Labor Day Weekend Sends Island Toward Final Phase of Summer
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Celebrated each year on the first Monday in September, Labor Day is dedicated to the achievements of American workers. In truth, the holiday is probably better known as the impetus for one final long weekend before the kids head off to school, and marks the occasion after which workers start to bear down until summer rolls around again.
Main Street Project Asks Modest Change in Vineyard Haven
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Main Street Project committee presented at a public hearing last Thursday a plan for the restoration of the Vineyard Haven thoroughfare after it is torn apart to install a sewer system.
The plan is a modest one. Only a few alterations are proposed for the existing Main street.
Some changes are to create a more efficient working roadway. Others are just basic aesthetic improvements.
Vineyard Ice Arena Launches Final Step in Expansion Drive
By JOSHUA SABATINI
After more than 20 years of undergoing structural improvement in stages, the Martha's Vineyard Arena is just one step away from becoming a first-rate facility.
That final step is the addition of locker rooms with showers and bathrooms. With just a little bit of financial help, arena patrons will see the facility's final piece put into place.
The activity filling the roadways in West Tisbury yesterday morning could only mean one thing: The 141st annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Soci
The noisy, motley group of runners suddenly waxed silent and awaited the bullhorn. When it blasted, the soles of more than a thousand running shoes began pummelling Middle Road against a canvas of shadows and golden light.
On Saturday morning the 25th annual Chilmark Road Race began just as its predecessors - but with an even richer sense of history, and featuring a wonderful new gadget.
Tisbury Inn Reconstruction Start Prompts Angry Complaints from Business Owners
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A group of Main street business owners stood by helplessly this week as their stores experienced earthquake-like conditions after reconstruction work on the Tisbury Inn began Monday.
The former anchor of the downtown business district was destroyed by a fire in December.
