My five-year-old son, Hardy, and I were kicking the soccer ball around the backyard and for the first time Hardy seemed engaged in the game rather...

Complications of Flu Clinics Public health officials on the Island, as elsewhere, have been working feverishly in recent months to devise a plan...

Fun in the Sun From an October, 1994 Just a Thought, by Art Railton: At least a dozen times since Labor Day I’ve been asked, “Did you have a fun...

lighthouse

In June my sister, Carole Cowan Dunscombe, died at the age of 51. My parents survived her as no parent should have to do. The timeliness of the...

construction

Editors, Vineyard Gazette: It is my understanding that the Henry Beetle Hough house has been destroyed by its new and clearly bored owners. It is...

veggies

The third annual Martha’s Vineyard Living Local and Harvest Festival just ended. For the second year, it began with a Friday night forum. This one...

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Letters to the Editor

The swordfish hunt — what an enthralling segment, so redolent of the Islands. What a pity that This is Our Island, the film made by Katharine Cornell...

Applications for Red Stocking, the Vineyard’s own effort to provide food and clothing for Island children from birth through grade eight, will be...

There has recently been a call by Oak Bluffs voters for thoughtful discussion around the many issues surrounding the Monster Shark Tournament. During...

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