The nation and the world seemed to be caught up in continual strife, conflict and despair that never let up.

The whole thing is that when a new year begins, we all seem to have another chance.

“Have you ever lived on an island?” I poured the rum, dealt the cards and pondered the question.

An edited selection from Gazette nature editorials.

Christmas day saw the first observance of on the Vineyard of the Jewish feast of lights, or Chanukah.

When we gather at the Hebrew Center this Friday night at 5:30 p.m. for the seventh night of Hanukkah, each person will light seven small candles.

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Letters to the Editor

Mother Nature again smiled for the Martha’s Vineyard Wind Festival.

The article about lack of access in our courthouse for people with disabilities is another example that management cares little for the public.

I understand from a recent report in the Boston Globe that Joe Woodin has been fired by the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

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