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Ray Hopper died the day our first child was born. It wasn’t a natural death, or a peaceful death. At the time Ray was the husband of the storekeeper...
You do not need a degree in natural science to become familiar with the different ways that birds use camouflage to either evade the notice of...
As a painter, Pablo Picasso had nothing on me. Sure, he had a Blue Period, but it lasted only three years. My Blue Period has lasted almost 25 years...
Many remember the last time the small (west) entrance to Vineyard Haven harbor closed in 1997, and you could smell the decay far and wide. The small...
The recent article by Sara Brown (Vineyard Gazette, March 22) illustrates clearly a few problems apparent in our boat line service. In their effort...
I am a captain of a boat that participates in the shark tournament. We have been fishing this tournament for a long time. I first will say I really...
The Chilmark planning board proposes 3,500 square feet as a reasonable house size maximum since it is 60 per cent higher than the Chilmark average of...
The new Martha’s Vineyard Toastmasters Club appreciates the community response to our kickoff meeting at the Vineyard Haven American Legion on March...
I had to write and let you know what getting older must feel like. I’m standing at my kitchen sink, looking out the window on Manchester avenue, when...
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of May 1948: Martha’s Vineyard, virtually free of billboards and signs for many years, can breathe freely again,...
The American Academy of Arts and Letters was established in 1898. There are 250 members in the organization, never more or less. To be inducted into...
Pets are now prohibited from visiting Joseph A. Sylvia State Beach, Dukes County officials announced this week. The prohibition, which went into...