Well, the first two weeks of 2015 have already brought a jarring handful of ominous tidings for our near future here.

There is only one person on the Island, so far as we can learn, who has subscribed for the Vineyard Gazette ever since it was founded in 1846.

Who will be next in line to lead the Vineyard public schools and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission?

With temperatures bouncing between single digits and the thirties and forties in recent weeks, ice has been the predominant theme of winter so far.

Folks from all over the world came to see Yefim Shubentsov to end their addictions, so four years ago I made my appointment.

In 1965 I had lived for 21 years in Crestwood, N.Y., and 18 years on Martha’s Vineyard. I knew very little about the rest of the world.

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Letters to the Editor

My wife Catherine and I brought our two young boys ages eight and 10 to the Vineyard this week — our first time here.

In recent letters to the editor, coaches, parents and young athletes professed the safety of plastic grass.

Do we really want to continue on the path of disconnecting with what’s real, till we totally max out all our resources?

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