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MVC to Open New Hearing on Katama Meadows Subdivision

Louisa Hufstader | Saturday, January 17 2026 - 9:10am

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will open a new public hearing next week on revised plans for the Katama Meadows subdivision, after commissioners voted Thursday to accept the withdrawal of a previous application.

Katama Meadows

Martha's Vineyard Commission

GPS Course for Boaters

The Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a two-week GPS course for mariners this month. The course will meet on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 (both Wednesdays) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the regional high school.

Donors Underwrite Hospital Purchase

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital announced this week that it will begin providing 3D mammography in the spring of 2015, thanks in large part to the generosity of two Chilmark summer residents.

Charter School Open House

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury is a free kindergarten through 12th grade public school with students from every Island town. Learn more about the school at its upcoming open house.

Victoria Segel Named to Dean's List

Victoria Segel of Edgartown was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Becker College.

Oliver Arrives

Myles Thurlow and Laura Marashlian of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Oliver Flanders Thurlow, born on Jan. 22 at home.

Remembering Peggy Charren, and Bygone Beach Days at Squibnocket

Zelda Gamson

Before Peggy became Peggy Charren, the children’s television activist, she was just Peggy at Squibnocket Beach with the pigtail down her back and the indescribable accent.