Nina Tarnawsky
There has been much speculation about 48 Main street in Vineyard Haven ever since July 4, 2008, when fire destroyed Café Moxie and badly damaged the Bunch of Grapes bookstore. With the rubble atCafé Moxie knocked down shortly after the fire, an empty lot sat in the heart of downtown Vineyard Haven.
An Aquinnah man pleaded not guilty in Edgartown district court Wednesday morning following a stabbing in Vineyard Haven late Tuesday.
The stabbing victim was airlifted to Boston Tuesday night. As of yesterday afternoon, the victim had survived heart surgery but his condition remained critical, according to Tisbury police, who have been in regular contact with staff at Beth Israel Hospital where the victim is being treated.
Late yesterday police issued a public call for any witnesses to the incident to telephone the station at 508-696-4240.
The Permanent Endowment of Martha’s Vineyard has supported Island students and nonprofits for 28 years. And on Tuesday this week, the board of the Permanent Endowment paused to celebrate its students at a breakfast with current and past recipients of endowment fund scholarships at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
It was practically a feeding frenzy at the regional high school this weekend when the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks defeated the Seacoast Mavericks in their season opener on Friday and again in a rain-soaked game on Saturday. Red Sox Hall of Famer Bob (The Steamer) Stanley threw out the first pitch on Friday night after a small ceremony honoring those who had been instrumental in welcoming the Sharks to the Island, including Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss and high school principal Stephen Nixon,
The band played the Pirates of the Caribbean theme as the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2011 milled about the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs on Sunday, ready to line up for their final procession as high school kids. In the Tabernacle, it was standing room only with hundreds of friends, family, teachers and neighbors gathered to watch the graduation ceremonies. Overhead the skies threatened rain, but the event stayed dry except for the occasional shower of tears.
It was a game good enough for the likes of Bill Murray, who watched the wooden bat action standing behind home plate, as the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks defeated the Seacoast Mavericks with a score of 6-1 in their Island opener on Friday.
Red Sox Hall of Famer Bob “The Steamer” Stanley threw out the first pitch after a small ceremony honoring those, including Vineyard schools superintendent Jim Weiss and regional high school principal Steve Nixon, who had been instrumental in welcoming the Sharks to the Island.