Next Level Chef contestant Ryan Scanlon made his homecoming on Thursday at Alchemy in Edgartown, where he first discovered his passion for cooking as a teenager.
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The spring migration is in full force in April as summer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
April 22, 2025
The Flying Horses carousel opened its 150th season on Saturday, and hundreds of kids and parents flocked to the carousel to wait in line, choose a horse, and reach for the coveted brass ring that allows for an extra ride free of charge.
April 21, 2025
At the Agricultural Hall children roamed the grounds after West Tisbury Congregational Church's community service, searching for treats, playing games and blowing bubbles with a song in their heart.
April 20, 2025
Scores of beachcombers fanned out across the shores of Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, for the 33rd annual Earth Day beach cleanup event, coordinated by the Vineyard Conservation Society.
April 20, 2025
Recent rain and chill to the contrary, spring definitely has reached our shores, and the season ahead has come into sight. The daffodils are in bloom, the forsythia is golden, robins are rampant, ospreys have returned to their summer homes.
April 20, 2025
From the track to the tennis courts, the lacrosse fields to the baseball and softball diamonds, to the ocean waters, spring sports is firing on all cylinders.
April 16, 2025
Lambing season has begun. It is a Vineyard tradition dating back to colonial times when the wool trade flourished in the Northeast.
April 15, 2025
Volunteers gathered at Lobsterville Beach Saturday morning under gray and windy skies to take part in dune restoration efforts led by the Natural Resources Group of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
April 14, 2025
Mid-April and there’s plenty of light for even the dim-eyed to navigate before six o’clock these mornings. Flowers are in bloom with daffodils flamboyantly leading the way, the grass is greening up nicely, and the air is warmer. It’s morning, and everything is new.
April 13, 2025
Tuesday was annual town meeting day for Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and West Tisbury. Voters came to The Old Whaling Church, The Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center, and The West Tisbury School gym to vote.
April 9, 2025
We have heard the pinkletinks calling in the boggy hollows on afternoons lit by a warming sun. Early morning winds still bluster from the northeast, chillingly enough to make the walker regret any lapses or omissions in bundling up.
April 8, 2025
The 25th annual Martha's Vineyard Hospital health fair was a fun mix of everything from tick-borne illness, blood pressure clinics, and much more, all with a focus on health and wellness.
April 7, 2025
Islanders crowded into the regional high school gym this weekend, filling the bleachers and sidelines for the memorial scholarship basketball tournament in honor of Waylon Madison Sauer, who died in a car accident in 2023.
April 7, 2025
The earth’s elements were showcased on ice this weekend, as figure skaters of all ages performed at the Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club for its 36th annual ice show.
April 7, 2025
Fog crept in over the Vineyard this week, settling snugly over the bandstand in Ocean Park and the Tom Maley dancers at the Field Gallery.
April 6, 2025
Hands Off! hosted a protest at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven under gray skies as part of a nationwide movement against the Trump administration’s dismantling of people’s rights and freedoms.
April 5, 2025