Someone wrote to the Gazette not so long ago with a few observations about this time of year, thoughts as appropriate today as they were when they were first published:
Photography
The Memorial Wharf project which began last fall and includes raising the wharf by about a foot and a half continues. It is expected to be completed mid June now.
May 25, 2022
May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds.
May 24, 2022
With a beautifully warm May day and a sparkling Edgrtown harbor as a backdrop, students at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School gathered Saturday before the senior prom.
May 23, 2022
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival has carved out a comfortable spring niche with its casual approach to presenting new independent movies.
May 22, 2022
Suddenly May is rushing by and the lady slippers have begun to poke through the woodlands which are now spongy and wet from spring rains.
May 22, 2022
On the Vineyard Haven waterfront you can see, smell and hear the bustle of activity as the temperatures warm and people put their boats back in the water.
May 19, 2022
Early spring moments around the Island captured by Gazette photographer Ray Ewing. An Island native and 2009 graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Ray has worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, educator and exhibiting artist.
May 18, 2022
Laughter, hope, art, Island music and good food filled the Grange Hall on Saturday for the finale to celebrate the culmination of Climate Action Week.
May 16, 2022
Following a ceremony to pay tribute to tennis coach Kevin Lewis who died in November, a double header of high school tennis took place on the high school courts.
May 16, 2022
Susie Middleton and Jenny DeVivo gave a class at the Farm Institute demonstrating tips and techniques for climate-friendly cooking.
May 15, 2022
As part of Climate Action Week, Island Grown Initiative gave a farm tour explaining their regenerative and resilient agriculture practices.
May 15, 2022
The Gazette had its hundred and seventy sixth birthday yesterday, and we’ve never felt younger. It's true what they say about staying active.
May 15, 2022
Striped bass live part of their lives in fresh water and part of their lives in the ocean. When herring blitz Vineyard waters after spawning in coastal ponds, the stripers follow, and then, so do the fishermen.
May 12, 2022
As part of Climate Action Week, Salt Water Wednesdays at the Edgartown Library highlighted how to shuck local oysters and clams and featured discussion led by Nic Turner of Honesuckle Farm.
May 12, 2022
Trustees of Reservations coastal ecologist Russ Hopping led a hardy group for a tour of the dune restoration site at Norton Point Beach for Climate Action Week.
May 11, 2022
Islanders were granted permission to come aboard and learn how the Coast Guard prepares for storms, and what actions they take in the event of a search and rescue in heavy weather season.
May 10, 2022