This weekend serves notice that summer is truly upon us, complete with glittering bright days on the beach and cool evening breezes for cookout comfort.
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Islanders paid their respect to Lucy Vincent Beach, positive test results for the coronavirus reached 24 on the Island, emergency room and other non-Covid related visits to the hospital have plummeted, and a letter was sent to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and senate leaders Mitch McConnell
May 9, 2020
Shoppers at Morning Glory Farm amble about in slow motion, seduced by brightly colored displays of fresh produce and aromatic baked goods. Edgartown's farm stand opened for the season Tuesday, and it couldn't have come fast enough.
May 8, 2020
From a poem by John Maloney: West to West Tisbury, the Athens of the Island, seven pianos on Music Street after George Smith bought one for his daughter . . .
May 7, 2020
Menemsha offers a blend of man and nature, land and sea, old and new, shabby and chic, wealthy and much-less-so that is captivating.
May 5, 2020
Geological time mostly runs slowly, in measures of hundreds of thousands, if not millions or billions of years.
May 4, 2020
For everything, there is a season. On the Vineyard, this is the season for the year's most profligate displays of spring blossoms, and of reopening businesses.
May 3, 2020
The last of the cliffs at Lucy Vincent Beach tumbled into the ocean Friday night.
May 2, 2020
Questions about the upcoming summer season began for Vineyard vacationers and homeowners alike.
May 2, 2020
Martha's Vineyard is getting hungrier, say organizers and volunteers with Island agencies providing food to those in need.
May 1, 2020
Oak Bluffs is an in-town walkers paradise, whether strolling Circuit avenue, Ocean Park, the harbor, or the Camp Ground, there is always something to see.
May 1, 2020
April 30, 2020
Dawn at the scenic Edgartown Lighthouse, and all is calm.
April 29, 2020
The name Aquinnah, which means "land under the hill," has been used for centuries by the Wampanoag Tribe to refer to the westernmost part of the Vineyard.
April 28, 2020
After a month-long moratorium on construction, landscaping and other trades, one and two-person crews were allowed to return to work this week.
April 28, 2020
We have heard the pinkletinks calling in the boggy hollows on afternoons lit by a warming sun.
April 27, 2020
Island pear, cherry and daffodils are putting on a remarkable display, seasonal avian friends have been returning, and leaf buds hint at the greening of the season.
April 26, 2020