Gov. Maura Healey and Michael Minogue made their case to voters Thursday in the final gubernatorial debate ahead of the Nov. 3 state election, and one of the topics dicussed was the alleged rape that occurred at the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Oak Bluffs in August, which sparked a fiery exchange between candidates. Panelist Adrian Walker, a columnist and associate editor for the Boston Globe, asked Healey and Minogue how they would change “the culture of misconduct in the State Police.”
Updated Oct. 16, 11:40 am. One of the largest housing proposals ever evaluated by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) was denied Thursday after seven, hours-long sessions where commissioners not only contemplated the plan in front of them but also the consequential impacts of vast housing development on the Island.
Under a presidential administration that’s curbed billions in grant funding to environmental initiatives over the last two years, Islanders and state representatives and environmental professionals celebrated a federal program that continues to empower communities to protect their water resources — a crucial resource for coastal communities like Martha’s Vineyard. The small gathering at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) office in Oak Bluffs Thursday highlighted three awards issued…
Updated Oct. 15, 5:30 pm. As Islanders gear up for election season, several candidates for seats on the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) started write-in campaigns after they were left off the ballot due to issues with their paperwork at the state level.
Dear readers, Nicole Jackson received the awards in Sturbridge on behalf of The Times. —Courtesy Nicole Jackson In our weathered newsroom on Beach Road, where the roof leaks, the heat barely works as the colder months set in, and there’s flooding whenever a nor’easter hits, our small and scrappy team of tough, talented, and dedicated reporters, photographers, and editors as well as design and production staff work together week in and week out to tell the stories of our Island.
Two Chilmark Police officers pulled on waders near Abel’s Hill, a private neighborhood in Chilmark, Monday and went across the pond to reach the South Shore where a dolphin was beached. Bret Stearns, a full-time Chilmark Police officer and member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Greater Atlantic Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network that responds to local calls of stranded, entangled, or injured marine mammals and sea turtles, said he received a text message in…
A medical transport plane with the call sign Heartbeat 104 crashed this Oct. 3, some 20 miles off the coast of Nantucket, carrying six passengers. The tragedy took all six lives, and as we learned from the National Transportation Safety Board, it was one of 31 fatal civil aviation accidents in Massachusetts between 2008 and 2024, including two off Martha’s Vineyard. For the Island, the fatal crash stirred memories of those lost in those two other flights, and of course it brought forward…
Women behind the camera star in the eighth annual Women in Film Festival 2026 at the M.V. Film Center, Oct. 16 to 18. “It was obvious that the films that were being released in the U.S. were predominantly being produced by men,” says M.V. Film Society founder and executive director Richard Paradise. “I felt we could put a festival together focused on films with directors, producers, and writers to provide an opportunity for them to shine.” Given the latest statistics, the festival feels…
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Community Preservation Committee Annual Meeting 10-19-2026
Community Preservation Committee 10-19-2026
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