In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, you are not imagining it, two of the busiest stretches of roads have seen an increasing number of vehicles in the last five years. And the 81st annual Fishing Derby kicks off this weekend.
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On The Vineyard
On the Vineyard is a weekly 10-minute wrap-up of news from Martha’s Vineyard compiled by the Vineyard Gazette. New episodes every Friday. Listen right here or wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
September 3, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, swimmers were called out of the water at South Beach in Edgartown this week after a woman suffered injuries that may have been consistent with a shark bite. And school starts with many new leaders in place.
August 27, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is launching a first-of-its-kind study, following hundreds of residents after they’ve been bitten by lone star ticks to better understand the tick-borne allergies to red meat and other mammalian products associated with alpha-g
August 20, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, a new counseling program is offering vital mental health support to first responders — and a local Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) member takes the field at Fenway to sing an honor song.
August 13, 2026
n this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, Tobias Vanderhoop, a leader and member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), is scheduled to sing at the opening ceremony of an upcoming Red Sox game.
August 6, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, we hear from a survivor of a 70-year-old shipwreck off the Vineyard coast. And get ready for the Agricultural Fair, one week early this year!
July 30, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, the Land Bank has conserved 4,200 acres of land in the past 40 years, raising questions about the balance of preservation and development.
July 23, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, the new general manager of the Steamship Authority received good grades and a raise after his first six months on the job. And it’s the Flying Horses’ 150th birthday!
July 16, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, the Island’s tick problems have put local officials on the forefront of addressing alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne allergy to red meat. Plus, Chappaquiddick will become the site of a new experiment aimed at reducing the deer population to help curb the spread of ticks.
July 8, 2026
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, quahogs on the Island have a purple shell that’s prized for jewelry making, but in the last couple of decades the shellfish are losing their purple pigment. And a reading from a famous Frederick Douglass speech.