The memorial bench for Randolph “Randy” Bonnist at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. —Courtesy Robin Bonnist Three years to the day after the event that changed her life, Robin Bonnist sat on a bench outside the Martha’s Vineyard Airport’s General Aviation building facing the tarmac. Engraved on the black bench are the words, “In loving memory, Randolph Martin Bonnist, gone flying into the Mystic. 7/15/2023.”
July 24 Michael J. Pitiger, 38, Fairhaven; assault on family/household member, intimidation of witness/juror/police/court official, arraigned and released on personal recognizance, continued to pretrial hearing.
To the Editor: I just read the article on the Housing Bank bill that failed to pass in the State legislature. Sen. Julian Cyr has it wrong in creating a funding source for rent assistance in this manner. Passing this bill will lead to increased property owner taxes and rents on the Island. Many communities have seen the results. When taxes are raised, even conveyance taxes, it triggers more homeowners wanting to sell. As more homes hit the market, the inventory increases. Supply and demand…
To the Editor: In Woods Hole on the morning of July 31, I drove down Luscomb Road and turned onto Railroad Avenue just as vehicles were offloading the ferry from slip 3. I encountered a nonstop stream of traffic exiting the site onto Railroad Avenue. Not a single vehicle stopped at the two stop signs.
To the Editor: I am writing regarding the proposal to install a police camera on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs.
The long and meandering debate over Katama Meadows in Edgartown, and its earlier iteration as Meeting House Way, teaches us a lesson in how conservation and affordable housing may work together. The project has been before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission since 2017, when two developers from Utah, with little apparent connection to Island history, culture, and traditions, applied for a permit to build homes on a 54-acre wooded lot. The affair provides a lesson about smart growth to ensure sustainable…
Every August, Martha’s Vineyard fills with a familiar rhythm: ferries packed at dawn, porches crowded with old friends, the Inkwell glowing gold at sunset. For generations, the Island has been a place where Black families come to exhale, a retreat built on decades of chosen community and hard-won belonging. This year, a coalition of organizers is asking the Island to hold something more alongside that rest: solidarity. The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) are bringing…
Every August, the Island comes alive with a celebration of African American heritage and Black culture through books, films, music, and art. These events serve to honor the long and rich history of the Black community on the Island, which is centered around Oak Bluffs. Every year, the packed calendar of star-studded events seem to draw in more and more visitors from across the country as it kicks off with Legacy Week for the network of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The…
About 15 people gathered inside of the Community Room in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH) on Tuesday afternoon to take in words from state healthcare officials and listen to a moderated discussion with organ donation recipients from the Island. MVH organized the event Legacy of Life alongside New England Donor Services, a nonprofit that facilitates organ and tissue donation in the New England area. The event occurred in the midst of National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month, which raises awareness…
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Affordable Housing Growth and Development Trust Fund Board 08-17-2026
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