https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Martha's Vineyard, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-09https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-09Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Aimee Cotton pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and child endangerment charges in the March 2025 death of 2-year-old Frank Rodenbaugh of Oak Bluffs. Judge Peter Krupp set bail at $23,800, with conditions barring her from supervising young children. The case now moves to Barnstable.https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-08https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-08Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000FEMA has pulled $10 million that it awarded to Oak Bluffs in 2022 for the East Chop Drive Coastal Restoration, after denying the town an extension. The project aims to restore more than 2,000 feet of eroding bluff along a road that has been partly closed for nearly 15 years. The town says it will pursue other funding while continuing the project.https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-07https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-07Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Police confirmed that Michelle Min and Bryan Walker, founders of the apparel retailer Bryn Walker, were found dead outside their home in Oakland, California. The company has a boutique in Vineyard Haven.https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-06https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-06Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Martha's Vineyard Commission will continue deliberating on Thursday, Oct. 8, on the proposed 54-acre Katama Meadows subdivision in Edgartown, now in the final stage of the longest deliberation before a decision in commission history. Commissioners made significant progress on Oct. 1 but did not reach a decision, and the other items on Thursday's agenda, Jordan's Nursery and the housing proposed behind the Dairy Queen, were pushed. The project is a proposal by Utah developers Richard Matthews and Douglas Anderson, who bought the land in 2017 for $6.6 million, and the version under review is its fourth iteration.https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-05https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-05Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000VTA summer-season schedules changed October 4, ending several seasonal service periods. Riders should check the updated schedules for Monday, October 5.https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-04https://nanopress.net/marthas-vineyard-ma/briefs/2026-10-04Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Coast Guard found a debris field about 20 miles south of Nantucket while searching for a missing air ambulance with six people aboard. The search-and-rescue operation remains active, with crews working with Massachusetts authorities on sonar searches of the seabed.