In his first State of the Union speech, Abra ham Lincoln declared that “the Union must be preserved.” One hundred and forty-seven years later, I ask...
I arose before dawn. Raced to my favorite fishing spot. The shore by the Vineyard Haven bridge. I cast from 5 to 6 a.m. No fish. But I did see...
SACRED COW Editors, Vineyard Gazette: Reading about Bradley Square brings me back to fairly recent history on Martha’s Vineyard. Remember when...
Tending Their Flocks From earlier Gazette editions: It is recorded that when Major General Sir Charles Grey made his raid upon the Vineyard...
As a man who is so bad at games of chance that I was once beaten in blackjack by my dog, I never thought I would be a high roller at a casino. That...
Asters to Call Our Own They come out just when the summer people go home, as if on cue for the Islanders who stop working so much and are out and...
Caught Speeding
Something to Celebrate As well-resourced men and women from Washington and Wall Street jockeyed this week for a multi-billion-dollar bailout, a...
RICK HERRICK 508-693-8065 (herricklr@verizon.net) East Chop said goodbye to Ted Burnham on Saturday, Sept. 20, at a lovely party hosted by his...
Temperature: Precip. Day Max. Min. Inches. Fº Fº Sept. 19 71 55 .00 Sept. 20 64 54 .00 Sept. 21 68 48 .00 Sept. 22 76 55 .00 Sept. 23 70 56 ....
Benjamin Arrives Jessica and Joshua Burgoyne of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Benjamin Beckett Burgoyne, born on Sept. 16, 2008 at the...
Episcopal Confirmation On Sunday, Sept. 28, the Right Rev. Roy Cederholm, the Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts, will visit St. Andrew’s Church in...

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