From the Dec. 23, 1949 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Santa Claus arrived on the Vineyard on Tuesday afternoon by airplane.
January Days The whole Island, it seems, has got a case of the winter blahs. Of course the weather hasn’t helped — gray, rainy, icy, bitter cold,...
Obama’s Place in History, and Ours A man with a keen sense of history will make history Tuesday when he takes the oath as the 44th president of...
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, what better activity to enjoy the Vineyard and burn off a few calories than a walk in the woods? No conservation...
Like the song says, you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. And it was the absence of something I’d known every previous day of my life...
J anuary is a time for post-holiday diets and economic panics, and this year we all face an uncertain future. The new year resolutions we make give...
Most of us have been plagued by the “origin sin” of racism, which has been a burden on our conscience since before our nation was formed....
A grateful tip of the hat to Tim Boland for his excellent editorial, Tuesday, June 26, Wood Lilies Too Dear for Deer. “While we dislike...
At last Thursday’s meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, a majority of the commissioners present rejected a motion by commissioner Lenny Jason...
This letter is in response to an article published in last Friday’s Vineyard Gazette (June 22) regarding the superior court decision that upheld the...