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March to the Sea
Every year the Tisbury School and the Edgartown School pay homage to Memorial Day with March to the Sea pilgrimages. Today, March...
Tisbury Town Picnic
The town of Tisbury is sponsoring an old-fashioned Memorial Day picnic (on May 28), open to all, from noon to 4 p.m. with...
Paul Karasik takes cartoons seriously. Take a gag cartoon from the vault of Ernie Bushmiller’s much-loved Nancy strip, for instance. The three-panel...
Don’t needle me too hard for missing out on this one.
Though I have a sharp eye when it comes to wild edibles, somehow stinging nettles passed me...
A rare Wilson’s plover arrived on-Island May 18. It was discovered by Liz Baldwin and Luanne Johnson, the team from Biodiversity Works that is...
Mouths of babes! My grand daughter, Violet, went on a school field trip to the Polly Hill Arboretum. She was impressed with the lecture on nectar...
Excellence in Design
Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design announced that Liz Stiving Nichols has received New England Home’s 5 Under 40 annual award...
Chilmark
John J. Atkins and Jamie N. Atkins purchased 80 State Road in Chilmark from David B. Boyd and Joan M. Boyd for $465,000 on May 18....
New Fast Ferry Face
There’s a new boat on the block. A newly constructed $6 million vessel from Rhode Island Fast Ferry will be put into service...
Grant Inquiries Accepted
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is accepting inquiries for its 2012 Intellectual Disabilities grant cycle. To...
Pound for pound, there is not a more ferocious, hard-pulling fish than the bluefish — which makes it a perfect target for young anglers learning...