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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

Hospital Lands $1 Million in Federal Spending Bill

Ethan Genter

Martha's Vineyard Hospital will use the money to purchase equipment for the operating room, acute care unit and the radiology department.

Judge Dismisses Case Against DeSantis; Charter Flight Charges Continue

Ethan Genter

A Massachusetts federal judge last week dismissed Gov. Ron DeSantis from a lawsuit over the flights of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022, but left the door open for the case to continue against the company that arranged the flights.

Ewell Hopkins Declines to Run For Reelection

Ethan Genter

After 10 years of meetings, dozens of applications and a fair amount of controversial decisions, Ewell Hopkins will step down from the Oak Bluffs planning board this spring, opting to not run for reelection.

Honoring Waylon Sauer on the Basketball Court

The inaugural Waylon Madison Sauer Memorial Basketball Tournament takes place Sunday, April 7.

William Delahunt, Longtime Advocate for the Vineyard, Dies at 82

Bill Eville

William Delahunt, a passionate voice for the Vineyard who served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts’s 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2011, died on March 30.

Slough Farm Foundation Launches Child Care Subsidy Program

Louisa Hufstader

The Slough Farm Foundation is sponsoring a new child care subsidy for middle-income families on Martha’s Vineyard. The new program is working in conjunction with Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.