Ruth Guilford of Vineyard Haven was awarded Lesley University’s Timocracy Scholarship, providing her with $5,000 toward her studies at Lesley’s...
terns ocean flock
A landmark study released this week by Mass Audubon portrays a dramatic shift in bird populations in the commonwealth, including a sharp decline in...
Chelsea Bouchard bluefish
Two fishermen participating in the 66th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby had their leading fish pulled from the contest on...
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System scores released this week reveal conflicting trends in Vineyard schools, where individual classes...
Emanuel Thomson and fish
“There’s my hero,” said Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association president Janet Messineo as Emanuel Thompson walked into the Beach Plum Inn on...
A thin crescent moon appears tomorrow morning under the bright red planet Mars. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Cancer. Mars is starting to...
Chamber Awards Now that the Emmys are over, it’s time for the Martha’s. The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce will hold its third annual...
The Social Security Administration has stopped making monthly visits to the Island, leaving the people who live here with no option but to travel...
white house bungalow
A 1920s bungalow in Edgartown is slated to be torn down, the town selectmen learned this week. Norman Rankow, a well-known contractor and owner...
With sea level rise at our doorstep and storms chomping away at the shoreline it’s time to rethink an economy based largely on seasonal, coastal...
Recently I wrote an article about Angel Flight Northeast that will be published next month in Avalon Magazine. Angel Flight Northeast is an...
Nowhere is the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” more relevant than on our Island where everyone knows everyone and there’s a strong...

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