While winter winds still whip across the fields, the Vineyard’s high school athletes are braving the elements and taking on the challenge of spring sports in not-so-springlike weather.
With a few weeks of practice under their wings, the competition began last week.
On Saturday morning at 9 a.m. the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market officially opened in its new location, moving from the Grange Hall to the Agricultural Society fairgrounds this summer.
The coronavirus testing facility at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High school opened to the public last week, focused on testing asymptomatic patients on the Island.
Closed to the public for months, the Vineyard restaurants, retailers and hotels excitedly — but cautiously — re-opened their doors to customers on Monday.
On Sunday afternoon, on what would have been graduation day for the regional high school seniors, the community turned out in large numbers to celebrate the seniors with a parade down Beach Road.
June is the month of bursting colors and beguiling aromas, and now we are on the threshold of summer.
The hospital held a kneel-in Friday afternoon at the hospital healing garden in an expression of solidarity with nationwide peaceful protesters.
Students dropped off textbooks, returned uniforms and settled dues for AP exams before claiming their graduation caps and gowns.
Islanders filled the sidewalks stretching in all directions at Five Corners to decry the death of George Floyd.
The coronavirus testing facility at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School was opened to the public on Monday in a ribbon cutting ceremony, less than three weeks after the historic partnership was announced that would bring universal testing to the Island.
West Tisbury police officer Bradley Cortez volunteered to be tested for a step-by-step demonstration of the process Monday, before a ribbon cutting ceremony took place.
A diverse crowd of about 100 including year-round and seasonal residents, families with young children, teenagers, town officials and senior citizens came to Waban Park in Oak Bluffs to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd.
In honor of June, stroll along a near-empty beach, hike through one of the nature preserves, and drive an up-Island road. Don't hurry. There's so much to see that wasn't even there yesterday.
The end of May brought gradual reopening and Island businesses embraced the opportunity with creativity and curbside sales.
Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again.
May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds.
Today is Monday, Memorial Day, when we put aside our anticipation for summer and turn instead to solemn remembrance. It is the day when we reflect on all those freedoms which we too often take for granted, even as we consider the cost at which those freedoms were bought for us.
