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The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building committee is likely to be unwieldy with 25 members. While we understand the reasoning behind the committee size, we worry that it’s going to become difficult for the committee to come to consensus and do the work that needs to be done. But we never want to discourage […]

The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved a shared-use agreement for Vern Welch’s Menemsha dock lease with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group during a Thursday afternoon meeting. After the vote, The Times questioned whether board chair Juli Vanderhoop should have disclosed her relationship with the shellfish group before voting. Vanderhoop is listed as vice president of […]

Tisbury and Oak Bluffs set their bay scallop opening dates that limit the amount of scallops that can be taken from a pond the two towns share. Scalloping in Lagoon Pond was held to a tight, two day season in both towns. While Tisbury significantly shortened the season, Oak Bluffs had earlier reduced the amount […]

The Aquinnah select board wants more information before they support a shared-use agreement for a Menemsha dock lease.  Vern Welch, a Menemsha dock leaseholder, met with the board on Thursday and informed them that he has been in discussion with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group about the possibility of raising some of their shellfish seeds […]

Barely making quorum at their Wednesday meeting, Dukes County Commissioners discussed the next steps in their search for a new county treasurer.  The full-time elected position, which touts a $100,000 capped annual salary plus benefits, has been vacant following the departure of former treasurer Ann Metcalf in July.  “We have interviewed a couple of candidates,” […]

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival recently announced in a press release that they would be offering their original documentary, “Great Ponds, Episode 1: On Our Watch,” online, so that folks can view the film from the comfort of their own home. The new film documents the health of Martha’s Vineyard’s great ponds, and how the […]

To the Editor: When planning the Oak Bluffs Public Library’s annual summer reading program, we have five major goals in mind: Motivate children and teens to read Develop positive attitudes about reading and books Offer opportunities for children to maintain their reading skills over the summer months Encourage regular use of the library Attract new […]

Life brings with it a fair share of emergencies, but when your crisis is of the raw bar kind, finally there is a modicum of relief. Wrapped in a European-style ambulance with cresting waves toward the underbelly and a shucker emblazoned where a caduceus might be, the Clambulance is at the ready when oysters, clams, […]

Rick Karney, a pioneer in the field of shellfish aquaculture, will be speaking at the Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) on Tuesday, August 23, at 7 p.m. His Tuesday Talk is entitled, “We spawn millions - shellfish culture on Martha’s Vineyard...

The state is providing the local seafood industry with $175,000 for marketing.