Newport Yacht Owners Realize $10,800 Buys Tank of Gas, or Two Chanel Bags Aug 2, 2008
Instead of cruising to the Massachusetts island resorts of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket or across Long Island Sound to New York, boaters are exploring the nearby bay, he said. Some sailors keep their craft docked to entertain families, he said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Inside Congress's housing repair kit Jul 31, 2008
The ceilings will increase from $417,000 to $481,850 in the Boston area and to $625,500 on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The higher limits are designed to give more buyers access to lower cost federally backed mortgages. (Boston Globe)
Mom & Pop Whitman focus on pine barrens Jul 29, 2008
The glacier released earth, plowed up by the glacier and overlain with sand and gravel, and formed the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Cape Cod was formed from additional deposits, and by about 16,000 years ago, the meltwater stream loaded with sand and gravel fanned out to form a triangular outwash plain, the apex just southeast of Great South Pond in Plymouth. (Weymouth News, MA)
Using shrubs in a mixed border Jul 24, 2008
As I write this I am still reflecting on my recent (and first of many, I hope) trip to the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. I was delighted to be part of the lineup of speakers for their summer programs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Just one reporter waiting for McCain as his plane landed in Manchester, NH, last night... Jul 23, 2008
- Chris, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. I agree that neither candidate is anyone I would vote for. (The Drudge Report)
Sit in the sun, pedal, paddle, angle, or eat Jul 20, 2008
As one of Martha's Vineyard's inveterate anglers, Goldstein grabs the long poles and hops aboard his boat, raring to catch himself some birthday goodies ... Photos Martha's Vineyard ... Plan Martha's Vineyard guide. (Boston Globe)
Shark Contest in Massachusetts `Jaws' Town Fuels Sport-or-Slaughter Debate Jul 18, 2008
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- The big win for fishermen at Martha's Vineyard for the next few days will be a half-ton shark and the $50,000 boat that is the grand prize for catching it. The big win for the Humane Society of the U.S. is closing down such contests. (Bloomberg)
What's in a name? Jul 17, 2008
Talking during the Television Critics Association press tour this week, the former "Cheers" barkeep also revealed he hopes to return to "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO hit starring his Martha's Vineyard pal Larry David. "Larry, at this very moment, is ensconced in Mary's and my guesthouse [on the Vineyard]," Danson said. (Boston Globe)
Great white shark washes up on Nantucket Jul 16, 2008
The discovery of the young female shark's carcass at a beach off Sheep Pond Road follows an unconfirmed sighting by lifeguards last week that led to the closing of South Beach on Martha's Vineyard. Another sighting reported at the Vineyard's State Beach caused a commotion but turned out to be a hoax. (Boston Globe)
Great White Shark Carcass Found on Nantucket Island Beach Jul 16, 2008
Lifeguards at a Martha's Vineyard beach reported a possible sighting of a great white shark last week. Share. (Fox News)
Press mulls over knife crime Jul 14, 2008
The Independent reports that great white sharks have been spotted close to the beaches at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts scene of the film Jaws. Officials briefly closed some of the beaches after spotting a giant dorsal fin just 75 yards away from land. (BBC News -- UK)
Great white shark reported at 'Jaws' filming site Jul 14, 2008
South Beach on Martha's Vineyard was closed for a short time, and swimmers were kept out of the water at State Beach in Edgartown, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation said ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for filming the movie version of "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
A Real Great White On 'Jaws' Island? Jul 14, 2008
In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for the movie version of "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. Shark attacks are extremely rare in waters off New England, but great whites have been known to occasionally prowl in the region. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Shark Sighting On 'Jaws' Island A Hoax Jul 14, 2008
However, police said at least one of the shark sightings on Martha's Vineyard was a hoax. Massachusetts authorities said a man who claimed he'd seen two great white sharks was lying. (WNBC.com, NY)
A whaling city sets about recasting its gritty image Jul 13, 2008
A ferry runs from the State Pier to Martha's Vineyard, and Cape Air flies out of New Bedford's airport. Already in place is the core of a tourist industry, focused on the city's past as the whaling capital of the world. (Boston Globe)
Trails reveal the natural state of things Jul 13, 2008
