From the May 3, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy:
“May Day!” the children said to each other with palpable excitement as they gathered in the West Tisbury schoolyard on Wednesday morning. “May Day!”
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Hearth and chimneys remained/when the remote cottages succumbed/to unreachable fire and scouring salt./Stout, alone, together, they stood,/sentinels...
Editor’s Note: What follows is an edited version of opening remarks delivered by the author at the annual Hutchins Forum at the Old Whaling Church.
In the 11th grade at a decent public high school in Memphis, I ran into extraordinary good luck. A brilliant young man in his mid-twenties, named...
The name of Mayhew is prominent in all Island annals: in politics, industry, religion and virtually all pursuits.
Our airport has been mired in a sticky, sordid, struggle for some time now. It has persistently provoked people for years.
When I look up at the moon I see the past, in particular 46 years ago and a New York Times headline that read Men Walk On Moon. No exclamation point...
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We would like to clarify some points regarding DONG Energy’s Bay State Wind project in Massachusetts.
With this historical Presidential campaign done, I wanted to thank you for the discussion you published between David McCullough and Evan Thomas.
If you are thinking of having a knee, hip or shoulder replaced, look no further than our own Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.