They are back at it again. After tides and weather interrupted plans last year, eight swimmers are attempting to swim the 18-mile open water stretch of Nantucket Sound from Nantucket’s to the Vineyard. The relay is being led by English Channel swimmer and open-ocean endurance athlete Doug McConnell. McConnell is the co-founder of A Long Swim, a nonprofit that designs and manages open-water swimming events to raise funds to research amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. McConnell lost his father,…
An Ohio business mogul and billionaire, and former Jeffrey Epstein associate, is reportedly the buyer behind the Island’s record-breaking $37 million residential sale of Blue Heron Farm, a Chilmark property the Obama family vacationed to. The Real Deal, a magazine focused on real estate news, first reported that a trust tied to the family of Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands which once included Victoria’s Secret, had purchased the Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark. The magazine does not state…
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will likely have a current guidance counselor act as an interim principal for at least a year. The regional school committee is expected to finalize the appointment of Sean Mulvey to the interim position during a meeting tonight. Mulvey brings over a decade of experience in leadership within Vineyard schools. He was assistant principal in the West Tisbury School and the Tisbury School before becoming a guidance counselor at the high school. “Sean is…
After 20 years serving as the executive director of Polly Hill Arboretum, Timothy M. Boland announced on Thursday morning that he will be retiring next year. Boland started working for the arboretum as curator in 2002 before changing roles to executive director in 2004. According to a press release from the nonprofit, Boland oversaw the arboretum as it evolved from the original vision of horticulturist and founder Polly Hill into an internationally recognized institution dedicated to plant…
Laura Delano, author of the memoir “Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance,” will be in conversation with author Nancy Slonim Aronie, founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop, at 7 pm, Wednesday, July 16, at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, 23 Main St., Vineyard Haven. At age 14, Laura Delano saw her first psychiatrist, who immediately diagnosed her with bipolar disorder, and started her on a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant. At school, Delano was elected the class president and…
Edgartown library is hosting a special authors’ festival in the library’s Program Room. Meet with local and visiting authors, hear excerpts from their work, and purchase signed copies of their books. Featured authors are Alison Bass, T. Elizabeth Bell, Holly Bellebuono, Tom Dresser, Nicole Galland, Joshua Hammer, Diane Kiesel, and Glyn Vincent. Edgartown Books will be at this event to sell books. Accepted payment methods may vary; cash is recommended if you intend to purchase books. This program…
Opening this week on Thursday, July 17, at Cousen Rose Gallery in Oak Bluffs, the work of two artists, Meg Black and Deb Loeb Bohren, will be on display. The focus this week at the Gallery is on textures in art. Based in Topsfield, MA, artist Black works with abaca and epoxy to create her landscapes and seascapes, including Blue Lagoon and Polly Hill Blooms. Abaca is a particularly strong fiber made from banana bark that comes from the Philippines and provides vibrant, non-fading colors. Epoxy…
Gael Benicio Farias Scatolin Julia Farias and Lucas Scatolin of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Gael Benicio Farias Scatolin, on July 8, 2025, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Gael weighed 9 pounds, 14.9 ounces. Yana Elle Mendonca Elena Mendonca and Michael Mendonca of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Yana Elle Mendonca, on July 11, 2025, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Yana weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Donovan Watt Medgyesy Kathrine Medgyesy and Peter Medgyesy of Orlando,…
There are many moments in Oscar-winning director Errol Morris’s 2024 chilling documentary, “Separated,” that will stir you deeply. Imagine being a child, terrifyingly arrested after a grueling journey from south of the border, torn from your parent and locked up with no language, no money, and no understanding of what is happening. This, then, was the situation for more than 4,000 children due to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy during his first presidency. The film,…
Chick Stapleton (class of ’96), formerly known as Carolyn Dowd, loved the high school and took advantage of all that it offered, from music, sports, and clubs to school-sponsored activities. After graduation, it was a natural segue for an outgoing and kind young woman to enter the field of hospitality at Boston University. However, she continued to love kayaking, and traveled to Cape Breton to secure further certification, remaining there to work in wilderness camping and kayaking, where she encountered…
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