Tisbury School News Today

Among the various topics townsfolk wanted addressed by West Tisbury government officials, a surprise top contender emerged: better communication from the town.  West Tisbury hosted a visioning session on April 26 and April 27 at West Tisbury School, where various topics were touched upon by town officials and residents. The visioning process will help in […]

Tappé Architects of Boston has been chosen for the construction project planned for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. A 16-member design selection panel, with school officials, school committee members, and members of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), tapped the firm at an April 23 meeting. MSBA, a quasi-independent government authority that funds school […]

An issue with Microsoft Excel nearly caused Tisbury to request voter permission to borrow a generous amount of money to fund next year’s budget.  But Tisbury finance director Jon Snyder tells The Times that a “fairly thorough audit” has let them avoid putting a request for an override on the annual town election ballot in […]

The annual town meeting season is upon the Vineyard, and there are three towns that will be congregating townspeople to cast their votes.  Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and West Tisbury will all be holding their annual town meetings on Tuesday, April 9.  Each town will be dealing with warrant articles that can bring changes to their […]

Heard on Main Street: The pursuit of happiness is the goal of a lifetime! It is never too late to become what you might have been. As they say, the show must go on. Despite the Tisbury School building project, the students will be putting on the play “Moana” at 6:30 pm on Friday and […]

On a sunny day in March, the program room of the West Tisbury library was humming — with the sound of sewing machines. The idea of providing workshops to teach the basics of using a sewing machine came to MaryAnn Dolezhar as a result of her participation in Jen Burkin’s acrylics painting class, sponsored by […]

Heard on Main Street: There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. The Community Easter Service will be at the Ag Hall at 10 am on Sunday, March 31, with Sunday School for ages 3 to 12. The M.V. Interfaith Climate Action Team will meet Sunday, April 7, at the West Tisbury […]

High price tags for HVAC work on Martha’s Vineyard have become a common impasse, both for individuals and businesses, along with municipalities looking to replace or upgrade old, outdated systems.  Town employees working in essential buildings like the Tisbury School, the Chilmark library, and the West Tisbury library are no strangers to system leaks and […]

Last week we reported on a Feb. 1 Edgartown School committee meeting where more than 200 parents, attending in person and online, fumed about the school’s administration (“Frustrations rising at Edgartown School,” Feb. 8), citing a lack of communication, and raising concerns about the school’s handling of a growing English language learning program.  The day […]

First came the high winds. They blew hard against the “MV Times” sign above the entry to our newsroom, leaving it hanging by one rusty nail, twisting in the wind.  “A sign of the times,” quipped a colleague, who, given the crisis in local newspapers across the country, was talking about more than just a […]