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It’s been a remarkable summer. In early July this paper ran an article about the impact of the recession on Vineyard charitable organizations. It...
Preparing Oneself for Dying
Compulsively,
I strive to find a method
for a confrontation with what must be done
to save my children from the...
A Different Kind of Visit
In August 1994, the last year the annual agricultural fair was held on the grounds of the old Grange Hall in West...
The death of a spouse or life partner is often fol lowed by a flurry of activity. You may be surrounded by loved ones — family and friends. They...
For 21 years — from the late summers of 1874 through 1895 — a passenger train chuffed along a route that looks inconceivably imposing to us today:...
Well, yes we did. At long last, my “darlings” have won a ribbon at the fair. A blue one (technically, pale blue — honorable mention), but blue...
BACK TO SCHOOL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Thinking Outside the Lunchbox
Apparently fifty-six million students are expected to go to school across the country this fall. They may have spent...
Labor Day 2009
The national holiday on Monday is a singular celebration of American workers, and it stands apart from most other holidays in its...
Nessie is her name. A new dredge for the Edgartown Great Pond was launched on Wednesday afternoon before a crowd of 50 friends and riparian owners...
Lyndon Johnson Pereira is all but forgotten. Just a handful of the Island’s some 3,000 Brazilian residents have heard of him. Other pioneering...
Several chickens entered into the livestock competition of the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Fair were stolen from their cages, shattering...