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One day next week citizens of the Island will look out over Vineyard Sound and watch as a striking vestige of our whaling heritage passes by.
Whether...
It’s been a dry spring, so dry that even the handful of rain showers and downpours we’ve had in the past few days can’t wash away the dust and pollen...
Saturday my father will walk me down the aisle. We will slow dance to Billy Joel, and as guests eat chocolate glazed donuts, I will witness the...
In April, six of us from Island Grown Schools were able to travel to Austin, Texas, for the seventh National Farm to Cafeteria conference. We joined...
As you can see from this photograph, despite all the badmouthing about Beach Road, it does have its charms. And those charms lay mainly in the trees...
We are lucky, whether we call the Island home for a week, a year, or generations at a time. This feeling was refreshed as the Vineyard Conservation...
Graduates, take this moment to think about the extraordinary people who have helped you along your personal journey. And if you haven’t already,...
Today marks our last day in high school, and in my case, the last day in public school as well. After 12 years of being in an “everyman’s school,” an...
We live in a special place, but you all know that. I have no cliched advice for you today, no insightful message or sentimental speech about a...
I didn’t become a teacher till I was 36 years old, and I believe we are never too old to transform ourselves. Life isn’t about finding out who you...
Our dear friend, Capt. Danwin Purdy died today in south Florida. He will be forever missed in our hearts and remembered as a big part of our lives....
The family of JoAnn deBettencourt would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown to us during the loss of our loved one.