Ocean views: Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary, Martha's Vineyard. The varied Vineyard landscape is best seen on a ramble through Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary. (Boston Globe)
Going back in with a jest and a wary eye Jul 13, 2008
Great white sharks are known to cruise the cold waters off Martha's Vineyard, but shark attacks are exceedingly rare ... WOODS HOLE - Fears about a monstrous shark spotted last week off the coast of Martha's Vineyard had mostly subsided by yesterday, as glorious weather took over the island and Cape Cod and as vacationers flocked to beaches ... Great whites are known to troll the cold waters off Martha's Vineyard, but shark attacks are exceedingly rare, said George Burgess, a researcher at the... (Boston Globe)
Shark sighting at 'Jaws' site a hoax, police say Jul 13, 2008
Report forced closure of a beach on Martha's Vineyard ... Edgartown, Massachusetts, is on Martha's Vineyard, where the movie "Jaws" was filmed ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for filming the movie version of "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. (CNN -- US)
Shark Scare at Beach Where "Jaws" Was Filmed Jul 13, 2008
Back in 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard as the setting for the fictional community of Amity. While Jaws scared the wits out of a generationof film fans, experts note shark attacks are extremely rare in waters off New England. (FOX23 News, NY)
Man may have lied about Massachusetts shark sighting Jul 13, 2008
Edgartown police Chief Paul Condlin said Michael Lopenzo warned people to get out of the water at the Joseph Silva State Beach on Martha's Vineyard Thursday ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for filming the movie "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. (USA Today -- News)
Abner Darby, champion of racial equality in Lynn Jul 6, 2008
At the NAACP's 48th annual New England Regional Conference in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, Mr. Darby made it clear that while much had been accomplished, much remained. "We have a long way to go," he said in a Globe article about the 1986 meeting. (Boston Globe)
Dead on arrival Jul 1, 2008
They've opened a new gallery on Martha's Vineyard featuring Peter's pictures and Ronni's custom jewelry. (One of her pieces will be worn by "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively on the first show of the new season. (Boston Globe)
"Wackness" director lines up a pair of thrillers Jul 1, 2008
He will write and direct "Positive," a romantic thriller set on Martha's Vineyard. He's also penning the screenplay for "Echelon Vendetta," an espionage thriller based on David Stone's novel; the project has been set up at Sony. (Reuters)
1% tax sought on island home sales Jun 28, 2008
Nantucket and the towns on Martha's Vineyard want to impose a 1 percent tax on high-dollar home sales to fund affordable housing development, basically transferring money from wealthy second-home buyers to struggling year-round residents ... Nantucket and the towns on Martha's Vineyard rank among the state's most expensive housing markets, but they are even more distinguished by their isolation - people who work on the islands cannot easily commute from a nearby town ... Each of the six towns on... (Boston Globe)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Legislators approve expanded clean energy package Jun 28, 2008
Senate 23-10 and 24-10, approved and sent to the House a bill imposing a one percent tax, to be paid by the seller, on the sale of real estate on Martha's Vineyard and a separate bill imposing the same tax on real estate sales in Nantucket. The measures exempt the first $750,000 of each sale on Martha's Vineyard and the first $2 million of each sale on Nantucket ... The Martha's Vineyard tax would take effect only if approved by the local town meetings of the six towns on the Vineyard and the... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Robert Hulsizer, at 88; created memorable physics lessons as MIT professor emeritus Jun 22, 2008
The Hulsizers were just as social on Martha's Vineyard, where Dr. Hulsizer sailed the Mariah, his 12 1/2-foot Herreshoff sailboat on Menemsha Pond. "He just loved the feeling of being part of the boat," said Robert Solow, a sailing partner of Dr. Hulsizer's who taught at MIT and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1987. (Boston Globe)
Brooks wins Book of the Year award Jun 16, 2008
Brooks shares her time between homes in Sydney and Martha's Vineyard in the US state of Massachusetts with her author husband Tony Horowitz and their son Nathaniel. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, March, which was published in late February 2005, is a historical novel set during the American Civil War. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dad Goes on Trial in Mom, Daughter Killing Jun 3, 2008
On Friday, Judge Diane Kottmeyer said no to a defense request to move the trial to Martha's Vineyard because of all the pre-trial publicity. That decision paved the way for jury selection to begin in what many believe will be one of the most sensational murder trials ever seen in Massachusetts. (ABC News)
