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One October evening just before the clocks moved back, giving the Island an hour of sunlight in the morning which I’m sure I’ll sleep through, I arrived home from work to find my roommate in desperate need of the Rockfish Caesar salad. Seeing as we were in Oak Bluffs, I suggested Offshore, Sweet Life, or The post Dinner at Rockfish appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

The Island representatives to the Steamship Authority board and Port Council will hold an information session at the Tisbury Emergency Services EMT building for the public on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 pm. Island board representative Jim Malkin along with port council reps. John Cahill and Joe Sollitto will host an open discussion with the The post SSA reps hosting informational public meeting appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

Island Music is the Vineyard’s only music store. Guitars beckon from the window; step inside and you will find instruments hanging from the ceiling and lining the walls. Kids come in after school to noodle on the keyboards; stray tourists check out the record bins, and leave with a ukulele. From the back, you may The post Island Music on the rocks appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

As dusk settled in over Aquinnah, dozens of Island community members gathered at the Aquinnah Cultural Center to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.  Jose Sanabria has been organizing this celebration on the Island for the past four years. Originally from Mexico, Sanabria moved to Martha’s Vineyard 32 years ago. The post Día de los Muertos: A celebration of life appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

No injuries were reported after firefighters extinguished a blaze that fully engulfed a Nissan Sentra in the parking lot of a local elementary school.  Fire, police and EMS personnel were called to the West Tisbury School at about 11:00 on Sunday morning regarding a small car that had caught fire for unknown reasons. Within minutes The post Nissan erupts into flames in school parking lot appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.