Bullies: A Community Problem

Roses for the Chief

She stepped into the job sixteen years ago, quietly making history as the first woman police chief on the Vineyard. And this week, just as quietly, Beth Toomey retired from the job.

Political Notebook

Super Tuesday kicked off the Island political season this week, and the four annual town meetings in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury were notable for their themes of economy and tight purse strings in these financially straitened times.

Keep the Skate Park Open

The recommendation from an Oak Bluffs town insurance inspector on the skate park came out of the blue last week, catching everyone by surprise, including the nonprofit organization that operates the park across the road from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Citing equipment safety hazards and liability concerns, the insurance inspector has recommended that the park be closed.

Spring Songs

Counting the Hard Way

We are an elusive people, Vineyarders. We live down unmarked dirt roads where we do not receive mail. Global positioning services are not much use across much of our Island. Some live here seasonally. We guard our privacy.