Josh Kegan and Enrica Rossi’s boat the S/V Lúthien appeared on the horizon of Menemsha Harbor on Saturday morning for the first time in a year. The couple had set off last May to sail the Atlantic circuit — leaving from Menemsha and heading to the Azores, then down to the Canary Islands and back by way of the Caribbean.
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Garden centers and hardware stores were the places to be this weekend as Islanders prettied up their yards and touched up their houses. With sun today, a hike might be just the right idea to enjoy the beautiful weather.
May 30, 2014
Following long-standing tradition, students from Chilmark, Edgartown and Tisbury schools marched to the sea Friday afternoon. Bearing flowers and flags, they walked through their respective towns to toss flowers in the water in honor of Memorial Day.
May 24, 2014
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial opening of the season and the time is right for dancing in the street. Or at least paddling in a pond or sauntering barefoot along a beach.
May 23, 2014
Six high school students from Martha’s Vineyard won awards in the Congressional Art Competition. The art competition is sponsored by the Congressional Institute.
May 20, 2014
It is the nesting season for American oystercatchers, the harlequin-colored shorebirds with large reddish-orange bills. Shorebird nesting areas are restricted. The photographer was accompanied by a shorebird monitor.
May 19, 2014
The regional high school sailing team traveled to Osterville on Saturday to compete in the New England Sailing Schools Association championship. This is the first year the team has qualified for the championship, which features the top eight schools in New England.
May 19, 2014
The Edgartown Firemen’s Association welcomed back their 1952 Mack pumper on Sunday with a Fire Museum open house and celebration. The truck arrived on the ferry Island Home late Saturday morning, but the reception was changed to Sunday because of concerns about the weather.
May 19, 2014
Beneath a clear blue sky, children scrambled up the steps of firetrucks and parents peeked inside police cruisers at the West Tisbury public safety building open house on Saturday.
May 18, 2014
The regional high school's prom, sponsored by the junior class, took place Saturday night at Lola's in Oak Bluffs. Junior Charlotte Potter was named prom queen, with classmates Julia Neville, Anna Reinthaler, Jennifer Rosado, and Ana Rosso elected to the court.
May 17, 2014
Henry Beetle Hough wrote: "There is a way the air smells on a sunny May morning on the Vineyard, say around six o'clock, while the fresh green grass is still shining wet and the coolness and warmth are blending." We can't agree more.
May 16, 2014
Island naturalist Gus Ben David stopped by the Gazette offices Monday morning with two guests in tow: Eurasian eagle-owlets.
May 12, 2014
The annual Minnesingers spring show debuted Saturday night to a full crowd at the regional high school Performing Arts Center.
May 11, 2014
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson proclaiming Mother’s Day a national celebration in the United States. Take mom out for brunch this morning and then a walk with a camera. And if you can't make it outside, enjoy Tim Johnson's photographs of the Island.
May 9, 2014
A burst of color exploded on Circuit avenue Saturday morning as 21 Martha's Vineyard Little League teams proudly sported their jerseys and marched down the avenue towards their final destination, Veira Park. The parade kicked off the 75th anniversary of Little League.
May 3, 2014
You don't have to be very big at all to reel in a big fish at the annual Rod and Gun Club kids' trout tournament, held Saturday morning at Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
May 3, 2014