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MVC to Open New Hearing on Katama Meadows Subdivision

Louisa Hufstader | Saturday, January 17 2026 - 9:10am

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will open a new public hearing next week on revised plans for the Katama Meadows subdivision, after commissioners voted Thursday to accept the withdrawal of a previous application.

Katama Meadows

Martha's Vineyard Commission

Dr. Ala Stanford Talks Covid Vaccination Equity at NAACP Event

Louisa Hufstader

For its annual Martin Luther King Day event, the NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard welcomed Philadelphia pediatrician Dr. Ala Stanford, recently appointed as a federal health official for her Covid-related social justice work.

Lazy Frog Hops to It

Martha's Vineyard Community Services has announced that donations from its partner The Lazy Frog, the Oak Bluffs game store, have now exceeded $7,900.

Ingenuity on Display at High School Science Fair

Thomas Humphrey

At the intersection of passion and scientific rigor, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students astounded judges and spectators alike with project presentations at the 24th annual Science and Engineering fair.

Lifting Up Civil Rights Leaders' Legacy of Hope and Solidarity

Thomas Humphrey

Community leaders for racial justice gathered Friday for an interfaith Shabbat service to honor the shared memory of two civil rights leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Mikado to Add Oak Bluffs to the Menu

Thomas Humphrey

Xi Yu, proprietor of Mikado Asian Bistro in Vineyard Haven, aired plans for a new restaurant location in Oak Bluffs at the former location of The Cardboard Box.

Meshacket Commons Receives Zoning Board Approval

Brooke Kushwaha

Meshacket Commons cleared another bureaucratic hurdle this week after a public hearing hosted by the Edgartown zoning board of appeals yielded zero opposition to the proposed affordable housing development.