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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

Brand New Zamboni Machine Arrives to Keep Arena Ice Nice

Jim Hickey

While many people this week were thinking beach, as summer weather settled over the Island, at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena they were thinking ice.

Good ice is essential to good skating, and a good Zamboni machine is essential to good ice.

And after months of planning, wishing and fund-raising, the arena has a new Zamboni.

The machine that resurfaces the ice, made by the Zamboni family company, arrived at the arena on Tuesday morning after a journey from Paramount, Calif.

Young Yenta’s Internet Column Offers a Kinder Brand of Kibitzing

Holly Nadler

A yenta, in Jewish tradition, is a woman who without invitation meddles in other people’s business.

Merissa Nathan Gerson, 28, who grew up in Washington, D.C., and spent summers in Chilmark, (her mother is cookbook author Joan Nathan, her father Allan Gerson, an attorney), has launched a Web site and advice column called Ask Your Yenta.com, in the process single-handedly reinventing the role for the new generation.

Need a Ferry? There’s an App for That

FerryFind is the first iPhone application that allows users to find every ferry crossing serving Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Cuttyhunk.

The application, now available on the App Store, sorts through data from all 12 carriers (departing from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York city and New Jersey) and displays their schedule times, prices, services, parking availability and dock location so travelers can find a crossing that fits their schedule.

McGovern - Dowling

McGovern — Dowling

Maryellen and Joseph McGovern of Narragansett, R.I., announce the engagement of their daughter Kathryn to Michael Dowling, son of Jeanne and Douglas Dowling of Vineyard Haven.

Ives — Kelley

Peter and Clare Ives, of Aquinnah, announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Ives, to Sean Kelley. Sean is the son of Michael and Paula Kelley, of Newburyport. A September 2011 wedding is planned.

Percy Dripps

Perry Dripps was graduated from the University of New Hampshire, summa cum laude, on Saturday, May 22, after completing his senior honors thesis in psychology. He was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. His proud parents are Betsy and Craig Dripps of West Tisbury.