The news media are frequently criticized for focusing on tragedy, but it must also be said that it is human nature to be transfixed by tragic...

April could be referred to as the month around the corner, the one that signals a directional shift from winter towards the Island’s shoulder...

It was Nov. 7, 1991, when Earvin (Magic) Johnson held a press conference and said: “Because of the HIV virus that I have attained, I will have to...

dock street diner

The coffee shop is hummin The grill is Piled high Eggs and bacon Poppin Home fries stacked Knee high

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A friend told me the other day that she had just enjoyed a sauna in a local health club. Nowadays, of course, Finnish-style saunas are...

Dorothy Bangs daffodils

To her best friends, she is affectionately known as the “Daffodil Lady.” Dorothy Bangs, 87, of Vineyard Haven is one of the Island’s most...

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Yes, Chilmark Sunday softball is about to begin — June 22 at Flander’s Field. What started out in the 1930s in a back lot on the Menemsha Inn Road,...

There has been much coverage recently of the new Vineyard House sober living community being built off Holmes Hole Road in Vineyard Haven.

The auction held on Friday, June 6, in support of the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center’s recreation department raised over $24,500.

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