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On Tuesday night, the gibbous moon occults Aldebaran, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
After 32 years as the assistant town administrator in Tisbury, Aase Jones will retire at the end of January. Through the years she has witnessed...
We are still busy on the job sites doing fall clean-ups and pruning. It is hard to believe in mid-January.
Rusty blackbirds are now a rare species. So it was with some excitement that I spotted a rusty blackbird on the recent Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 2...
I was intrigued by news of four new elements. Scientists have announced that the last row of the periodic table has been completed.
We experienced our first snowfall last Tuesday with miserably cold temperatures to boot; about the only vehicles on the road were sand trucks It...
I took a brief winter vacation as you probably noticed. Frankly, I was exhausted with all the holiday hoopla. Nonna, Teri and I went to a wonderful...
In February 1879, the year before we seceded, 136 years and one month ago this coming Sunday, Oak Bluffs was a town of 150 families that included...
It is 6:30 a.m. and I am trying to finish this article and I am listening to wind. Last night was thunder, now the sanders are going by. It has...
Last week I mentioned that the breach was staying firmly closed. But by the time the Gazette went to print The Trustees of Reservations staff had...
Someone was searching for a friendly black cat, missing in rural southern Vermont. Someone who had never been to the Vineyard. So how did Boxer end...
Winter weather continues with temperatures hovering around freezing. Gray skies. Winter travel plans are being scheduled for warmer climes. Christmas...