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SHACK OWNERS REACT
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Two of the selectmen have decided to make the shack owners in Menemsha insure the lots they lease...
Hermits of the Bog
My grandfather, Charles Shearer, was born into slavery. Henrietta Shearer was of Native American and African American descent. They were both...
Tisbury’s Good Idea
The Tisbury selectmen are on the right track as they begin to explore the idea of a two-town venture in shellfish management...
Vineyard fishermen did well in the state’s annual saltwater fishing contest, with six Island anglers taking prizes at an event held on Valentine’s...
Last Wednesday evening Kathy Cerick and her family were walking on Lobsterville Beach near Dogfish Bar when they spotted a seal. It did not move...
Live from La Scala
Over the strong objections of one, two West Tisbury selectmen on Wednesday voted to create a new committee to explore the idea of building a new...
Census recruiters are hard at work on the Island getting the word out to Islanders that jobs are still available for 2010 census takers. They set...
It’s 8 a.m. on a cold and rainy Tuesday morning and regional high school principal Steven Nixon is seated at the head of a conference table in the...
The long journey of a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle named Shellbey came to a sad end early this month, when the turtle was found dead in an isolation...
The hand-painted wooden signs which feature a small bunch of grapes at the top are a signature feature on the Vineyard, replicated in postcards, on...