Hurricane Sandy washed out Squibnocket beach a year and a half ago. Tonight voters will decide whether to back a public-private coastal improvement project brokered by the selectmen last fall.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Back-to-Back Town Meetings Begin Tonight
Brion McGroarty of MV Wine and Spirits throws a craft beer party.
Sydney Bender
Title: Craft Beer Tasting; Where Everyone Gets an A for Effort
At Norton Point beach shorebirds share space with over-sand vehicles, creating a need for careful management.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Some Fee Hikes Approved for OSVs at Norton Point Beach
Liz Packer (holding Cassie) has run SBS since 2004.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Green Thumbs Up: SBS Still Going Strong
Sandra Lippens, owner of Tilton Rentall, has been at the helm for the past 30 years.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Watch Out Garden and Lawn, Here Comes Tilton Rent It All
Grocery chain expansion plan remains unsettled after nine months of review.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Stop & Shop Critics Mobilize
Oysters are bivalve of choice to remove nitrogen from Chilmark Pond.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Shellfish Plan Spans Chilmark and Tisbury
Eroding town beach at Squibnocket is at center of heated debate over how best to repair.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Chilmark Divided Over Squibnocket Beach; Town Meeting Monday
Tisbury voters confront first budget override in 20 years.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Budget Override Main Focus of Tisbury Town Meeting
The Chetzemoka designed by the Elliott Bay Design Group is a derivative of the Island Home.
Courtesy Elliott Bay Design Group
Title: Coast to Coast for New Freight Boat
Low-lying stone walls, gray-green with lichens, and the way Indian Hill Road rises and falls and bends are part of the magic.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Sunday Strolling at Indian Hill
Since Dec. 3, 2013 it has been discussed with the public through a series of four presentations to get feedback, listen to questions and concerns and return with expert opinions to answer these questions before the April 28 annual town meeting.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Chilmark Selectmen: Seeking a Vote of Confidence
In late 2012, as the association was considering solutions to its access problem, a special town committee was considering how to salvage Squibnocket Beach and its parking lot.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Squibnocket Farm: Homeowners Will Not Stand By For Endless Debate
Tisbury selectmen appointed Eerik Meisner as a replacement for Chris Cini through the fiscal year, which ends June 30.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Tisbury Appoints New Emergency Services Director
The annual Aquinnah town meeting is May 13.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Two-Way Race For Aquinnah Selectman
Citizens say new sand at Inkwell Beach looks and feels more like concrete.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Selectmen Hear Concerns Over Quality of Sand at Inkwell Beach
They answer the call: from left, Family Planning bilingual counselor Marta Camargo, Family Planning director Brenda Grandicio, Connect to End Violence counselor Jaime Billings, Connect director Jennifer Neary.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Two Island Advocacy Groups Work Together to Provide Essential Services
Everything is popping out of the ground.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Springing Forth
Tiny island among the Elizabeths will again host center for adolescent boys.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: Penikese to Reopen as Youth Treatment Center
Two officers were among 100 who trained specially for bicycle patrol at memorable marathon one year later.
Courtesy Edgartown Police.
Title: Edgartown Police Join Ranks at Boston Marathon
Catherine Bumpus of the Woods Hole Community Association addresses SSA governors Tuesday.
Sara Brown
Title: Village Concerns Delay SSA Decision on Woods Hole Terminal
Patsy and Steve Donovan watched a brown thrasher flinging leaves in their Vineyard Haven yard.
Lanny McDowell
Title: The Birds Are Back
The wild Island oyster varieties in West Tisbury will cease at the end of April.
Mark Lovewell
Title: From Briny to Beautiful, Bivalves Benefit
Eben Armer comes from a long line of Island craftsmen.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Island Artisan in the Company of Stone
80 South Water street in Edgartown, a famous address.
Remy Tumin
Title: House of Coincidences
As town poet laureate, Michael Achille is tasked with creating one poem a year for the town meeting.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Staying True to the Muse by Staying True to Emotion
Woods Hole, busy hub and ferry gateway to the Island.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Boatline Takes Up New Ferry, Woods Hole Terminal Plan
Book tells story of building and sailing Hokule’a, a replica of an ancient Polynesian voyaging canoe.
Courtesy Sam Low
Title: Hawaiki Rising Wins Nautilus Award
Senior chief Jason Olsen (left) presents boat crew certification to Timothy Carroll, center.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Ceremony Highlights Role of Coast Guard Auxiliary as Mission Critical
Commission meeting at Olde Stone Building Thursday night. Developer Charles Hajjar at left.
Sara Brown
Title: MVC Approves Workforce Housing Plan for Edgartown
Pub at corner of Kelley and North Water streets dates to 1742.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Kelley House, Pub Come Under New Ownership