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Island police reported a busy weekend, among other things making a number of drunk driving arrests and breaking up several loud and disruptive parties.
Aquinnah chief Randhi Belain said police received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a sunbather who found an unusually large fish on the shore between Philbin Beach and the property owned by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank. When police arrived they found what appeared to be a 20-foot shark.
The walk to Great Rock Bight from the nearest parking area takes 15 or 20 minutes. This year, that extra mile or so could have been considered the true beginning of the annual Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank cross-Island hike. Best to have factored it into your plans, if you intended to meet up with the group of hikers before they set off on their 21-mile trek through the early-summer wilds of the Vineyard.
Vineyard companies Eco MV, Big Sky Tent and Party Rentals and Allied Waste are working together to make hosting green events on Martha’s Vineyard more accessible, affordable and sustainable. The Vineyard is one of the country’s most popular destination wedding locations, with thousands of visitors coming to the Island each year specifically for weddings. The demand for green events, including green weddings, is on the rise, and Eco MV, Big Sky and Allied Waste have pooled their expertise to provide new innovative solutions.
David Foster is no ordinary forester. To begin with, there’s his professional moniker: paleoecologist. It means that he is an environmental historian; he studies ecology in the context of history. Long-range history. Very long-range history. He can tell you (for example) what was happening in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest about 15,000 years ago — and also 60 years ago.
If you’ve ever wondered what a charter school is all about, or more specifically, what the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School is all about, convocation is the place to discover its essence. The ceremony, much like the education the school offers, is custom tailored to the tastes and interests of the students.
A town-sponsored proposal to build a new fueling station for boaters on the Oak Bluffs harbor received mixed reviews Thursday during a public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. While some North Bluff residents said they opposed fuel tanks and pumps being built in front of their homes, others said they understood the importance of having gas for sale on the harbor this summer.