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In 1908 Charles Gilbert Hine published The Story of Martha’s Vineyard, a collection of geographically based stories of people and incidents around...
Christmas Eve dinner at the Chappy Community Center saw almost as many attendees as the ferry captains’ dinner. There were lots of kids and plenty of...
Chilmark welcomes the new year with the same demeanor it always has . . . a sort of deadpan look of being the same though different from the...
The post-Christmas weather has not been that favorable, really rather grey and overcast days and very cold nights. There were a few days in the high...
What is the real number of snowy owls on Martha’s Vineyard?
The vegetation on Martha’s Vineyard has changed dramatically over time, yet it has also shown remarkable consistency. How can both of these...
I am writing exactly in between the two holidays. I have a couple of Christmas observations. For starters, my hellebores, a.k.a. Christmas rose,...
The ukulele (“jumping flea” in Hawaiian) is a small friendly guitar-like instrument derived from a similar instrument brought to Hawaii by Portuguese...
A strong winter storm is expected to begin on Thursday morning, with heavy snow and frigid temperatures. Island schools will have early dismissals on...
John J. Varkonda, who served as superintendent of the state forest for 26 years, died suddenly at age 55. The cause was abdominal aortic aneurysm. Mr...
On Saturday four Vineyard men went hiking on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. On the descent Conor, 22, and Adam, 24, took a wrong turn onto...
Helen C. Fischbeck purchased 10 Meshaket Way in Oak Bluffs from Rodney P. Silvia and Karen L. Silvia for $667,500 on Dec. 27.