A foundation of our very government has been volunteerism. I would consider it to be the opportunity of every citizen to participate in the...
As Kahlil Gibran reminds us in The Prophet, “Life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one.” But death is not often simple these days....
P.R. makes Martha’s Vineyard out to be a playground of the rich. My parents both were born here and my ancestors have been here since probably the...
I am proud to announce my move to Shear Inspiration Salon and Spa located at number 12 Mariners Way in Edgartown.
These events happened a while back, when the war was not quite a war, more a prelude to a war. Their army was called a guerrilla force. Our army was...
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $40,500 for the business week ending on Friday, March 21, 2014. The land bank receives its funds...
Spring arrived, as did another nor’easter and a blizzard to top it all. Those rare snowy owls are still lingering around. Even more rare was the...
Chilmark is a howling place as I write on Wednesday. The winds are blowing and the snow is flying around just like February, and not like the end of...
Well, spring has arrived and it sure felt like it last Sunday, but just as we get comfortable we hear snow is on the way. The flowers and many birds...
Slip Away Farm is showing outward signs of the coming growing season. The front field has been tilled, just in time for Wednesday’s snowstorm.
So, this is the scenario: the ground hog is in hiding as he lied and people are after him. Spring has come and gone twice this month and now we are...
It should be no surprise to any regular readers of the column that the Gazette Chronicle, compiled each week by our librarian Hilary Wall, is a...

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