• Local motorcyclists gathered at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority for the annual Blessing of the Fleet.
    Mark Lovewell
  • Father Michael Nagle gave a prayer and blessing at the Steamship Authority on Saturday.
    Mark Lovewell
  • A pin honors the annual Blessing of the Fleet.
    Mark Lovewell
  • Motorcyclists receive a blessing from Father Nagle.
    Mark Lovewell

News

An event planned for an early June weekend at a longstanding commercial venue adjacent to the private Harthaven enclave in Oak Bluffs has sparked tension in the neighborhood for the second year in a...
From new ferries to a terminal overhaul in Woods Hole, the Steamship Authority will be embarking on some major capital planning and spending projects in the coming years. At the monthly boat line...
For viewers this summer, gavel-to-gavel coverage of Island government meetings, high school sports and an eclectic array of original programming may appear unchanged on Martha’s Vineyard Television...

Celebrations

James Todd of Oak Bluffs was awarded bachelor’s degrees in both English and secondary education from Villanova University with the honor of magna cum laude.
Katie and Ben Stafford of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Bianca Mary Stafford, born on May 4 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Bianca weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth.
Aline Honorato and Paulo De Moraes of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Yago Da Silva De Moraes, born on May 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Yago weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth.

Obituaries

Ethel Langmeyer Marsh of Oak Bluffs, wife of the late Robert E. Marsh, died peacefully Feb. 26 at home.
Joyce May Hobby of Oak Bluffs died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Friday, May 10. She was 72.