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JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
(alleys@vineyard.net)
Last Saturday we received about two inches of rain and it wreaked havoc with outside events....
Blow your horn for the trumpet-shaped flowers of jewelweed!
These pretty petals do more than just beautify the wet woodlands. Along with the...
I was asked recently just how many birds have been seen on the Vineyard. This is a question that, depending on the birder, will result in different...
When Will the Greed Stop?
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Budding
In our neighborhood the Russian Olive
Is first to extrude its buds.
Along its slender branches, and at their tips,
Ten thousand...
The recent request from the New Bedford fast ferry operator to eliminate winter operations makes this an appropriate time to review the SSA’s...
It’s a late summer evening and I’m playing cards with my friend Heidi at the kitchen table as breezes waft through our rented farmhouse. It’s one...
This is the 30th anniversary of the Film Mao to Mozart, and of Isaac’s Stern’s historic trip to China opening it up to the musical West as written...
A Walk in the Park
Open Chamber
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce Open House and Business After Hours is on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the...
The House the Houghs Built
Has the importance of history and the preservation of old architecture in the Island community fallen down a rabbit...
As the Jewish high holidays approach, the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center welcomes all for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services with Rabbi Caryn...