As Islanders rushed about picking up gifts, dropping packages off, and readying for holiday parties, the first snowfall of the season began falling late Friday afternoon. It wasn't a lot, but just enough to give hope for a white Christmas.
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A large holiday crowd filled Healey Square Saturday evening for the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting.
November 28, 2022
Thanksgiving marks the end of one season and the beginning of another, but this year there is a distinct sense of procrastination about it all.
November 27, 2022
The demand for food is greater than ever on the Vineyard, as inflation eats away at the already slender budgets of vulnerable Island households.
November 23, 2022
November is a month for remembrance, its waning light and colder air kindling an appreciation for the season so suddenly behind us.
November 23, 2022
In a preemptive move before carb loading on Thursday, the Chilmark School held their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot.
November 23, 2022
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
November 22, 2022
There is plenty to be thankful for this upcoming week. We are thankful for the beauty of this place, for the early morning November ground fog that hovers over the fields and rolling woodlands of West Tisbury, for the pale orange sunrise that climbs over the eastern edge of Chappaquiddick.
November 20, 2022
Adding to the wonder of the Island in autumn is the changing foliage. Leaves have been showing their fall colors. Bold greens are changing to reds, browns, and yellows, and falling to the ground, bringing a crunch to each step.
November 15, 2022
Rain enforces a soggy humility, reminding us that we are not in charge. “Rain or shine,” we bravely declare, and in a few cases we actually make good on that promise.
November 13, 2022
A porbeagle shark sighting in Vineyard Haven harbor caused quite a stir Friday afternoon, as Islanders flocked to the harborfront to witness the visit.
November 11, 2022
Raising Old Glory in the Avenue of Flags in Vineyard Haven and a parade through downtown Oak Bluffs were among the observances Friday as the Vineyard paid tribute on Veterans Day on the Island.
November 11, 2022
The long season of political campaigning is winding down and today registered Vineyard voters headed to the polls to decide the shape of our political leadership in the critical years ahead.
November 8, 2022
In the early hours Tuesday morning a total lunar eclipse highlighted the Vineyard skies. This is when the full moon slips into the earth's shadow.
November 8, 2022
In May 1994, nearly 40 Vineyarders traveled to a town in the foothills of the White Mountains in New Hampshire to take down a 1905 dairy barn; after five days, the crew packed up the trucks and headed back to West Tisbury.
November 7, 2022
November is the month the Island season truly turns, and the sensations of change are as vivid and dramatic as the advent of summer.
November 6, 2022
Halloween on the Vineyard never fails to bring out the ghosts and ghoulies in young and old alike.
November 1, 2022