Judge gives go-ahead to Entwistle trial Jun 1, 2008
The judge also denied a request to move the trial to Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard after Weinstein said it might be the only place in Massachusetts where the case has not received saturation media coverage. Kottmyer also rejected a motion by prosecutors to use a life-size child mannequin during the trial to illustrate the injuries to Entwistle's daughter, but allowed prosecutors to use enlargements of several other pieces of evidence. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Entwistle lawyer denied change of venue May 31, 2008
"Edgartown on the island of Martha's Vineyard," lawyer Elliot Weinstein suggested at a hearing in the bland suburban office park that is the temporary home of Middlesex Superior Court. "The media has not saturated that community in the way I believe it has saturated Eastern Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts.". (Boston Globe)
Massachusetts gets law to manage seas May 29, 2008
The state's miles of coastal waters from the fishing port of New Bedford to the beaches of Cape Cod and the vacation hotspots of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are increasingly under pressure from development. One of the most contentious projects is a proposal by Cape Wind Associates to build 130 windmills across 25 miles of federal waters in Nantucket Sound. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Bourne survives scare May 29, 2008
Bourne will next meet Martha's Vineyard, which won the Maritime League over the Canalmen on a tiebreaker. The Vineyarders topped Pembroke, 10-6, as Laura Jernegan scored four times, and Molly Fischer and Sophie Lew each scored twice. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
COLUMN: Ted Kennedy: Giants are becoming shadows, one by one May 24, 2008
"JC: Any number of witnesses saw you, spry and chatty, walking around Edgarton later that night and the next morning. Of course you sought to escape responsibility with your bogus health claims. Why mention them otherwise? Why wear a neck brace?TK: "I made an effort to call a family legal adviser, Burke Marshall, from a public telephone on the Chappaquiddick side of the ferry, and then belatedly reported the accident to the Martha's Vineyard police. "JC: You made a documented 17 long distance... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Kennedy fights for his life May 23, 2008
July 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr., nephew to Kennedy, and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, perish in a plane crash in the waters off Martha's Vineyard. Feb. 10, 2000: Kennedy is released from a hospital after being treated for bacterial pneumonia. (USA Today)
Kennedy Leaves Boston Hospital May 22, 2008
In 1969, Kennedy drove a car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island off Martha's Vineyard. The accident killed aide Mary Jo Kopechne. (Fox News)
Michael Savage Mocks Ted Kennedy Tumor May 22, 2008
Even Ted Kennedy's spoke kindly of him when they learned that he had a. But not conservative talk show host Michael Savage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
As clan was beset by tragedies, the youngest brother took helm May 21, 2008
In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash on his way to Martha's Vineyard. Another nephew was put on trial for an alleged rape in Florida. (Boston Globe)
Events listings May 18, 2008
Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society Mon: Old Whaling Church, 135 Main St., Edgartown. Tue: Chilmark Community Center, South Road, Chilmark. (Boston Globe)
Best-selling book brings back painful memories for Simon May 14, 2008
Simon, 62, whose 20-year marriage to writer-businessman Jim Hart ended in divorce last year, lives in the house that Taylor built on a 40-acre spread in Martha's Vineyard full of flowers and animals. Taylor does not keep in contact with his former wife and made no mention of their years together in his autobiographical "One Man Band" show released as a CD-DVD last year. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
TSA to screen all workers at Logan with field access May 8, 2008
Hub condo-listing service buys Vineyard database Listing Information Network Inc., or Link, the primary listing service for Boston's downtown condominium market, has reacquired a Martha's Vineyard listing service it sold more than a decade ago. Link's president, Debra Taylor Blair, said she bought the service in January and last month rolled out new software that allows buyers to directly search Vineyard properties for sale. (Boston Globe)
After tie vote, recount, alcohol sales ban to remain May 4, 2008
It prohibits beer and wine sales at restaurants in the Martha's Vineyard community. Had the hand recount resulted in another tie, the measure would have been defeated because it required a majority to pass. (AZCentral -- News)
Stars illuminate Celtics' Garden party Apr 22, 2008
