Louisa Hufstader
The M/V Monomoy, last of three offshore energy service vessels the Steamship Authority has converted to freight and passenger ferries, left Alabama Wednesday for its new home in New England.
The search for the next principal of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School enters a new phase this month, as superintendent Richard Smith begins reviewing job candidates’ applications with the help of a 20-member review committee.
A recently-completed review by the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools suggested regionalization could benefit the Island's elementary school systems.
Katherine Newman, who has served on the Martha's Vineyard Commission since 2003, is stepping down along with Greg Martino, the Tisbury member who has been on the regional planning agency since 2022.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted unanimously this week to send the plans for a sweeping $333 million overhaul for the 66-year-old regional high school to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
The average cost to educate a child in public school on Martha’s Vineyard is more than several regionalized school districts of similar size, including Nantucket, according to a recent study.