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Steamship Authority diverts some Oak Bluffs boats to Vineyard Haven - The Martha's Vineyard Times
Steamship Authority diverts some Oak Bluffs boats to Vineyard HavenThe SSA has diverted ferries from the Oak Bluffs terminal to Vineyard Haven due to weather conditions. – MVTimes file photoDue to weather conditions, the following trips departing or arriving in Oak Bluffs have been diverted to Vineyard Haven. M/V MARTHA’S VINEYARD from Woods Hole 9:30AMM/V MARTHA’S VINEYARD to Woods Hole 10:45AMThe SSA advises checking their site or calling before traveling.
Photos from home: Peter Simon’s newest book captures the fabric of Island life - The Martha's Vineyard Times
This one is different. Island photographer Peter Simon has authored 11 coffee table books over the 52 years he’s spent chronicling this Island. Most have specific themes: nature, an autobiography, a photo and text biography of his rock-icon sister Carly Simon, and image collections featuring ’60s and ’70s rock stars. He is credited with implanting reggae music in the Island and national consciousness with several books on the genre.
Steamship Authority diverts some ferries from Oak Bluffs
Steamship Authority diverts some ferries from Oak Bluffs In this file photo, wind and sea conditions affect the Oak Bluffs SSA terminal. Due to weather conditions, the following trips departing or arriving in Oak Bluffs have been diverted to Vineyard Haven. M/V NANTUCKET to Woods Hole 10:45AM For more information, call 508.548.3788 or 508.693.0367 or visit steamshipauthority.com/traveling_today/status
New Woods Hole terminal springs a leak
An excavator working on a Steamship Authority terminal building in Woods Hole severed a water main causing restrooms at the facility to be closed for several hours Monday, Wayne Lamson, executive director, said.
Parking changes coming to Oak Bluffs harbor
Parking changes coming to Oak Bluffs harbor Oak Bluffs has approved a plan that will allow for angle parking at the harbor. — File photo by Ralph Stewart On Wednesday, Oak Bluffs selectmen unanimously approved diagonal parking along Oak Bluffs Harbor, between Dukes County Ave and the bathhouse, beginning this spring. The change will create 12 more parking spaces, according to consultants Horsley Witten Group, advisors to the Oak Bluffs Downtown Streetscape Committee.
Spring? Pinkletinks sing in Lambert's Cove, with soundtrack
Alex Goethels wrote The Times on Friday to report that he heard Pinkletinks in his Lambert’s Cove neighborhood. This first peeper report is almost two weeks earlier than last year’s, which was on March 9. In 2015, the first peeper sang on March 27.
Steamship cancels some Monday freight boat runs
Steamship cancels some Monday freight boat runs The SSA has cancelled late morning and afternoon runs of the Sankaty to Vineyard Haven. — File photo by Nelson Sigelman The Steamship Authority has cancelled runs of the Sankaty due to weather through mid-afternoon, and advises travelers to check with the authority before traveling.
Main Street, Vineyard Haven closed to traffic
Main Street, Vineyard Haven closed to traffic In this file photo from 2016, an electronic sign at the beginning of Main Street announced a parking ban. Tisbury has closed Main Street to assist in snow removal. - Photo by Nelson Sigelman. Main Street, Vineyard Haven will be closed to traffic to assist in snow removal as of noon on Saturday.
Vineyard Haven Library closed on Saturday
Guess why?
Tisbury parking ban activated
Tisbury parking ban activated The town of Tisbury has activated its parking ban as of noon on Saturday. Main Street in Vineyard Haven was closed to traffic at noon. Tisbury Police recommended checking their Facebook and Twitter for updates as to when Main Street will reopen. Details are here:Â http://www.tisburyma.gov/home/urgent-alerts/parking-ban-will-go-effect-starting-1200-pm-saturday-1717-closings
Capawock Theater and Martha's Vineyard Film Center theaters closed Saturday
Capawock Theater and Martha’s Vineyard Film Center theaters closed Saturday The Capawock will be closed Saturday evening. — MV Times File Photo The MV Film Center and Capawock Theater will be closed today/tonight, January 7th due to snowy/windy weather throughout the day/night. The Film Center still plans to be open on Sunday, January 8th for the OPERA (Samson & Delila) series at 12 noon, and films at 4 and 7:30PM.
A year in the life of an Island (newspaper)
On Wednesdays at the Martha’s Vineyard Times office, we figure out what stories should go on the front page. Typically, there are two or three “most important” stories. These might be hard news — “Vineyard Voters Feel the Bern, but Massachusetts goes to Clinton” (March 3), or “Feds snatch Island gardener’s medical marijuana plants” (July 28), or “Dog that jumped from ferry Martha’s Vineyard rescued by passing boater” (Aug. 11).
