The hope for the year ahead is heard once again in the old and comfortable greeting called out to friends and strangers alike: “We wish you a Happy New Year.” There are no better words for the beginning of a new year, always with the accompanying sentiments of peace and joy and prosperity for all.
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March is next but what awaits at its outset — a lion, a lamb or something in between? All will be revealed soon enough, but before the shift there is an extra day to ponder, a moment to leap or linger or maybe sit back and listen. Or better yet, make time for all three.
February 20, 2024
Resident winter birds are plentiful in February during the stretch between winter and spring, and northbound migrants begin to arrive.
February 19, 2024
True love wins out over mistaken identities in this musical reimagining of Shakespeare's classic comedy.
February 18, 2024
The goundhog said spring was on its way but Mother Nature had other plans. Snow fell and stuck around, blanketing the Island in white.
February 16, 2024
February 15, 2024
The Vineyard received between 6 and 9 inches of snow Tuesday. It was the largest snow storm of the season.
February 14, 2024
Already the light feels different, more abundant, brighter. It brings with it warmth, even on cold days, along with the scent of new life. February has just begun but already there is a subtle shift, a whisper of what is to come. Listen closely.
February 11, 2024
A group of the Island’s older hockey enthusiasts gather at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena to shoot the bull and shoot the puck. They have conceded body checking and slap shots to the good sense that comes with age, but the competition and the camaraderie are as strong as ever.
February 7, 2024
We are about midway between winter solstice and vernal equinox, but the weather feels more like early spring than midwinter. We've had all the precipitation that even the driest duck could ask for, but it's been rain, not snow.
February 4, 2024
February 2, 2024
Out walking, we see our own breath in the air and appreciate something essential about what it means to be alive.
January 31, 2024
A new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Clifford: Our Big Red Dog, delves into the Clifford phenomenon and the life of Norman Bridwell, a longtime Vineyard resident. The museum hosted an opening ceremony Saturday.
January 30, 2024
This year marked the 37th year the Scottish Society has celebrated the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns, with this year’s celebration falling on his 265th birthday.
January 29, 2024
The regional high school boys hockey team currently resides at the number eight seed in the latest rankings, with losses only coming from Nantucket, Nauset and Falmouth in overtime, and a Keene High School team from New Hampshire.
January 29, 2024
Only three days left in January and the Island now enters a final run through the back side of winter. The weather of our wintry season has been anything but predictable to this point. All the patterns seem confused and perhaps it will remain so until the gathering of another Vineyard spring.
January 28, 2024
Winter birds are settled in on the Vineyard, and feeders are busier in January as birds look for reliable sources of food in snow and cold temperatures.
January 23, 2024