Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
The days grow shorter and darker and winter approaches. The light on the Vineyard changes at this time of year, the sun now pale in its slide toward the Southern Hemisphere.
We know the season in our bones. In the days after Thanksgiving beaches are lovely and wind-pierced places, and Vineyarders stepped out to walk off our festive celebrations.
The miniature townscape is a decades-long passion project for Vineyard resident Debbie Brown, entirely based on the world of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The Chilmark Community Center was packed Saturday night, with every seat filled for the long-awaited return of the Chilmark Potluck Jam.
A large holiday crowd filled Healey Square Saturday evening for the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting.
Thanksgiving marks the end of one season and the beginning of another, but this year there is a distinct sense of procrastination about it all.
The demand for food is greater than ever on the Vineyard, as inflation eats away at the already slender budgets of vulnerable Island households.
November is a month for remembrance, its waning light and colder air kindling an appreciation for the season so suddenly behind us.
In a preemptive move before carb loading on Thursday, the Chilmark School held their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot.
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
There is plenty to be thankful for this upcoming week. We are thankful for the beauty of this place, for the early morning November ground fog that hovers over the fields and rolling woodlands of West Tisbury, for the pale orange sunrise that climbs over the eastern edge of Chappaquiddick.
Adding to the wonder of the Island in autumn is the changing foliage. Leaves have been showing their fall colors. Bold greens are changing to reds, browns, and yellows, and falling to the ground, bringing a crunch to each step.
Rain enforces a soggy humility, reminding us that we are not in charge. “Rain or shine,” we bravely declare, and in a few cases we actually make good on that promise.
A porbeagle shark sighting in Vineyard Haven harbor caused quite a stir Friday afternoon, as Islanders flocked to the harborfront to witness the visit.
Raising Old Glory in the Avenue of Flags in Vineyard Haven and a parade through downtown Oak Bluffs were among the observances Friday as the Vineyard paid tribute on Veterans Day on the Island.
The long season of political campaigning is winding down and today registered Vineyard voters headed to the polls to decide the shape of our political leadership in the critical years ahead.