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Tisbury pumpout boat nearly sinks
The Tisbury Harbor Department’s Tashmoo pumpout boat came close to sinking Thursday afternoon. Details are slim as to what happened though it appears the boat was unoccupied. Tisbury town ... Read full article
Two new cases bring Island total to 40
TestMV, the testing site at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School testing asymptomatic individuals, reported two new confirmed cases Thursday. As of Thursday, the Test MV site, which is run by ... Read full article
Minor moped accident ties up traffic
Edgartown police and emergency personnel responded to a moped accident on Edgartown-West Tisbury Road at approximately 1:50 pm on Thursday. The accident involved one moped driver who was heading away ... Read full article
Patient Centric gets the greenlight
After a long wait, marijuana entrepreneur Geoff Rose got full and final approval from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) Thursday for a medical marijuana operation in West Tisbury. Through ... Read full article
Woman charged after 65 cats rescued
Cat breeder Jennifer Winsper, 48, of Edgartown is being charged with two counts of animal cruelty by the Animal Rescue League of Boston after Animal Rescue workers removed 65 cats and kittens from a ... Read full article
Island at 38 confirmed cases
As Massachuestts eases into phase three of the state’s reopening plan, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported a new case Wednesday, but that case is the same person who recently tested positive at ... Read full article
New bridges to the Cape?
The State House News Service is reporting a landmark agreement has been reached between the federal and state governments to demolish the two aging bridges spanning the Cape Cod Canal and transfer ... Read full article
Blaze is back and wearing a mask
This past weekend brought an exciting addition to Farm Pond. Vanessa the sea serpent has been joined by Blaze, the M.V. sea dragon baby. According to Amelie Loyot, caretaker of Vanessa and Blaze, ... Read full article
Connect to End Violence to hold seawall event in Vineyard Haven
Updated Connect to End Violence, the domestic violence and rape crisis program of Martha’s Vineyard, and M.V. Community Services will hold their ninth annual seawall event on Saturday, July 11, from ... Read full article
Fitness in the age of COVID-19
Gyms and fitness centers, which are allowed under the state’s phase three reopening plans, are looking at ways to reintroduce their in-person programming and facilities. Included in phase three are ... Read full article