Steamship Authority cancels boats due to weather conditions
The Steamship Authority has canceled morning boats due to high winds, and are urging travelers to call or check the boatline’s website. Boats after 8:15 am will be run on a trip-by-trip basis. For more information, please call 508.548.3788 or 508.693.0367 SSA web site is at steamshipauthority. com Current Conditions may be viewed at http://www.steamshipauthority. com/traveling_today/status The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from Sunday at 11:00AM until Monday evening at 7:00PM.
The 155th annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair
Under sunny skies,on a not-too-hot mid-August day — crowds gathered as they do each summer for one of the Vineyard’s highlight events. In the days and nights to come, more than 30,000 entry tickets will be sold — many to people who come day after day, to ride rides, show off their dogs, win prizes, and look at the creations of fellow Islanders.
David Crohan will perform at Chilmark Community Center
David Crohan will perform at Chilmark Community Center David Crohan — Ralph Stewart Beloved Island pianist David Crohan will perform at the Chilmark Community Center on Sunday, Aug. 21. Doors open at 7 pm, and the concert will start at 7:30. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Island Elderly Housing, as well as Friends of MVY Radio. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, and $75 for VIP seats, which will get you right up front, and features a reception with wine.
A colorful Fourth of July
A colorful Fourth of July All the colors in a Fourth of July sky. –Photos: Doug Burke A weekend of warm, breezy days, was capped off by fire in the sky — but not the kind you’d expect on Independence Day. Sunsets for the last two nights were memorable, and Island photographer Doug Kent, captured these scenes at Menemsha. After that, of course, came the real fireworks. More on that later. For a time-lapse photo essay of the comings and goings of the Chappy Ferry, click here.
They’re baaaaack: Pinkletinks mean spring is (almost) here
Peeps around Farm Pond, peeps near Lambert’s Cove….sounds like pinkletinks are at it again. Almost three weeks earlier than last year’s earliest report, readers and peeper-spotters have called or written to let us know that the heralds of spring have been heard.
Aquinnah house is badly damaged in smoky blaze
The Thursday blaze closed the Aquinnah road for much of the afternoon. And how do you fight a fire with no fire hydrants? Firefighters from Aquinnah, West Tisbury, Chilmark, and Edgartown helped to extinguish a stubborn, smoky fire at a house under construction at 4 Towhee Lane in Aquinnah, off Moshup Trail, last Thursday. Aquinnah Fire Chief Simon Bollin said the fire started about 2:16 pm when foam insulation being installed in the basement of the house ignited.
Some ferries canceled Tuesday morning
Some ferries canceled Tuesday morning The freight boat Sankaty, in nicer weather. — File photo by Nelson Sigelman Due to weather conditions, the Steamship Authority has canceled the following boats: M/V SANKATY 8:30AM Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven M/V SANKATY 9:45AM Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole The Authority suggests travelers check with the terminal or their website to confirm boat schedules today.
The 70 Project: Martha's Vineyard's first Boomer turns 70
Islanders talk about growing old on Martha’s Vineyard. According to the Healthy Aging Task Force, the street lists as of January 2015 showed 362 Vineyarders born in 1946 — 24 percent more than born in 1945, and 44 percent more than in 1944. There are a total of 1,821 Islanders born between 1946 and 1950. We recently asked any Vineyarder turning 70 in 2016 to come to the MVTimes office and have a photo taken. Some of them are here.
Anyone for a holiday dip?
Going for a swim soon? Let us know. It may have been balmy on Christmas in Oak Bluffs, but the water at the Inkwell was still cold (about 50 degrees). That didn’t stop three generations of Alleys —Kerry Alley, his son Chris, and Chris’s daughter Maddy —from taking a dunk at the Oak Bluffs beach around 11 am. There were no other bathers when they went in, though they did draw several curious onlookers.
The West Tisbury young authors: Madia Bellebuono
The West Tisbury Young authors, in the middle school at the West Tisbury School, write weekly about experiences on the Island. Madia Bellebuono is in the eighth grade. I have participated in the Wild Food Challenge for the past four years; one year I partnered with my fellow classmate Violet Cabot. The event takes place all around the world in six different countries — and it even happens on Martha’s Vineyard.
Craftsman Clay Edwards’ copper work sure does look a lot like art
The world premier of Edwards Copper Art takes place on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, at the Vineyard Artisans Festival at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. A fitting day, when you think about it, since Clay Edwards, 31, of West Tisbury, credits his own dad, craftsman Ken Edwards, and legendary Island craftsmen such as Travis Tuck with mentoring him in life and art. “I don’t consider myself an artist. Maybe that will come in time.
Steamship Authority cancels morning Island Home runs due to mechanical issues
Steamship Authority cancels morning Island Home runs due to mechanical issues The MV Island Home is experiencing mechanical issues and has forced the cancellation of several ferry runs. – File photo by Michael Cummo. The following trips have been canceled due to Mechanical issues.
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