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Oscar Edward Denniston was born April 5, 1875 in Kingston, Jamaica. Appointed superintendent of the seamen’s mission there, he met and cared for...
Jan and Floyd Norton’s daughter Debbie wrote this poem and I thought it would be a great way to start the column, since we just got three inches of...
Chilmark is enjoying some up-Island quiet this week. There are very few cars on the road, and even the bell buoy off Menemsha Beach is quiet, due to...
There have been some tests of human endurance of late. Folks have been complaining about their dwindling wood supplies.
Skylah Forend of Oak Bluffs was named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at Merrimack College.
The Vineyard Montessori School is expanding its curriculum, with plans in place to add a fifth grade next year. And administrators and teachers say...
Well, last Friday morning it was bitter cold, 5 above zero with howling wind, but the sun was bright and we were able to thaw out a bit.
Tisbury School students traveled to New Bedford recently to take part in the Southeast Chapter MathCounts competition along with more than a dozen...
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is working with others in the community to draft a new version of the Martha’s Vineyard Transportation Plan. They...
The heating season total benefit levels now range from $460 to $1,095 for non-subsidized residents, and $325 to $765 for some subsidized housing...
Two events focusing on taxes are planned for early March. The Oak Bluffs library hosts an AARP tax aid program and the Tisbury senior center hosts an...
A recurring theme this week is that cold weather, wind, snow and ice make birds show up in unexpected places and do unexpected things.