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 Oct. 31, 1969 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Gazette Chronicle, Oct. 20, 1950: The birds are now making autumnal sounds in the early mornings, but of course they are not the same birds that sang...
Paul Revere was the proxy for Martha's Vineyard Freemasons at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in Boston.
It had been two years since the United Nations conducted its business in person, a period when world affairs veered dangerously out of control.
From the Oct. 17, 1975 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
The Grange Hall was built by the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society in 1859 and used for 137 years for the annual Agricultural Fair and Livestock...
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I was raised in the 1950s under the nuclear umbrella.
I was absolutely shocked to see your article Hunting Season Begins; Deer Are Plentiful accompanied by a picture of an adorable deer.
I wanted to reach out and share a recent experience while on the Vineyard.