Meg Ryan, a summer regular on Martha's Vineyard, will be the annual film gathering's first recipient of the Compass Rose Acting Tribute Award, established to honor actors who inspire writers to create roles for them. The four-day fest will open with Brad Anderson's "Transsiberian" and close with "The Wackness," which stars Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, and Mary-Kate Olsen. (Boston Globe)
Floating wind-energy test put off for now Apr 18, 2008
A company seeking federal approval for a test project aimed at floating 120 wind turbines far off the coast of Martha's Vineyard was denied yesterday because it had applied too late, but said it hoped to succeed at a later time. The Massachusetts site proposed by Blue H, a subsidiary of a Dutch company, was not among the Minerals Management Service's five locations on the Outer Continental Shelf where companies will be able to compete to measure wind, wave, and ocean energy. (Boston Globe)
Blue H and mirrors Apr 12, 2008
Will our aging liberal lion look for federal research money for Blue H, a floating wind farm with untested technology proposed for 23 miles south of Martha's Vineyard ... You may recall last year's Delahunt proclamation to legislate a renewable-energy zone between Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, or his earlier rantings about how he would create a maritime sanctuary -- all smoke and mirrors to protect his master's view from the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Cape employers left scrambling Apr 11, 2008
Facing a looming labor shortage at their busiest time of year because of the standoff in Congress over immigration policy, seasonal businesses on Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard are scouring distant states and nearby cities for workers ... Brenda Francis, director of the Greater New Bedford Career Center, said job seekers there were intrigued by a recent appeal from a large Martha's Vineyard employer, which promised employee housing at a reduced cost. (Boston Globe)
Weak economy alters summer vacation plans Apr 10, 2008
So Brody and her husband and daughter are setting their sights closer to home, renting a vacation home on Martha's Vineyard, the popular Massachusetts tourist destination for presidents, celebrities and others looking for a seaside getaway ... She had hoped to take in the landscapes, nature reserves, wine and art of the Tuscany region of Italy - but booked a seaside home on Martha's Vineyard instead because of the soaring euro. (AZCentral -- Business)
Body of missing man, 35, found in harbor Mar 30, 2008
Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs police recovered the body of a 35-year-old Martha's Vineyard man at about 8:30 a.m. yesterday after a passenger on a ferry from the island spotted the body floating in Vineyard Haven Harbor, police Lieutenant Timothy P. Williamson said. The Coast Guard and the Oak Bluffs and Edgartown police and fire departments had been searching for the man, Benjamin R. Viera, since his family reported him missing Thursday, Williamson said. (Boston Globe)
A shore thing Mar 26, 2008
Nautilus Motor Inn (539 Woods Hole Road, 508-548-1525, , $82-$225) overlooks Woods Hole Harbor and offers easy access to ferries to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Sippewissett Campground in West Falmouth (836 Palmer Ave., 508-548-2542, , campsites $30-$58, cabins $275-$815 weekly) provides complimentary shuttle service to the beach in summer. (Boston Globe)
4 stage robbery at Papa Gino's Mar 10, 2008
The four public hearings on the project's draft environmental impact study are 6 p.m. today at Mattacheese Middle School in West Yarmouth; 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nantucket High School; 5 p.m. Wednesday in Martha's Vineyard Regional High School in Oak Bluffs; and Thursday in the Campus Center Ballroom at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Ex-Scout leader left trail of allegations Mar 9, 2008
Four months later, in spring 2006, Curtis was selected from a national pool of candidates to be the director of the library in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. Elaine Pace, library trustee and the chairwoman of the search committee, said that Curtis's references were "all excellent. There was nothing of concern.". (Boston Globe)
Hanover hockey sunk by Martha's Vineyard, 5-2 Mar 2, 2008
The Hanover High hockey team's inexperience clearly reared its head in Saturday's semifinals loss Martha's Vineyard, 5-2 ... Hanover captain Charlie McGinnis finally put the Indians on the board two minutes into the second, answering two first period goals from Martha's Vineyard. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Getting Racy Feb 8, 2008
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Sir, does the Kennedy endorsement in this day and age really matter outside the huddles around the water coolers in the Senate or the lawns parties at Martha's Vineyard. Surely the Clintons are as much "the establishment" now as the Kennedys were in the '60s and '70s. (Slate)
