From the Nov. 30, 1979 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The north end of Tisbury’s Main street will change dramatically this winter, ending the era of the town five-and-ten-cent store when fistfuls of candy were bought for a penny and household trinkets were bagged for two-bits.
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From the August 5, 1949 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
The significance of age 60 / Is to be young again / Without the weight of youth / So it is with Barack Obama.
It’s been many years since I last went to the Gay Head Cliffs at dawn on August 6 for the annual Hiroshima Remembrance Day ceremony.
From the July 31, 1962 edition of the Gazette:
Of all the stages of life that I have experienced, the one I find myself in now may be the most interesting and perhaps the most challenging.
Known simply as Esther / A runaway slave in 1743 / Sought to be free / By riding the “freedom train” / Where fantasy meets reality / Of a Harriet...
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Something is wrong with this picture represented in the July 15 Gazette article on why Alley’s Store is closed for the summer.
My wife and I have been coming to the Vineyard in the summer for 40 years, and we have owned a summer home on the Island since 1985.
I want to thank the Gazette for showcasing Eric Adam’s journey from awareness to action on the issues of systemic racism in our country and more...