To celebrate Hanukkah, Chabad on the Vineyard and the town of Tisbury welcomed the public to a menorah lighting on the beach in Owen Park with a fire show, Shir Soul rock band, latkes, doughnuts and hot drinks.

December 13, 2023

The Holiday Dog Show sponsored by Al Fresco Tails was a barking success during Christmas in Edgartown weekend.

December 12, 2023

Downtown Edgartown was packed tight Saturday with Islanders, visitors and their pet companions dolled up in holiday garb for the 42nd annual Christmas in Edgartown festival.

December 10, 2023

These are the darkest days. The sun only starts to climb above the horizon around 7 a.m., rides low across the sky, and already is dipping out of sight as 4 p.m. draws near.

December 10, 2023

When the bells of the Old Whaling Church clock chimed 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, anticipation was high in downtown Edgartown for the annual Christmas parade.

December 9, 2023

The Minnesingers drew packed houses for their winter concerts Friday and Saturday during Christmas in Edgartown festivities.

December 9, 2023

Downtown is dressed in holiday style as Christmas in Edgartown festivities approach.

December 7, 2023

The 42nd Annual Christmas in Edgartown favorite, The Teddy Bear Suite, is prepared in the rooms of Faraway MV.

December 7, 2023

This weekend Island Community Chorus musical director Bill Peek took the stage at the Old Whaling Church and led his choir through seasonal favorites.

December 4, 2023

Nearly two dozen vendors, many of them Wampanoag artists and artisans, set up booths for the fourth annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair. Wampum jewelry, children’s art, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend as the holiday season shifted to Aquinnah.

December 4, 2023

Just when it seems that all is dreary — the leaves are all down, the sky is unremittingly leaden, and you have a case of the sniffles — along comes the most colorful, cheerful and generally jolly time of the year.

December 3, 2023

A special December edition of First Friday kicked off the holiday season at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum in Vineyard Haven, a part of the town's 'Tis the Season events, which will be held through the end of the month.

December 2, 2023

A holiday crowd of kids wearing red antlers and parents sipping hot cocoa filled Healey Square Saturday evening for the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting. Sean McMahon and Rose Guerin, and then Brian Weiland led everyone in Christmas carols.

November 26, 2023

There is plenty to be thankful for.

November 26, 2023

Here on the Vineyard the frost is on last month’s pumpkin, and there’s always a chance the bird bath will have a thin sheet of ice. Past time to turn off the outdoor shower and roll up the hose. Fill your bird feeder and keep your soup on the stove simmering all day.

November 24, 2023

In a preemptive move before carb loading on Thursday, the Chilmark School held their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, where kids run, walk, or trot their way down Middle Road from Beetlebung Corner to the end of Keith's field and back.

November 22, 2023

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