Martha's Vineyard Maia Coleman

For Father Nagle, a Life of Service Provides the Best View

Maia Coleman | Thursday, August 12 2021 - 6:23pm

There’s almost nothing traditional about the Rev. Michael Nagle. He sky dives. He flies bi-planes. He rides a motorcycle. He says mass in Portuguese as well as English. But his path to the priesthood was strictly traditional.

Good Shepherd Parish

Engineering Snags, Mounting Costs Plague Beach Road Project

Maia Coleman

As new design and engineering plans take shape for the state-funded reconstruction project on Beach Road, town officials bristled this week at the prospect of added costs.

Chilmark Fishing Benefactor Is High Bidder for Town-Owned Lot

Maia Coleman

Frederick Khedouri, a benefactor for the Menemsha fishing community, was the high bidder on a four-acre parcel of town-owned land off Meeting House Road.

Vaccine Clinic for Teachers Fills Up Quickly

Maia Coleman

A clinic to vaccinate Martha’s Vineyard public school teachers will begin Thursday, hospital and high school leaders announced this week. The clinic has already filled 250 vaccination slots.

Toxicology Experts Square Off on Turf Project

Maia Coleman

A long-awaited toxicology report became a new point of tension at a Martha’s Vineyard Commission hearing Thursday on the long-debated $7 million athletic field renovation at the regional high school.

Chilmark Bumps Up Beach Sticker Prices

Maia Coleman

Beach sticker prices in Chilmark are going up this summer, after selectmen voted Tuesday to raise walk-on and parking pass prices across the board.

Longtime Chilmark Moderator Everett Poole Will Step Down

Maia Coleman

Mr. Poole, who is 90 and has held the elected post for more than 40 years, announced his decision in an email to the selectmen Monday, town administrator Tim Carroll said.