Sam Houghton

1 month ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo |Sam Houghton

Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a rare May nor’easter dumped more than five inches of rain in some areas, knocked out power for more than half the Island, and high winds and seas disrupted travel plans ahead of one of the busiest weekends of the year. There were also reports of minor coastal flooding around Edgartown Harbor, Oak Bluffs Harbor and, per usual, Five Corners in Tisbury where multiple cars had to be towed after traveling through the floods.

2 months ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo |Sam Houghton

There’s unease in the newsrooms of independent radio stations nationally and locally as the Trump administration has proposed rescinding funding from public radio and television — it could represent a significant portion of the budgets for at least two stations in the Vineyard listening area.