The historic 17th century Barn House in Chilmark has been approved by the Massachusetts Historical Commission for a nomination to the National...
kids dad John Chivers Charlotte Jonathan Josephine
Last spring Betty Burton received a call from a producer for Sesame Street. One of the most respected television programs for children had been...
Don Sicard striped bass fisherman
Even though a category two hurricane called Ophelia missed us and passed several hundred miles to the east of Martha’s Vineyard last weekend, local...
Simon Jim Athearn
Lots of roses. That’s what Simon Athearn and his wife, Robyn, are envisioning for their first spring garden next year in their new house in West...
BW line drawing illustration boathouse
Preliminary designs for a new U.S. Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha failed to impress the Chilmark selectmen this week. “It’s mammoth,”...
Greg Mayhew, captain of the 75-foot dragger Unicorn out of Menemsha, is the last Vineyard fisherman still groundfishing on Georges Bank. And this...
Scott Scott Brown John Kerry Microphone
The outlook for the fisheries is improving, a leading federal administrator told a congressional panel in Boston early this week, but lawmakers...
Mental Health Awareness As part of Mental Heath Month, the Vineyard Haven Public Library will have a display case featuring information about...
I want to say that fall might be the whole reason for living on the Vineyard. We have had a series of beautiful days; the humidity has finally...
The winners of the third annual Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce business awards, the Marthas, have been determined through vote of the...
hudsonian godwits
We lucked out and had a beautiful day for Basil Welsh’s memorial service which was held at Abel’s Hill Cemetery. Basil loved birds and frequently...
Real Estate School Honored Dukes Academy has been selected as one of the top three real estate schools in the commonwealth by Banker and Tradesmen...

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