Obama upset despite nod from Kennedys Feb 6, 2008
It was, after all, Martha's Vineyard where the Clintons chose to holi 00004000 day in the 1990s. Although the Clinton campaign declared Massachusetts the upset of the night, the Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino - one of the most prominent elected officials who stayed with Senator Clinton as others broke for Senator Obama - said: "I'm not surprised at all. This is Clinton country up here.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Blue city blues Feb 4, 2008
Aquinnah, on Martha's Vineyard, has 17 Republicans, just over 4 percent. While Somerville has about the same percentage as Cambridge, its neighbor has a special aura of liberalism, burnished by its most famous, and famously left-leaning, institution: Harvard University. (Boston Globe)
Kennedy Lauds Obama As Worthy Heir To JFK Jan 29, 2008
"When he was president, remember the Clinton's didn't have a home and they used to spend their summers up in Martha's Vineyard, and Hyannis Port, kind of infiltrating the Kennedy compounds, if you like. All that's over now. It's not just an endorsement by Ted Kennedy. He's getting on the campaign trail; he's going to be trying to bring labor unions, and particularly Hispanics, to Barack Obama.". Also Monday, Obama picked up the endorsement of author Toni Morrison, who once labeled Bill Clinton... (CBS News)
Senator Kennedy to endorse Obama today Jan 28, 2008
Bill and Hillary Clinton vacationed at Martha's Vineyard in the 1990s, and went sailing with Kennedy on his family's schooner. The Clintons also socialized with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, President Kennedy's widow. (Boston Globe)
Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Jan 26, 2008
Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced the expansion of wireless broadband service to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket through a recent network enhancement. Now Verizon Wireless customers on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket can access e-mail and the Internet on their laptops and PDAs, and download video and music to their wireless phones. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stags Just Want to Have Fun Jan 20, 2008
In New England, Vermont's Killington, Mount Snow, and Stratton Mountain resorts woo ski junkies, while Massachusetts favorites like Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket offer tranquil summertime getaways. Newlywed David Berkowitz of Boston bid adieu to his single days in Sin City. (Boston Globe)
Tenney Lehman, 90, poet and Nieman Foundation director Jan 19, 2008
In 1953, Father Lehman was assigned to the Episcopal parish on Martha's Vineyard, where they remained until 1959, when he became rector of Grace Church in Newton ... Burial will be on Martha's Vineyard. (Boston Globe)
Bill to curb driver cellphone use is idling Jan 17, 2008
A state wildlife official said the surge in coyote sightings in the state's second-largest city is no surprise because the animals live in every Massachusetts community except those on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Three teen suicides shake Nantucket Jan 16, 2008
The rate of suicide attempts on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Cape Cod is also higher than statewide. At least two Nantucket adults killed themselves in the last 18 months, Swenson said. (Boston Globe)
Planned US Wind Farm Clears Regulatory Hurdle Jan 16, 2008
Homeowners on Cape Cod and the nearby islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, including the Kennedy political dynasty which has a vacation compound at Hyannis Port on the Cape, have complained that the 247-foot (75 metre) turbines, which would be located about 4. 7 miles (7. (Planet Ark, United States)
Cape Wind proposal clears big obstacle Jan 15, 2008
US Representative William Delahunt, Democrat of Quincy and a wind farm opponent whose district includes the Cape and Islands, released a letter yesterday sent to him Jan. 11 by the acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, which said the wind farm could have "previously unidentified adverse effects" on planes from Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Last night, an FAA spokeswoman said the agency was still reviewing the Cape Wind project. (Boston Globe)
Boston, Southern New England Brace for Storm; New York May Be Spared Worst Jan 14, 2008
A wind advisory, bringing gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, is in effect through 7 p.m. today for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the National Weather Service said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey put road and airport crews on ``high alert'' yesterday in anticipation of snow, according to spokeswoman Jennifer Friedberg. (Bloomberg -- US)
Aquinnah restaurants likely to toast end of alcohol sales ban Jan 1, 2008
Now the restaurants, all two of them, in this remote village at the western tip of Martha's Vineyard are poised to oblige ... Massachusetts has 12 dry towns, and four are on Martha's Vineyard. (Boston Globe)
