Louisa Hufstader

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The Ocean View in Oak Bluffs, where generations of Islanders met for family dinners, date nights and drinks before it burned to the ground in 2022, will not be rising from its ashes as a restaurant, according to a new proposal from property owners Charles (Chuck) Hajjar and Charles Hajjar.

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

In the traditional Good Friday devotion known as Stations of the Cross, worshipers trace the last days of the life of Jesus through a symbolic pilgrimage. From condemnation to crucifixion and entombment, the 14 prayer stations tell of cruelty, grief and murder in a brutal story that has persisted for more than 2,000 years. The Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard has updated the tradition, including contemporary issues to highlight how the atrocities are ongoing in present-day society.

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

Developer William Cumming has offered to scrap the retail component of his proposed income-restricted condominium complex, Green Villa, which is under consideration by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. In an April 10 email to the commission, Mr. Cumming said he is willing to replace the four retail buildings in his application with four two-story apartment buildings holding 36 dwellings.

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The building committee for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is giving itself more time to narrow down options for a new or renovated school. The committee will submit its preferred design to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for review in late June, rather than early May, building committee chair Dion Alley told the high school committee Monday evening. “This won’t delay any of the schedule that we have,” Mr. Alley said.

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

One of the two ferry slips at the Steamship Authority terminal in Nantucket is out of commission after the M/V Eagle collided with and damaged the outermost dolphin, a cluster of pilings used to extend the berthing area. The Eagle was pulling out of the north slip on its 5:30 p.m. run to Hyannis Saturday when the ferry’s port side came into contact with the pilings, according to a statement on the Steamship Authority website.