The Flying Horses carousel opened its 150th season on Saturday, and hundreds of kids and parents flocked to the carousel to wait in line, choose a horse, and reach for the coveted brass ring that allows for an extra ride free of charge.
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From Chilmark to Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven to Edgartown, small family groups and boisterous bar parties will celebrate Super Bowl Sunday as an annual break from quiet, brittle February.
January 31, 2019
Mild. That is the word to describe the weather this January.
January 24, 2019
A little taste of winter is just about perfect on these still mild January days.
January 24, 2019
Of all the clouds that form around the Island, sea smoke has the briefest season.
January 22, 2019
The Vineyard's many avian winter residents have arrived.
January 22, 2019
For the moment, we can't see any drawbacks to this mild winter. While those north of us will be digging out from snow, the Vineyard woke to rain . . . lots of rain.
January 20, 2019
The Performing Arts Center hosted two sold out shows by American Muslim dancer and choreographer Amirah Sackett that included everyone from seniors to children, many of whom Ms. Sackett visited with during her two-week residency on the Island.
January 14, 2019
Unlike the wet, rainy winds in spring, the soft winds of summer or the rustly, quickening breezes of fall, the winter wind is a sound all its own.
January 10, 2019
In a dream, I watched you ride the horse Over the dry fields and then Dismount: you two walked together; In the dark, you had no shadows. But I felt them coming toward me Since at night they go anywhere, They are their own masters.
January 9, 2019
This winter the 120-year-old Vose family boathouse is undergoing significant renovations from underneath.
January 9, 2019
On Saturday birders covered the Island to count individuals and species in the 59th annual Christmas Bird Count, taking place around the world.
January 7, 2019
Hardy Islanders and music lovers filled the Chilmark Community Center Saturday night for an evening of songs, fellowship and good food.
January 7, 2019
There is a better way to look at this new season. The sun in winter will now turn back toward the Northern Hemisphere, toward the Vineyard.
January 6, 2019
On Tuesday morning at the first tick past midnight, a new year begins. Champagne corks will pop in households around the Island, and earlier on Monday Vineyarders will bid adieu to 2018.
December 30, 2018
Among the Islanders who died in 2018 was Ed Jerome former Edgartown principal and longtime leader of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
December 27, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard, it is fair to say, could also be dubbed Artful Island.
December 27, 2018