Noman’s Maneuvers From the Vineyard Gazette editions of October, 1983: The weather wasn’t ideal for war games this weekend but nothing ever...
Autumn Dear Crickets, doomed to die, Bless you, for so am I. How bravely your song of Autumn Accepts without remorse The ordaining of...
Dog at the Funeral For Dave Willey (1947-2008) I didn’t see him when two planes did a fly-by, one on the right peeling off in missing-man...
Editors, Vineyard Gazette: Jose is a brown and white nine-year-old ox who is looking for a new pet-friendly home. He would be a great companion...
Happy Birthday One hundred and fifty years is a long time, but like a beautiful woman who ages gracefully, Alley’s General Store is hardly showing...
Economies of Scale The clock that ticks off the United States’ national debt ran out of digits yesterday. It could not register ten trillion...
Enough is enough. West Tisbury selectman Richard Knabel has been using the newspapers for his own personal crusade against the roundabout. In his...
I wonder how many West Tisbury residents secretly wish they lived in an uptight, sterile, gated community someplace? Not a lot, I’m guessing. Yet the...
CRITICAL NEED Editors, Vineyard Gazette: For seven years, Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center has provided positive educational and...
Vineyard Chowder From the May 8, 1936 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
One of the reasons for visiting the Island of Martha’s Vineyard is to discover Vineyard chowder. There is a story, handed down from the remote past, that a real clam chowder is the gift of Martha’s Vineyard to the rest of the world. But only on the Island can all the satisfaction of the original be enjoyed.
