Martha's Vineyard News

Vineyard Wind completes construction »

After a tumultuous construction process, Vineyard Wind 1 installed the last of its turbine blades on Friday evening.  Craig Gilvarg, Vineyard Wind spokesperson, said this marks the end of the project’s construction program, although it still needs to finish being commissioned.  “Vineyard Wind continues to deliver power to the New England grid,” Gilvarg said in a statement Friday evening.  The wind farm located 15 miles south of the Vineyard first delivered power from one of its turbines…

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Hockey rink closes for YMCA construction  »

The Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena will close a month earlier than usual to accommodate a major construction project next door at the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard’s main facility.  The arena, owned and operated by the YMCA, typically shuts down from mid-April through July for off-season routine maintenance and ice resurfacing. This year, operations will end Friday night, March 13, after the evening’s skating sessions conclude. The ice melting process is going to begin immediately.   Health and…

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“Immortality” earns win at the annual spelling bee »

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Passenger’s mental health episode turns ferry around »

A Vineyard Haven man’s mental health episode forced a Steamship Authority ferry to turn around and head back to Woods Hole shortly after departing this week.  On Tuesday morning, Falmouth Police responded to the ferry terminal in Woods Hole for what was described as a “disruptive passenger” aboard the passenger ferry M/V Woods Hole shortly after its 8:15 am departure.  Falmouth Police Lt. Ryan Hergt said the incident involved a “mental health crisis.” Nobody was injured in the incident,…

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Wishes for children »

On Saturday, 7, from 1 pm to 3 pm,  there will be a reception at the West Tisbury library of wishing flags and other creative works on fabric. In February, 2025, Islander Fae Kontje-Gibbs launched the “Wishes For Children” project with a similar show at the Chilmark library. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of child trafficking and funds to help bring an end to it.  70% of proceeds are donated. This year they will be split between local Media Voices for Children and The…

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Spring awakening »

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West Tisbury »

Every time I drive into or out of my driveway, I’m afraid my car will be sucked into a muddy trench that seems deeper by the minute. Same thing on our lawn. The snow is melting, so at least I can see some green, but every step leaves footprints and pawprints that show our perambulations around the property. Out on the road there are potholes everywhere. It’s really noticeable, as the Island roads are usually in good repair. Between mud, potholes, and broken branches, everything will need attention…

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Speed zones for right whales may go »

Regulations put in place more than 15 years ago to reduce the risk of lethal vessel strikes on endangered North Atlantic right whales in waters off the East Coast may change soon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service announced in early March a request for information to modernize the 2008 vessel speed rule that currently prohibits vessels longer than 65 feet to travel faster than 10 knots (about 11 miles per hour) in management areas along…

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A spate of cocaine arrests amid an ‘alarming’ rise in use »

Law enforcement officials fear they are seeing “a very high increase” in cocaine-related arrests and seizures across the Island in the past year, including four arrests made in the past two weeks. Simultaneously, local drug-treatment counselors say they are seeing disturbing levels of people seeking treatment for cocaine use and addiction. Oak Bluffs Chief of Police Jonathan Searle sees reason to believe an ongoing cocaine problem echoes a prevalence not seen since the 1980s and 1990s, and, in…

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A statement from the M.V. Family Child Care Network »

To the Editor:  We are a group of licensed early education and care professionals who offer home-based programs on Martha’s Vineyard to nurture and care for young children. Some people call it daycare — but our licensing credential is for “Family Child Care,” which is a more apt description of our work. We care for children and their families. We have an important message for the community. The community has been rocked twice in the past year by reports of alleged gross negligence involving…

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