Travel ban lifted for Dukes County, still in state of emergency
Updated Feb. 24, 4:03 pm A travel ban for Dukes County, issued at 6 pm Monday as a result of a historic blizzard that took the Island by force, was…
High school wins long-awaited funding approval from the state
The cost of the most expensive capital project ever seen on Martha’s Vineyard was finalized on Wednesday morning, along with…
New leadership for high school on the horizon
The search for a permanent high school principal has come down to two candidates, and Islanders can meet them next…
Islanders make the most of heaviest snow in years
The sun glinted off white snow, with bright orange and blue toboggans stark against a steep hill that for generations…
Rain expected after blizzard, post-storm safety tips
The Island awoke to clear skies Tuesday after a powerful blizzard wallopped the Northeast the day prior, but it’s still…
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Oak Bluffs tennis club prepares for Labor Day comeback
On the cusp of the spring season, a cherished piece of Martha’s Vineyard history is preparing to resurge on the…
Vineyard swim break more records at states
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) varsity swim team set two new school records and earned its highest placement…
Vineyard basketball takes the league title
The crowd thundered in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Pachico Gymnasium on Friday as the Island’s boys varsity basketball…
Vineyard basketball team eyes league title
The boys varsity basketball team is on a tear this season and dialing their sights in on the Cape and…
Island swimmers win league championship
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) swim team capped off a dominant season on Saturday at the seventh annual…
Visual Arts
Raw beauty
“Always, the sea is not far from my mind,” says Jamie Fishman, whose photography exhibit is on view at the Feldman Family Artspace in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center through Nov. 30. The show, curated by Featherstone Center for the Arts, reflects Fishman’s early fascination with the waters around us.…
Master of iconography
Cindy Kane’s paintings are powerful in their striking, intricately rendered imagery and commanding size. Her masterful use of materials and evocative iconography will be on display at the Granary Gallery from August 7 through 20, where she will be exhibiting alongside Daryl Royster Alexander, Jeanne Staples, and David Wallis. The…
‘Light & Form’: A dialogue between bronze and sea
The Louisa Gould Gallery in Vineyard Haven celebrates the vibrant energy of summer with “Light & Form,” a new dual exhibition featuring timeless pieces by internationally acclaimed bronze sculptor Gwen Marcus and luminous seascapes done by local realist painter Sean Roach. Together, their works offer a striking dialogue between the…
Nisa Mars exhibit at Feldman Family Artspace at the MV Film Center
You can almost feel the warm, moist air and the alluring scent of the tropics when you enter Nisa Mars’s new exhibition, “‘Okika.” The word translates from Hawaiian as “orchids,” and the show runs through July 13, curated by the Featherstone Center for the Arts at the Feldman Family Artspace…
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