Martha's Vineyard Maia Coleman

For Father Nagle, a Life of Service Provides the Best View

Maia Coleman | Thursday, August 12 2021 - 6:23pm

There’s almost nothing traditional about the Rev. Michael Nagle. He sky dives. He flies bi-planes. He rides a motorcycle. He says mass in Portuguese as well as English. But his path to the priesthood was strictly traditional.

Good Shepherd Parish

Chilmark Adopts Early Summer Safety Guidelines

Maia Coleman

Limited attendance at Menemsha sunsets, a drastically cut down book festival: the Chilmark selectmen and board of health took up an array of summer safety plans and guidelines this week.

Vaccine Supply Expands, But Demand for Shots Drops

Maia Coleman

As the Island’s vaccine supply grows, demand for vaccinations on the Vineyard has declined, hospital officials confirmed Wednesday, echoing trends around the state and country.

Hearing Continues on Culvert Replacement in Chilmark

Maia Coleman

The Chilmark conservation commission continued a public hearing this week on a long-running plan by the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to replace two culverts at the Mill Brook headwaters off North Road.

Recounting a Harrowing Journey Through the Criminal Justice System

Maia Coleman

In 1983 Ndume Olatushani was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Memphis, Tenn. — a city in which he had never set foot, for a crime he did not commit.

With Worker Shortage Acute, Island Businesses Scramble

Maia Coleman

Although an annual rite of passage, the quest for summer employees has grown more extreme and spread wider this year, driven by a perfect storm of factors including and a housing crisis at its peak.

Chilmark Selectmen Delay Decision on Book Festival

Maia Coleman

Plans for the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival were put on temporary hold Tuesday, after Chilmark selectmen delayed approval of the biannual summer event until later this spring.