Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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May arrives as do more seasonal migrants. A rare sighting of a golden crowned sparrow is reported, the first since 66 years ago.
May 24, 2021
Edgartown voters approved a $3 million project to overhaul Memorial Wharf and agreed to move forward with a project to install electric VTA bus chargers on Church street.
May 23, 2021
More than midway through May and milder weather is near. Vineyard weekends have been bustling, and in only a week it's Memorial Day weekend.
May 23, 2021
Tucked away in the woods of West Tisbury, the Polly Hill Arboretum has burst into bloom these past weeks. May is a wonderful time to visit and stroll the grounds.
May 20, 2021
West Tisbury voters exchanged spirited debate on both sides of an article asking to transfer a parcel of land to the town’s affordable housing committee.
May 19, 2021
The first few days of warm weather always feel like a gift, especially following a cold, gray spring.
May 16, 2021
Oak Bluffs kicked off the annual town meeting season on the Vineyard. Voters made their way through 46 articles on the warrant with moderator Jesse Law 3rd will presiding.
May 15, 2021
Green grass and colorful uniforms decorated the West Tisbury School grounds on Saturday as youth soccer emerged from the pandemic strong as ever and a whole lot of fun.
May 3, 2021
April bows out with a magnificent moon; May arrives in sunlight and expectation.
May 1, 2021
With the flurries that fell this past week, one thing is clear, spring in these parts is a matter of lurching progress.
April 25, 2021
Travel the trails of budding woodlands; stop long enough to notice the changes in old Island meadowlands and in the dune grasses along our never-ending shoreline. At the moment the Island boasts a genuine spring arriving.
April 24, 2021
As of Wednesday the Martha's Vineyard Hospital had administered 15,508 shots, including 9,039 first doses and 6,508 second doses.
April 23, 2021
The spring migration is in full force in April as ummer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
April 22, 2021
Flowers are in bloom with daffodils flamboyantly leading the way, the grass is greening up nicely, and the air is warmer.
April 17, 2021
The Vineyard Conservation Society sponsored their annual Earth Day beach cleanup for the 29th year.
April 17, 2021