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Public Libraries of Martha’s Vineyard   AQUINNAH PUBLIC LIBRARY Website: aquinnahlibrary.org Phone: 508-645-2314 The Aquinnah library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 – 6 pm, and on Saturdays from 11 am – 4 pm. Address: 1 Church St. Aquinnah, MA 02535   CHILMARK FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Website: chilmarklibrary.org Phone: 508-645-3360 The Chilmark library is […]

Public Libraries of Martha’s Vineyard   AQUINNAH PUBLIC LIBRARY Website: aquinnahlibrary.org Phone: 508-645-2314 The Aquinnah library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 – 6 pm, and on Saturdays from 11 am – 4 pm. Address: 1 Church St. Aquinnah, MA 02535   CHILMARK FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Website: chilmarklibrary.org Phone: 508-645-3360 The Chilmark library is […]

The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved the formation of a tree advisory committee during a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The issue of replacing dangerous trees in West Tisbury was brought up in October.  Tim Boland, who is helping to establish the committee and is the executive director of Polly Hill Arboretum, said […]

We’ll be updating this frequently with any cancellations. Send them to editor@mvtimes.com. The Steamship Authority is cancelling its ferries for Saturday and is alerting customers that some Sunday crossings could also be affected. The announcement to cancel Saturday’s ferry crossings was made Friday afternoon. The SSA is urging its customers to stay off the roads. […]

Updated 6:30 pm Another round of free COVID test kits will be available for Tisbury and Oak Bluffs residents beginning next week. On Monday, Jan. 24, Tisbury residents can pick up test kits at the town hall, town hall annex, fire station, and Vineyard Haven Public Library during regular business hours and while supplies last. […]

Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard is offering a specialized grief workshop for seven weeks beginning Sunday, Jan. 16. “Making Meaning from Grief” will incorporate movement, sound, art, music, and writing to aid participants through their journeys with grief. The workshop will be run by Lori Shaller and Jane Norton. Shaller is an ordained […]

For the second year in a row, the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation has awarded its annual funds without the benefit of an event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But while the event isn’t happening, the foundation, formerly the Permanent Endowment, is distributing $228,500 to 27 Island organizations “that enrich and nourish the community,” according […]

Mariam Raqib does not take the power of a tree for granted. When she was a child growing up in Afghanistan, she remembers a country of great landscapes, trees and bushes.

The Marthas Vineyard Times Island shelters prepare to weather weekend storm A warming shelter is open inside West Tisbury library. -Susan Stafford With high winds and extreme temperatures expected over the weekend, an emergency warming shelter will be open to a limited number of community members. The emergency shelter, which is located in the meeting room of the West Tisbury Library, opened Friday at 11 am, and will remain operational until Monday at 11 am. Folks must call the Duke...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Help the League of Women Voters To the Editor: The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard has run its signature fundraiser for more than 10 years. We collect inkjet printer cartridges at various sites around the Island and recycle them for refurbishing and resale. This keeps all these items out of our landfills, as well as earning the League money to continue its work. EduComp was always our most active collection site on the Vineyard. Now that EduC...