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Spruce it up. That is what Islanders did when they planted spruce trees in their yards. Fairly common on the Island, spruce found its way here...
The question was, “How do you find places to bird watch and stay when you are traveling in the Bird Buggy?” It has been a challenge at times, but...
The usual five-hour road trip from Rew, Pa. to the Massachusetts border took me nine harrowing hours. To call the weather awful would be giving it a...
The Chilmark selectmen will go behind closed doors later this month to discuss the conduct of the town human resource board, following two meetings...
On Saturday, March 9, the Family Center is sponsoring a fatherhood forum hosted by the West Tisbury School. The forum will take place from 9 to 10:30...
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard still has two animals available for adoption. Jerry is a little brown Chihuahua who loves people but is a...
Jessica Anne and Michael Vinson Holtham of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Jolene Adele Holtham, born on March 4, 2013 at the Martha’s...
Katrina Brown and David Welch of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Declan Patrick Welch, born on Feb. 28, 2013 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital...
The Edgartown Planning Board Tuesday approved part of an application to move a Chappaquiddick house threatened by erosion.
The board got its first...
Some of the Vineyard’s wild species deal with winter by leaving – many of our nesting birds, for example, head south, as far as South America in some...
How do birds survive the winter? It’s amazing, when you think about it, that such tiny animals can successfully survive in our region, with snow...
For a homeowner, especially one with a fondness for gardening and landscaping, winter is the season for making plans and thinking about the...