Annual Holiday Light Display Brightens Oak Bluff's Ocean Park.
Annual Holiday Light Display Brightens Oak Bluff's Ocean Park.
Lucy Vincent and Squibnocket Beaches took a beating as Hurricane Sandy rolled into town with high surf and eroding waves.
High surf in the aftermath of Sandy beckoned surfers to stormy Aquinnah beaches, where surf crashed onto beaches and overwashed in many areas onto dunes.
Waters are rising in portions of Edgartown, Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs as strong winds associated with Hurricane Sandy move into the region. Residents are urged to stay off the roadways; Beach Road, Sea View Avenue, Dock Street and Five Corners have all been closed due to flooding, with more
Islanders battened down the hatches, moved their boats to higher, dryer ground and boarded up windows Sunday as the sky turned gray and winds picked up in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission has released a series of inundation maps, which indicate areas at high risk of flooding during the upcoming storm. Those who are located in the at-risk areas are encouraged to take proper precautions, including relocating to higher ground.
Forecasters continued to sound warnings Saturday about a very large and dangerous storm that is expected to combine with another weather system and lash a large coastal area from the Carolinas to Southern New England with high winds, heavy rains and extreme flooding and high tides.
Newborn piglets, water buffalo and laying hens are just some of the latest additions to the Katama farm.
It's not just pumpkins that are turning the streets of Vineyard Haven the official color of the season.
Breeds of all types enjoy a romp at the Trade Winds preserve in Oak Bluffs.
A look at the year-round staples of the Menemsha harbor and fishing port.
The stories of Vineyard cemetery inhabitants — Pooles, Allens and Mayhews, war veterans, and the unknown lying under unmarked stones — are sad and heroic, uneventful and romantic. To walk among the graves is to walk through history.
Scarecrows are popping up in front of storefronts this week, part of the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School's annual Island-wide contest.
The Moshup Trail area has long been identified as a place of special importance.
The winter farmers' market opened for the season Saturday at the agricultural hall in West Tisbury. The market will continue every other Saturday through the last week of December.
High school students donned their finest Saturday night for the annual homecoming dance.
After weeks of competition it was time to dole out prizes — including top wins, a new truck and a boat.