Walking the East Chop woods the other morning, we enjoyed the variety of small animal tracks in the remains of our recent snow.

February 16, 2025

A Tuesday in February in Menemsha starts like most of the Island — serene. But more so.

February 13, 2025

The air smelled of straw, sawdust and livestock at the agricultural fairgrounds this Saturday, and the bahs ands bleets of sheep mingled with shouts of excited children.

February 11, 2025

The Annual Lip Sync Contest to benefit the Friends of Family Planning took place at The Loft in Oak Bluffs.

February 10, 2025

More than five inches of snow fell on the Island beginning Saturday night and continuing through Sunday morning.

February 9, 2025

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students astounded judges and spectators alike with project presentations at the 26th annual Science and Engineering fair this Saturday.

February 9, 2025

Silence is simply the absence of sound, as darkness is the absence of light, and so it follows that nothing can really be quieter than quiet.

February 9, 2025

Anything Goes follows the antics of gangsters, an heiress and a nightclub singer as they board an ocean liner headed to London from New York City. The musical, written by Cole Porter and first produced in 1934, is a classic show known for its antics and tap numbers.

February 6, 2025

Middle school basketball took center stage at the regional high school Tuesday evening for the boys and girls basketball championships.

February 5, 2025

The Katama Cowpokes are one of several Island 4-H clubs meeting regularly. The group met this past Sunday at the Ag Hall with Carol Soule to practice brushing, bridling and yoking their cows.

February 4, 2025

We are about midway between winter solstice and vernal equinox. The sun rises now at about six minutes before six, some twenty minutes earlier than at solstice, and sets at almost five. That's about fifty minutes more light at end of day than when winter began.

February 2, 2025

The birdbath froze solid this week, as a spell of something like seasonal weather finally arrived on the Vineyard. Suddenly more than a heavy sweater was necessary for a walk outside.

January 30, 2025

Congratulations to 20 Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students for winning a total of 25 awards in the 2025 Massachusetts Scholastic Art Awards.

January 28, 2025

Winter birds are settled in on the Vineyard, and feeders are busier in January as birds look for reliable sources of food in snow and cold temperatures.

January 28, 2025

Burns Nicht commemorates Robert Burns, the 18th-century poet regarded as the bard of Scotland. It is held each year on Jan. 25, his birthday. The anniversary has been honored on Martha’s Vineyard for 38 years, hosted by the Scottish Society of Martha’s Vineyard.

January 27, 2025

It's the third week in January and the Island now enters a final run through the back side of winter. The weather of our wintry season has been anything but predictable to this point.

January 26, 2025

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