Commentary
The Island has lost another wonderful treasure.
Peter Williamson, the former chief of police in Oak Bluffs who died Jan. 23 left a legacy that...
FOR THE CHIEF
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I write to thank the residents of the Vineyard for the kindness extended toward the Williamson family...
25 Years Ago
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of February, 1983:
As a teacher of history I studied many presidencies.
I have recently been the recipient of one of those fantastical e-mail chain letters being broadly circulated these days titled Who Is Barack Obama...
An open letter to Sens. John Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy:
As a journalist, voter, part-time Vineyarder and full-time Democrat, I’m writing to...
Hello to all our readers. We have just finished an exhausting week of midterm exams and this week we share with you some of our issues and...
Cases in Point
The recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in an esoteric Norwell case — a case that relied heavily on an earlier...
Forty years ago my father, Island artist Stan Murphy, was commissioned to paint a portrait of our country’s first black cabinet member, Dr. Robert...
Shrinking Island Schools
Growing communities traditionally have meant growing schools, both for the number of students attending them and the...
Restoring Veterans Park
War Veterans Memorial Park was built more than half a century ago by hand by a small group of Vineyard Haven veterans who...
MORGAN FAMILY THANKS
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
To our family and friends, we extend our sincere gratitude for all that you have done to see us...