Chilmark News

For most of us, it is hard to imagine life without television, without cable to clue us in to pop culture and the latest trends, and the scores of specialty channels that show us how to cook or play poker, or learn about health issues, nature, or exotic destinations.

Congratulations to the 4/5 class at the Chilmark School. With the assistance of their families, friends, and educators, they had a well-run UNICEF fair.

Two men were arrested Tuesday morning as they brought heroin and cocaine to the Island for street distribution, according to police.

The month of November at the coast has everything, in terms of weather, that can be experienced in what always seems to be a brief 30 days.

With only 1,200 doses available for the seasonal flu clinic at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Wednesday, by 10:30 am vaccination seekers were turned away.

Chris Murphy and Jim Newman are organizing a get-together potluck this Saturday, Nov.

A thief or thieves entered the Turtle Cove, Chilmark home of Janice and Robert Brown yesterday afternoon and stole a fireproof safe containing personal papers, family jewelry, and cash.

Illness presumed to be swine flu has resulted in the absence of an average of more than 100 students each day of the past week from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School.

Once again, the Chilmark Volunteer Firefighter's Association hosted a mildly spooky Halloween event at the Chilmark Community Center.

The milkweed pods are breaking, And the bits of silken down Float off upon the autumn breeze Across the meadows brown.

The All-Island School Committee deferred a vote on the superintendent's budget last week, because several of its members preferred handing off budget-cutting decisions to voters at spring town meetings.

There's a frail old house on Chappaquiddick Island that needs a hero like its original owner - William A. Martin, one of the only African-American whaling captains in the world in the late 1800s.

One year ago on the Island, Boy Scouts nearly ceased to exist. Now, with the help of Cub Scout leaders, Kevin Oliver from Chilmark and Andrew Bradshaw from Tisbury, there are close to 40 Island Boy Scouts from ages 7 through 18.

Miss Emily has been visiting us this week from the U.K. as part of the West Tisbury School eighth-grade student exchange.

Lynn Fraker revs up for scallop season in Tisbury. Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, Chilmark and Aquinnah are all looking forward to a good bay scallop season this fall.

One of the most frequently praised aspects of Vineyard living is the strong sense of community here, and on Saturday night that was demonstrated with force.

The 64th annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby ended Sunday afternoon with an awards ceremony at Nectar's night club in Edgartown.

The rich, colorful paintings of artist Ken Vincent and the painted seascapes and landscapes of Ray Ellis capture almost reverent scenes on the Island, helping the viewer appreciate the essence of the Vineyard.

Casting for blues, where there is no age limit and time melts away on a distant horizon.

Outdoor view of island's first gold LEED certified home. It's on the market for $1.425 million.