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Casting a Gimlet Eye on Christmas
In 1992 David Sedaris was simply David Sedaris, just another nobody cleaning apartments for a living. Sure, he...
Holiday Meal
The Family-to-Family Program of the Vineyard Committee on Hunger is working hard to ensure that Island families in need have a great...
On Saturday, Dec. 18, there will be a giant fundraiser to celebrate Haiti’s strength and perseverance. The word giant is no mere hyperbole, either...
Tisbury Travel Club
The Tisbury Travel Club is headed to Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts to be exact.
The club will be heading out on Jan. 10...
Goethals — Merry
Sam and Edie Goethals of Needham and West Chop announce the engagement of their daughter Lauren Goethals to Joseph Merry, son on...
You would never think that Jan Riley was trigger-happy.
She is a gentlewoman to the core, no Annie Oakley here. It was not a gun that gave her...
Here it is heading into actual winter and I have yet to get my bulbs into dirt. I do have to give myself a bit of credit, however, since I was much...
Turkey and black vultures have been reported recently in Vineyard Haven. Rob and Wendy Culbert suggest that there is a winter roost of vultures...
Editor’s Note: The following essay and accompanying photograph are taken from the book Martha’s Vineyard Now and Zen by Susan Klein and Alan...
If You Go to Sea
If you go to sea you really must know
What to do when the wind she blows.
If weather bodes toward a nasty gale
You must,...
Many Vineyarders have been treated to the sight: You’re driving north along Old County Road and up ahead you spot a shiny yellow, banana-shaped...
Sometimes life makes us realize things about ourselves that we wouldn’t be able to see on our own. On our journey through life we are able to find...