It is once again time for the Christmas Bird Count, the annual check-in by avian admirers to see which way the wind is blowing for our feathered friends.
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Something Frankenstein this way comes, as Camp Jabberwocky tackles the Mary Shelley tale in their own distinct Jabberwockian fashion.
July 21, 2014
To take a trip up-Island on the Vineyard is like traveling to the past. Stone walls which forgotten Vineyarders built are our stone walls now. And traditions such as fishing and farming are still practiced. Sundays are family dinner nights.
July 18, 2014
The Vineyard got a heavy dose of summer rain on Wednesday. Showers spread across the Island from Aquinnah to Chappaquaddick. It wasn't always raining from one spot to another. Localized showers moved quickly from the Southwest to the Northeast.
July 16, 2014
Sixty-six racers competed in the 2014 Vineyard Cup, benefitting Sail MV. The three-day, three-race event featured challenging winds and strong tides.
July 15, 2014
The Art of the Cartoon, featuring works by Gene Baer, Jules Feiffer, Kate Feiffer, Paul Karasik, Mick Stevens and Denys Wortman Sr. drew a large and enthusiastic crowd for its opening Sunday at Featherstone Center for the Arts.
July 14, 2014
Every Thursday Mark Lovewell walks down to the Edgartown harbor to record the water temperature for the Gazette, and the newsroom shouts out their guesses to how warm (or cold) it is. It is a badge of honor to be owned for a week for the lucky guesser. This week the water temperature was 75.
July 11, 2014
Crowds thronged Main street in Vineyard Haven Tuesday for the 43rd annual Tisbury Street Fair to peruse outdoor shopping and listen to live music on every corner, but the biggest lines could be found at the numerous food tables. Cotton candy, fudge, burgers, lobster rolls, linguica . .
July 9, 2014
Parade goers lined Edgartown's downtown streets and cheered the assemblage of patriotic floats, cars organizations and animals a day late but just as excited as if it still were the Fourth of July.
July 5, 2014
The Island's smallest town started off the Island's belated Fourth of July festivities with the 11th annual Old South Road Children's Parade.
July 5, 2014
We take pride, here on Martha’s Vineyard, in being a place apart. A place apart from the distractions and hurly burl of off Island life. A place to reconnect with family and friends, a place for a quiet respite and an ocean swim, and a place to get closer to nature.
July 4, 2014
Vineyarders love the Fourth of July and many exhibit their patriotic duty by celebrating in colorful ways. Pick most any street, lane, path or backyard and there is evidence of summer in full bloom.
July 3, 2014
July 2, 2014
Between five and seven kits have been hanging out around the front porch at Alley's General Store. The kits have created a fuss, store manager Rhonda Backus said. "It was a vibe of when the president drives by."
July 1, 2014
Today was the last day of classes at Island schools. Cheers echoed from every classroom as the noon bell rang on Friday afternoon at the Edgartown School, signaling the end of another school year and the start of summer vacation.
June 27, 2014
At a change of command ceremony Friday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Station Menemsha said goodbye to departing senior chief Jason Olsen and welcomed his replacement, senior chief Robert Riemer.
June 27, 2014
Summer is in full swing now as Islanders get out on the open water, cast their eyes to the sky, and enjoy the natural beauty that is the Vineyard around them.
June 26, 2014