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The American beech is an iconic tree in the Island’s lush forests, standing apart from the wrinkled trunks of oaks and the evergreen needles of pines, with its smooth, pale bark and dense leaves. But an infestation of microscopic worms is causing a tree sickness called beech leaf disease (BLD), which is impacting beech trees […]
Only on Martha’s Vineyard would you find a quarter horse dressed up as Barbie’s dream horse to greet students and parents as they return for the first day of a new school year. Tuesday September 5th marks the first day of school for Island students. At the West Tisbury School, there were smiles all around […]
As the Island prepares for the first day back to school on September 5th, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools 2023 Convocation for teachers and staff kicked off the 2023-2024 school year in style on Thursday morning at the MVRHS Performing Arts Center. School teachers and staff from across the Island arrived at the PAC for […]
Sound checks were taking place at the Beach Road Weekend venue in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of this weekend’s music festival. Joe Chambers, doing public relations for the event, said that decibel readings were being recorded from various locations nearby — both baseline sound levels and festival-volume sound levels — in an […]
The Chilmark select board approved the creation of a new facilities manager position that will oversee the maintenance and cleaning of town buildings. The position was reviewed during the board’s Tuesday meeting, as the town moves into the final phases of construction of a new fire station. The town’s human resources board will review the […]