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Wasn't the Fourth of July just yesterday, or perhaps the day before? Can it already be time to be dreaming of that special fishing spot and a prize catch in the bass and bluefish derby?
September 4, 2015
Before Vineyard students head back to classrooms, student athletes laced up this week and headed back to the sports field.
September 1, 2015
Fair winds and sunny skies as 13 model sailboats competed for prizes in an annual summer racing regatta.
August 27, 2015
The moon hung high in the sky, casting a yellow glow through thin clouds. A hazy late-summer heat lingers well into the dark hours. The big dipper winks in the west, surrounded by a thousand other constellations known and unknown.
August 27, 2015
August 24, 2015
The 40th annual Oak Bluffs fireworks display had all the usual components. There were crowds filling Ocean Park and lining the sea wall, eating ice cream and carrying glow sticks.
August 22, 2015
Fun for all at the 154th Agricultural Fair at the West Tisbury fairgrounds.
August 20, 2015
Under a new moon and summer air, crowds gathered at the Camp Ground to mark the 147th Grand Illumination Night.
August 20, 2015
Illumination Night. The Agricultural Fair. The Oak Bluffs Fireworks. Oh, and President Obama and First Family are here. It truly was the peak of summer this week on the Vineyard. But there still is one week left of August and time to get in those lactivities that you might have missed.
August 20, 2015
Mission accompished. Dean Bragonier set out July 11 for a swim around Martha's Vineyard to raise awareness about dyslexia.
August 17, 2015
It happens every year. You can feel the weather change. The nights become cooler and you pull a blanket out for the bed. But the days, and the warmth of the sun still remain. Look up and feel it on your face after your morning swim and take advantage of these last few weeks of August.
August 14, 2015
Under a steady downpour on Tuesday, the Gay Head Light resumed its watch over Vineyard Sound and the waters off Aquinnah. A large crowd gathered in Aquinnah Circle, peering up from under their umbrellas and hoods to witness the end of the lighthouse’s longest period of darkness since 1856.
August 12, 2015
Almost as soon as it was possible to set up a movie camera on Martha’s Vineyard, filmmakers were heading out to Aquinnah.
August 11, 2015
This year's Camp Jabberwocky was a reinterpretation of Back to the Future.
August 10, 2015
Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from July to August.
August 9, 2015
About 1,600 runners laced up their sneakers for the 37th annual road Chilmark Road Race. With a cool breeze and warm temperatures, the runners followed the familiar five-kilometer route along Middle Road to the finish line at Beetlebung Corner.
August 8, 2015