The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha's Vineyard Times is an independent news outlet and weekly publication serving the community of Martha’s Vineyard, located just seven miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts. The island's six towns accommodate a year-round population of roughly 21,000, which swells to about 100,000 during the seasonal months. The Times provides in-depth local news and updates in three main formats: a weekly print newspaper (The MV Times) that is mailed and available at various retail spots across the island every Thursday morning, a five-day-a-week email newsletter called The Minute, and an online platform. After transitioning from free to paid subscriptions in early 2020, the Times now has a weekly print circulation of around 5,000 and nearly 10,000 subscribers to The Minute. The website sees over 5 million visitors each year, with daily page views reaching up to 80,000 during significant news events. In addition to its main offerings, The Times also publishes several other magazines, including Edible Vineyard, Vineyard Visitor, Martha’s Vineyard Arts & Ideas, Voices, and Vineyard Property Values.

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Hundreds gather to remember Ron Rappaport

4 days ago | mvtimes.com | Daniel Greenman

Ron Rappaport, the prominent local attorney and Island native who passed away unexpectedly last summer at the age of 74, was remembered by hundreds of Vineyarders and nearly a dozen speakers at a celebration of his life at the Agricultural Hall on Saturday.
Wild Side: Peak time for interesting bee species

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Matt Pelikan

The second half of May is peak season for one of the Vineyard’s most interesting bees, Colletes thoracicus, sometimes called the red-backed cellophane bee. Not exactly rare on the Island, the species certainly isn’t common, either. And my own interactions with this bee have left me with more questions than answers. Fairly large as bees go, C. thoracicus can reach about 15 millimeters in length in the case of large females.
Approaches to build executive function

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Abby Remer

“Executive Function guides your behavior for most everything you do,” says Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist. In her new book, “Executive Function: Strategies to build underdeveloped skills, maximize learning, and unlock potential,” we learn that, at its essence, executive function refers to the skills that govern planning, self-regulation, and goal-directed behavior.
A modern adaptation of the 'Iliad'

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Abby Remer

Two of the Island’s own have partnered to offer a one-person show about the timeless toll of war that is sure to set your hearts and minds afire. Katherine Reid will direct Lagan Love in a modern adaptation of the “Iliad,” one of the oldest works of Western literature. Circuit Arts and Circuit Stage are presenting “An Iliad” at Grange Hall, May 30 through June 1. Thirteen years ago, Love was struck when seeing “An Iliad,” written by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare.
'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' plays at M.V. Film Center

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Abby Remer

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” which opens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on Friday, May 30, is not a period piece. It is a lovely contemporary story, part romance, part comedy, that stands on its own, simultaneously enhanced by familiarity with Jane Austen and the numerous movie adaptations of her novels.
Some Vineyard ICE detainees given option to leave country

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

At least one of the immigrants who was detained by federal officials on Tuesday was given the choice to either leave the country on his own or be deported. Chris Miller, owner of Miller’s Professionals in Oak Bluffs, said one of his workers was detained by immigration enforcers on Tuesday. Miller said he heard from eyewitnesses that federal officers had stopped his worker’s truck across from Vineyard Grocer on State Road in Tisbury and asked for papers before detaining him.
Lunches at Wampanoag Tribal Community Center

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Abby Remer

Love and respect for elders, community, reciprocity, and good food are abundant at Relationship Lunches, held tri-weekly at the Wampanoag Tribal Community Center. Juli Vanderhoop and Chef Ting have teamed up since March to provide delicious sustenance and hold the space for something very special to occur. My partner in journalism, photographer Dena Porter, and I were fortunate enough to be invited to take in the experience.
West Tisbury Town Column

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Hermine Hull

After the previous week’s springlike weather, this past week had me bringing out the turtlenecks, sweaters, and socks I thought would rest undisturbed until October. My quilt went back on the bed. We even had a little fire in the woodstove to take the chill off during those rainy, raw days. The Thursday storm that had been predicted with such alarm turned out to be a lesser assault on our island than expected. Somewhere I read someone commenting that Memorial Day is always chilly and rainy here.
Questions of transparency swirl around Vineyard Wind

2 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

Just a fraction of Vineyard Wind’s planned offshore wind turbines are in operation despite nearly three years of construction, and the company is staying silent on what is slowing production down and when it’ll actually finish the project. First reported by the State House News Service, Vineyard Wind 1 — an offshore wind farm 15 miles south of the Island — only has four turbines providing power to the grid, which the Times confirmed with state officials.
Late-season nor’easter dumps 5 inches of rain, cancels ferries

2 weeks 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.