Cuttyhunk island, lying seven miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and 14 off New Bedford, is connected to the coast by one ferry line and the...
Ries Vanderpol was 17 when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, his home country, in 1940. Before the invasion, he had seen Jewish students who...
Rainy Days, and Busy Mid-September is when Islanders heave a collective sigh of relief. We hear it in the reclaiming of beaches closed to the...
Drilling Offshore, That Old Song Again Richard Nixon seems an unlikely hero of conservationists, but he was the President who signed into law what...
One More Slice From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1933:
Compromise at Bradley Square The neighborhood looks tired and a little run down. The old church is boarded up and empty, while a sagging cottage...
We would like to express our gratitude for all those who generously contributed to Local Women, Global Mission’s fund-raising effort. We are proud to...
Better late than never. Merry Christmas to my family and friends. To those who attended my MVRHS graduation, a belated thank you. Also thanks to my...
Thank you to JJ at the Oak Bluffs police department, the Oak Bluffs EMT services, John Rose, the Edgartown EMT services, the Martha’s Vineyard...
From the Oct. 2, 1942 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Although the Vineyard joined with New Bedford in mourning the departure of the old whaleship Charles W. Morgan from Round Hills to her new and probably permanent berth at Mystic, Conn., the present aspect of the ancient ship should serve to cheer both places in view of the splendid job that has been done in securing her, and in the promising start that has been made toward her restoration.
