Louisa Hufstader

Massachusetts

Senior Reporter at Vineyard Gazette

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Freed Israeli Hostages Speak at Oak Bluffs Event

3 days ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

Hundreds of people packed the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs Tuesday to hear two freed Israeli hostages describe their time as prisoners in Gaza. The audience welcomed couple Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov, who were interviewed for more than an hour by Rabbi Tzvi Alperowitz and his wife, Hadassah, of Chabad on the Vineyard. On Oct.
Playhouse Premieres Dear Edvard

4 days ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

In Dear Edvard: Munch and His Muses, composer Steven Shoenberg and librettist Richard Michelson weave a captivating musical tale of longing, despair and redemption in a Copenhagen clinic for the mentally unwell. The play premiered at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse over the weekend and runs through July 5. The story is set in 1908, still the dawn of modern psychiatry, and painter Edvard Munch is a middle-aged mess.
Documentary Is Deep Dive into Human Side of Filming Jaws

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

Jaws fans, movie buffs and Islanders all will find a lot to like in Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, the new documentary that premieres on the Vineyard with a series of sold-out screenings this weekend. In a tightly-edited 88 minutes of interviews, film clips, outtakes and archival footage, director Laurent Bouzereau takes a multifaceted look at the 50-year-old summer blockbuster.
Bruce the Shark Is Hungry as Ever

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The must-have souvenir from Martha’s Vineyard this summer isn’t something you can buy in a store — though you will need a ticket to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, where visitors are flocking for snapshots and selfies featuring a replica of Bruce, the shark from Jaws.
Steamship Approves $5.7 Million for New Reservations System

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The long-awaited successor to the Steamship Authority’s aging vehicle reservations system will be a digital platform from E-Dea, a company in Naples, Italy providing software for ferries, cruise ships and ports. The Steamship board of governors voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a $5.7 million contract with E-Dea to replace the authority’s current reservations software, which dates from the 1990s and remains the property of its developer.
MVC Approves Flanders Barn Demolition

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

A centuries-old barn in Chilmark is slated for demolition, following a 12-1 vote of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday. The Flanders family, which owns the dilapidated structure, plans to replace it with one that will have similar outlines, architect Joseph Dick told the commission at a public hearing last month. That wasn’t good enough for commissioner Michael Kim, who argued last week that the barn — which may predate the 1800s, and is partially collapsed — could still be saved.
School Committee Opts for Renovation and Addition Plan

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

After graduating its 66th class of seniors last weekend, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is reaching the threshold of a long-sought building project to expand the 165,000-square-foot school and update it to 21st-century standards.
Tisbury Moves Ahead with Bicycle Route Connector

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury’s select board gave its unanimous approval Tuesday for a bicycle and pedestrian route on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road that will lead cyclists from Sanborn Way — where the existing shared-use path to town ends just south of Rockland Bank on the west side of the road — to Skiff avenue on the east side.
Boys & Girls Club Project Passes MVC Review

3 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club got a green light this week from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to proceed with plans to develop a new campus in Edgartown. The club still must go through town permitting processes as it seeks to build a 21,530-square-foot clubhouse with outdoor play areas and parking. The Boys and Girls Club has outgrown the existing 46-year-old facility, club officials have said, leaving many Island children unable to join.
Principal Search Heads Off-Island After Muted Interest

3 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Louisa Hufstader

The search for a new Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School principal will focus initially on off-Island candidates after none of the current Vineyard principals expressed interest in the job, superintendent Richard Smith told the high school committee this week. “I did reach out to current principals on the Island. Those current principals are interested in staying in their schools,” Mr. Smith said at Monday’s committee meeting.