Commentary
TURBINES NOW
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
From Gazette editions of August, 1935:
The dividing line of the summer season has been crossed. The largest half is here, for August is...
T he paper assigned me to cover the summer benefit for Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, billed as the Summer Soiree. I had my notebook and pen at the...
Today is Philanthropy Day on Martha’s Vineyard. Proclaimed by Dukes County, it’s a day to honor everyone, seasonal and year-round, for the...
Extensive Research
Mass Audubon’s position on the Cape Wind offshore renewable energy project has been the subject of much discussion and debate....
A star on Hollywood — and in the world — dimmed this week when Patricia Neal died. I will not say that her light has gone out; her influence will...
CANCELLED APPEARANCE
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Regarding the forum at the Chilmark Center this past Sunday on the 166 wind turbines proposed by...
Behind the Summer Soirees
A keen observer noted that anything that isn’t ridiculously expensive on Martha’s Vineyard is ridiculously cheap....
Under the Roof
Perhaps encouraged by the hot sunny weather, this is the summer of the houseguest. Hard-working Islanders know the script, which...
Historical Produce
From Gazette editions of August, 1935:
In Her Own Words:
Patricia Neal, 1926-2010
What follows is an edited piece by Patricia Neal that was published in the July 2003 Martha’s...
From a Gazette edition in 1958:
Martha’s Vineyard is famous for many things, not least of which are the waters which surround it. Explorers from...