Grieving families gathered at the Harbor View Hotel for the 22nd annual Ceremony of Remembrance as rain changed the usual location at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse. Everyone received white carnations memorializing their child.
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The Vineyard Gazette won 30 awards, including 14 for first place awards, at the annual New England Newspaper and Press Association convention held in Boston on
February 10, 2014
The first week of February is in the record books with more snow falling and icy temperatures. Now thoughts turn to Valentine's Day.
February 7, 2014
To paraphrase the Mamas and the Papas' Monday, Monday and California Dreamin', Every other day of the week is fine, yeah. But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes. You can find me cryin' all of the time (At least when it's snowing again.)
February 3, 2014
Five Island high school students have been awarded top prizes in the Boston Globe's 2014 Scholastic Art Awards. Gordon Moore, Anna Reinthaler, Jack Yuen, Savannah Trudelle, and Jessica Sonia won Gold Keys — the highest prize awarded. Here are the Gold Key winners works.
February 3, 2014
The annual Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby was held Feb. 1 at the Chilmark Community Center. Five dens of Scouts took part in the event, which also featured a chili contest.
February 1, 2014
The Martha's Vineyard Scottish Society held their 27th annual Burns Nicht dinner on Jan. 31 at the Harbor View Hotel. The evening commemorated the 255th birthday of Scottish bard Robert Burns, and featured kilts, bagpiping and toasts, along with a side of haggis.
February 1, 2014
The Vineyard turns another page on the calendar and welcomes February. This year, January brought snow storms and wildly fluctuating weather, with temperatures in the teens one day and up in the fifties the next.
January 31, 2014
WMVY held its 28th annual Big Chili Contest benefitting Community Services at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs.
January 26, 2014
January 25, 2014
Chilmark welcomed a new litter of piglets at the Scott family farm.
January 24, 2014
The storm over, Vineyard school children wasted no time heading to a favorite sledding hill in Oak Bluffs Wednesday afternoon.
January 22, 2014
Vineyarders are digging out after the second storm of 2014 brought heavy winds and snow to the Island Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
January 22, 2014
Temperature rose to the 50s on the Vineyard and Islanders headed out to enjoy the winter respite.
January 17, 2014
January 10, 2014
Temperatures hovering around zero and snow, and then temperatures around 50 and rain. It must be January on the Vineyard.
January 10, 2014
The 54th (114th nationally) annual Christmas Bird Count took place Jan. 4 between dawn and dusk over the Island. The big question on everyone's minds: What is the real number of snowy owls on the Vineyard?
January 6, 2014