First of all, welcome families and friends. Second, congratulations class of 2008. And third, I love you. My fellow graduates, we have been so...
When I sat down to write this graduation speech, I did what any child of the nineties would do in my situation — I went on Google. I typed “best...
Commencement Day 2008 This morning the Vineyard Gazette salutes the graduating seniors at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and at the...
Sweet Inspiration The fragrances of spring are everywhere in the air, luring even the most sedentary out of doors. Dooryard lilacs — deep purple,...
Even though I partied so much in college that I graduated magna cum lager, I went to class often enough that I still have a dream that is common...
Fire! From the Vineyard Gazette editions of June, 1958:
GOOD FENCE VIEWERS Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
BANISH BIGOTRY Editors, Vineyard Gazette: I was dismayed to read about the anti-immigrant blog that is spreading poison about our Brazilian...
CLINIC IN CRISIS Editors, Vineyard Gazette: This is a crisis — our clinic is at risk. Family Planning of Martha’s Vineyard has been providing...
From the Nov. 24, 1989 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
The holiday season opened on the Vineyard with a rare and heavy snowfall early Thanksgiving morning. By sunrise the first snowstorm of late autumn measured six inches and it was still coming.
The freak storm, which dumped more than eight inches on the Island before it was over, became a memorable backdrop to many family celebrations, and added interest for people who had to work this Thanksgiving Day.
