The Martha's Vineyard Times Times" with Doug and Molly Cabral in 1995 and became sole owners in May 2014. The Martha's Vineyard Times The Martha’s Vineyard Times is an independently owned weekly community newspaper, published by The MV Times Corp. on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles off the coast of Southeastern Massachusetts. The newspaper has an average circulation of 15,000, is distributed free of charge to all Island postal customers, and is available for sale at retail locations around the Island. "The MV Times"’ circulation model puts the full range of community news in front of every Vineyarder each week, with no
Martha's Vineyard The Island's population increased from 14,987 to 16,535. A study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average, and housing prices are 96 percent higher. A study of housing needs by the Commission found that the average weekly wage on Martha's Vineyard was "71 percent of the state average, the median home price was 54 percent above the state's and the median rent exceeded the state's by 17 percent". Originally inhabited by the Wampanoag people, Martha's Vineyard was known in the Massachusett language as "Noepe", or