The Island is quiet before the sun rises over Nantucket Sound on these magical Vineyard mornings in May. Soon the workforce will head out and morning walkers will tie up their laces and take their morning constitutional walk as the chorus of birdsong begins.

May 27, 2022

The Island rushes on, into this holiday weekend that marks the unofficial opening a new season, the beginning of yet another public love affair with Martha’s Vineyard.

May 26, 2022

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students staged a walkout at noon Thursday in solidarity with the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Tex.

May 26, 2022

The Memorial Wharf project which began last fall and includes raising the wharf by about a foot and a half continues. It is expected to be completed mid June now.

May 25, 2022

May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds.

May 24, 2022

With a beautifully warm May day and a sparkling Edgrtown harbor as a backdrop, students at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School gathered Saturday before the senior prom.

May 23, 2022

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival has carved out a comfortable spring niche with its casual approach to presenting new independent movies.

May 22, 2022

Suddenly May is rushing by and the lady slippers have begun to poke through the woodlands which are now spongy and wet from spring rains.

May 22, 2022

On the Vineyard Haven waterfront you can see, smell and hear the bustle of activity as the temperatures warm and people put their boats back in the water.

May 19, 2022

Early spring moments around the Island captured by Gazette photographer Ray Ewing. An Island native and 2009 graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Ray has worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, educator and exhibiting artist.

May 18, 2022

Laughter, hope, art, Island music and good food filled the Grange Hall on Saturday for the finale to celebrate the culmination of Climate Action Week.

May 16, 2022

Following a ceremony to pay tribute to tennis coach Kevin Lewis who died in November, a double header of high school tennis took place on the high school courts.

May 16, 2022

Susie Middleton and Jenny DeVivo gave a class at the Farm Institute demonstrating tips and techniques for climate-friendly cooking.

May 15, 2022

As part of Climate Action Week, Island Grown Initiative gave a farm tour explaining their regenerative and resilient agriculture practices.

May 15, 2022

The Gazette had its hundred and seventy sixth birthday yesterday, and we’ve never felt younger. It's true what they say about staying active.

May 15, 2022

Striped bass live part of their lives in fresh water and part of their lives in the ocean. When herring blitz Vineyard waters after spawning in coastal ponds, the stripers follow, and then, so do the fishermen.

May 12, 2022

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