Fall tiptoed in last week, like a teenager who stayed out too late and didn’t want to wake the household.
As I prepare to leave this drenching summer in West Tisbury for autumn in scorching northern California, I am haunted by last September.
From the Oct. 1, 1991 edition of the Gazette by Virginia Poole:
Autumn has arrived and summer has departed. It is the time of other arrivals and departures on the Island.
The progress of medical science in the last century has not only postponed death for many Americans but transformed it as well.
From the Sept. 25, 1964 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Joseph Chase Allen:
I am pretty sure that our harbor master, John Crocker, will not be writing to complain about how Tisbury dinghy owners responded to an email from Kim...
As millions of Americans attempt to enjoy these last days of summer, the media brings us devastating news of impending tragedy in Afghanistan.
This is the story of three cancellations.
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.
