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We are saddened to receive word of the passing of Franny Barnard. Her obituary describes a full life and family tree with many new branches. I always...
Linda Marinelli, a longtime Oak Bluffs selectman who chronicled her life as a community leader and firebrand in a colorful memoir called Never Say...
This week we have had snow, rain, sleet, cold and freezing temperatures — and now it is warming up. We surely are having New England weather. Happy...
The first U.S. Census in 1790 counted 39 apparently free black people on Martha’s Vineyard. Ten lived in Edgartown and no doubt most lived in the Oak...
Well, I’m not as crazy as I thought I was, but I’ll bet I’m still crazier than you think I am. When I did my mea culpa last week for initially...
This is sadly a colder winter than last year so far; perhaps the worst is behind us. The busiest place in town on Sundays continues to be Up-Island...
Chilmark enjoyed a true winter this past week. On Sunday we were watching skaters on the local ponds and we saw one intrepid winter sports enthusiast...
The past week has been an interesting variety of wind, rain, snow, fog, freezing temperatures, and then in the 50s by this midweek. Perhaps spring is...
Tonight, Feb. 1, Alex’s Place at the YMCA will host Outloud, an introduction to poetry slams.
For those not already in the know, poetry slams are not...
Grace Church knows how to pick up the slack when the Net Result closes and Vineyard Haven goes fishless. They step it up with winter lobster rolls....
The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard are hosting its annual Black History Month breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Howes House in West...
The Vineyard community came to Chilmark Wednesday evening for Bette Carroll's 90th birthday celebration. Friends, family and many local dignitaries...