnic with Lois Luce and others. — Courtesy Chris Baer Approaching West Tisbury center, circa 1893, from the Chilmark side. — Courtesy Chris Baer State Road, West Tisbury, c. 189...