Nature & Science

The night skies this week included a rare phenomena. Northern Lights, usually associated with the arctic and Northern New England observable sites were visible on the Cape and Islands. Photographers posted pictures on social media and from Cape Cod...

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Government, Schools, Nature & Science

High School Files Plans for Athletic Field Overhaul

Aaron Wilson

Following years of discussion, planning and controversy, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School this week submitted the first phase of a plan to...

2:17 pm, January 30, 2020
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Bird News

Bird Song

Robert A. Culbert

Birds are starting to sing again, though the dawn chorus is still mostly quiet.

11:01 am, January 30, 2020
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All Outdoors

Groundhog Day

Suzan Bellincampi

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club has a great question for all of us.

11:00 am, January 30, 2020
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Community, Schools, Nature & Science

High School Students Put Litter in Its Place

Will Sennott

Members of a student-led initiative to eliminate litter on Martha’s Vineyard have spent nearly every Sunday since October combing streets and beaches...

11:11 am, January 27, 2020
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Government, History, Nature & Science

Dredging Aims to Restore Historic Herring Run

Will Sennott

Dredging has begun at Herring Creek, the shallow run that connects Menemsha and Squibnocket Ponds, marking the final phase of a five-year project.

7:15 am, January 27, 2020
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In Vineyard Skies

Venus, Mercury and Crescent Moon

Mark Alan Lovewell

The bright planet Venus is now high in the southwestern sky after sunset and can be spotted by just about anyone with some kind of view of the night...