FAQs - The Martha's Vineyard Times (2024)

You can do that. Stop in to the MV Times at 30 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven, and we’ll get you subscribed so that you get your paper as well as continued online access. You can also mail us a check to MV Times PO Box 518 Vineyard Haven MA 02568, along with a note giving your name, contact details, and whether you want a print and online subscription or just online (if this information is not on the check).

A digital only subscription will give you 24/7 access to mvtimes.com and delivery of The Minute daily newsletter. Digital and Print edition subscriptions will get you delivery of the weekly paper and unlimited access to our web content. The MV Times Minute, our award-winning daily e-newsletter, will remain free (sign up here: mvtimes.com/newsletters). You can opt in or out of The Minute newsletter at any time.

You may share your log-in and password info with family members for online access, but for security reasons we recommend not sharing it with anyone outside your immediate household.

Once you pay for a subscription, you should receive a receipt via email. That will be followed by an email that has a link (it says “click here to add/update your mailing address”). Clicking that will lead you to a form where you can input your mailing address.

After viewing three articles (individual stories) in a calendar month, you will be asked to subscribe. You’ll be able to see all pages on the site: the home page, the news page, the webcam page, etc., and you’ll be able to click on unlimited ads, classified ads, events, real estate listings, and “sponsored” content (such as Business Page stories, Health Beat stories, and Real Estate Confidential). If we have important, breaking news, ferry cancellations, or road closures, these stories will also be free, and will not count toward your three-story limit.

You can! Commenting is a different feature and requires you to sign in with a separate username and password under the story where you wish to leave a comment. Note: In order for a comment to be approved, you must use your first and last name.

Please note that under our mailing permit, the Post Office will forward your newspaper for only 60 days. If you want the MV Times to mail your paper to your off-Island address for any part of the year, you will need to subscribe at the $125 off-island rate. You can also switch to digital only while you are away, at no extra cost. Then resume the print delivery when you come back to the Island.

No! If you do not want the print paper mailed to you off-Island, digital access is only $45. We only charge more for off-Island print subscriptions because it costs more to mail the paper.

You will need to log into your account. Go to mvtimes.com, click on the round icon (lower right corner of your screen) and enter your email address. Click the purple arrow (to the right of the email field) and you’ll get a window asking you to create a password (or enter a password if you have already created one). If you forgot your password, then you can click “reset password”. If you want to get quick access, click “send a magic link” and check your email. After you log into the site, you should no longer see those pop-ups (your device should use “cookies” to remember your log-in).

For all subscriptions made after Jan. 1, 2020, your subscription will last for one year from the date shown on your receipt.

Subscriptions can not be paused and resumed. They last for one year from the date of purchase.

While we do not offer discounts, The MV Times supplies free newspapers and provides free online access to libraries, senior centers, town halls, schools, and waiting rooms at the hospital.

Please don’t. If you unsubscribe to an email related to your subscription, you will remove yourself from our mailing list and may not get your newspaper, and we will not be able to reach you in regard to your subscription. If you wish to unsubscribe to The Minute e-newsletter, please log in to your account via the MV Times circular icon in the lower right of our website, and uncheck the box to the left of The Minute Newsletter.

Newspapers are $1 on newsstands. You can also drop in to The MV Times at 30 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven, or pick one up at several locations, including Cronig’s, Tony’s, Stop & Shop, and Cumberland Farms.

The MV Times supplies free newspapers and provides free online access to organizations such as libraries, senior centers, town halls, and schools.

The recommended way to opt in or out of The Minute e-newsletter is at the time you subscribe, and you can change your mind at any time by logging in to your account via the MV Times circular icon in the lower right corner of our website.

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