Martha’s Vineyard

Event of the Week: 2013 Oak Bluffs Harbor Festival Event of the Week: 2013 Oak Bluffs Harbor Festival

This Saturday, June 22, over 40 vendors, including many Martha’s Vineyard favorites, will gather for one of the Island’s most popular events. Enjoy live music, arts and crafts, and fun on the harbor. As usual, an abundance of native...

» June 18th, 2013
Portuguese Man-of-War Warnings on Martha’s Vineyard Portuguese Man-of-War Warnings on Martha’s Vineyard

Officials on Martha’s Vineyard are warning people that Portuguese man-of-wars — with tentacles that can deliver a painful sting to humans — have arrived early this year. According to an article in the Vineyard Gazette, large numbers of Portuguese...

» June 17th, 2013
Oysters to Help Clean Sengekontacket Pond Oysters to Help Clean Sengekontacket Pond

MVGazette.com: Over the next year, a million tiny pioneers will arrive at Sengekontacket Pond . Simply by growing from the size of a pencil eraser to a full 3”, a million oysters are the key part of...

» June 12th, 2013
Mariner’s Mirror Captures the Simple Joy of Boating Mariner’s Mirror Captures the Simple Joy of Boating

Siblings Vinnie and Nicole Balsamo come by their love of the water naturally. “Some of my earliest memories are of me and Vinnie exploring the marshes of Cape Cod,” recalls Nicole. “Later, our dad taught us how to navigate...

» June 11th, 2013
Blaze Destroys Boat on Martha’s Vineyard Blaze Destroys Boat on Martha’s Vineyard

MVTimes.com: Workers demolishing a boat parked on dry land off Carrolls Way behind Carroll’s Trucking Thursday afternoon set off a smoky blaze that destroyed a boat parked nearby and damaged a truck. Fire chief John Schilling said...

» June 7th, 2013
Man Rescued from Oak Bluffs Harbor Man Rescued from Oak Bluffs Harbor

MVTimes.com: In the early morning darkness Thursday morning , a request for mutual aid from Tisbury Police helped save a man who police determined was highly intoxicated, from drowning in frigid Oak Bluffs harbor. About 4:00 a.m., May...

» May 15th, 2013
Edgartown Yacht Club 2013 Race Weekend Scheduled Edgartown Yacht Club 2013 Race Weekend Scheduled

Edgartown Yacht Club’s Edgartown Race Weekend invites sailors to Martha’s Vineyard from July 17 to July 21 for 3 full days racing and onshore entertainment. The event features the Big Boat Buoy Races, inaugurated in 2012, and the historic...

» April 29th, 2013
Oak Bluffs Shark Tourney Threatens Venue Change Oak Bluffs Shark Tourney Threatens Venue Change

CapeCodOnline: The shark-fishing tournament held in Oak Bluffs for a quarter of a century could be someplace else next year, tournament organizer Steven James said Wednesday . “We’re in Oak Bluffs for 2013,” James said in a phone...

» April 15th, 2013
Shark Tourney Organizer Asked to Control Crowds Shark Tourney Organizer Asked to Control Crowds

MVGazette.com: Monster Shark Tournament organizer and president of the Boston Big Game Fishing Club Steven James will takes steps to control the crowd at the controversial Oak Bluffs event, he told selectmen at a meeting . Mr....

» April 12th, 2013
Oak Bluffs Approves 2013 Shark Tourney Application Oak Bluffs Approves 2013 Shark Tourney Application

MVTimes.com: Oak Bluffs selectmen met Tuesday and approved an application to hold the 27th Annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament in the town harbor, but they made the approval contingent on tournament organizer Steve James appearing before...

» March 29th, 2013
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