Katrina Liu

5 days ago | vineyardgazette.com | Katrina Liu

The Chilmark Preschool got the green light this week to start construction on the new school.  The Chilmark select board gave its final approval at a meeting Tuesday after months of back-and-forth to get necessary approvals and documents in order.  In 2023, the town voted to construct a new preschool during the annual town meeting and then decided to build the facility on town-owned land.

5 days ago | vineyardgazette.com | Katrina Liu

Education, connection and food were on the menu during the Taste of Juneteenth Sunday afternoon. Hosted by the NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard, the annual event widened its scope this year. “In past years, we’ve had tents outside with all kinds of food, but today we are going to provide a taste of learning,” Toni Kauffman, former president of the Martha’s Vineyard NAACP branch, said to the crowd. Toni Kauffman addresses the crowd.

6 days ago | vineyardgazette.com | Katrina Liu

Reflection and celebration were the focus of the Juneteenth Jubilee Festival this weekend in Oak Bluffs. Made a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth recognizes when enslaved people in Texas finally heard they were free in 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. To commemorate the holiday, the cultural festival on Saturday highlighted Black art, music and achievement.

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Katrina Liu

Chilmark will allow farms to host events this summer while town officials consider permanent regulations on the contentious issue. The select board voted Tuesday to permit farms to hold three events from June to August after a back and forth with town building inspector Adam Petkus, several farmers and some planning board members. The town intends to review and revise its regulations if necessary in the fall.

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter |Katrina Liu

The West Tisbury building inspector is scheduled to be arraigned next month after an alleged incident at the annual town meeting in April. The Edgartown District Court issued a summons to inspector Joseph Tierney to appear before the court on July 17 for a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 or disabled, according to court records.