I do not mind cold weather. I spend a good part of the day outdoors no matter the weather.
Nature & Science
The New England Fishery Management Council voted last week to limit both the scope and size of the commercial herring catch for the next three years.
A post-summer report says tick populations are up, especially the newest species of disease-carrying arachnid to invade Martha’s Vineyard: the lone...
Last month, NOAA declared an Unusual Mortality Event for pinnipeds, a group of aquatic mammals that include seals.
For perhaps the first time in September, the weather was favorable for migrant birds to reach the Island.
An invasive plant called kudzu has cropped up in West Tisbury and requires an urgent response, the town tree warden told selectmen at their meeting...
Say goodbye to the bright planet Venus, now low in the southwestern sky after sunset.
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Carrots will last in the ground until spring. Frost makes them super sweet.
I do not recall Thanksgiving Day being so cold as this past week. This is only, of course, in Vineyard memory. Thanksgiving in Rew, Pa. was another story. We always went down the valley to grandparents Kate and Bill Irons, Dad’s family. He was one of 12 children so there were boatloads of cousins. There was usually snow on the ground already. The sleds and snowmobiles were located in the barn and we were off until dinner was served.