Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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Featherstone Center for the Arts hosted the Sheriff's Meadow Foundation on National Trails Day with their opening reception for Explore the Vineyard.
June 5, 2018
Each year, since 1993, the few, the strong, the tough of feet have gathered to walk another large stretch of the Island.
June 4, 2018
The Martha's Vineyard Sharks opened their 2018 season Thursday.
June 4, 2018
The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School celebrated the class of 2018 and retiring school director Robert Moore at this year’s commencement ceremony.
June 4, 2018
The heralds are all about, from migrating birds to flowering bridal wreath.
June 3, 2018
All passengers were safe and the Rhode Island Fast Ferry Ava Pearl was towed to Vineyard Haven early Sunday afternoon after she lost power during an outbound trip from Oak Bluffs.
May 27, 2018
Schoolchildren in Edgartown kicked off the Memorial Day weekend Friday with their traditional march to the sea.
May 25, 2018
Stepping off from the Tisbury School, students made their way through town, heading up Main street toward Owen Park for their annual march to the sea to honor those lost on Memorial Day.
May 25, 2018
As Memorial Day weekend began, students from the Chilmark School honored those who gave their lives serving our country with a visit to Coast Guard Station Menemsha and th
May 25, 2018
All art was celebrated on Wednesday night at the high school's Evening of the Arts. Pieces of visual art hung from walls, pottery sat on tables and steps, while musicians and singers performed songs.
May 25, 2018
Now it is still days from the official start to the Memorial Day weekend and the license plates of cars tell of many arrivals from distant mainland places.
May 24, 2018
Shorebirds are making themselves at home on the Vineyard and Norton Point was the place to be. American oystercatchers are nesting, while tern chicks are hatching and fledging. Piping plover chicks will soon be foraging for food on their own.
May 24, 2018
Menemsha is gearing up for the summer season. On their annual walkabout, two of the three Chilmark selectmen, town adminstrator Tim Carroll and police chief Jonathan Klaren took a harbor stroll and close review of the Island's fishing port.
May 23, 2018
In May spring migrants arrive weekly on the Vineyard, some passing through and others arriving to nest on the Island. Terns, herons, and willets appear on shorelines. Birders eagerly await the return of Baltimore orioles and ruby-throated hummingbirds in backyards.
May 23, 2018
The breeze rarely stops on Martha's Vineyard, and the salt air is clean.
May 20, 2018