Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
Oak Bluffs town officials are bracing for a time when the five municipal wellls can no longer satisfy the summer demand.
ACE MV, which offers continuing education for adults on Island, has expanded.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $278,126.98 for the business week ending on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017.
Presses rolled early this week as the Vineyard Gazette printed 20,000 copies of an investigative report for the Public Herald, a nonprofit investigative journalism site based in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kittens are coming! As suspected the young black bobtail cat Girl will become a mother in a few weeks.
During the second week of the Striped Bass and Bluefish derby, the name most often escaping the lips of Derby fishermen was not a trusted lure maker or a fishing buddy, but a hurricane named Jose.
The Vineyard’s representatives at the State House will be on the Island this weekend to hear from constituents.
Hurricane Jose came to town this week, staying offshore but brushing the Island with tropical storm-force winds.
A special photography exhibit opens Sunday at Featherstone Center for the Arts.
Day returned — again. Day is my daughter’s security blanket, a small square of blue felt with a satin border she likes to move her fingers along like a set of worry beads.
Heather Gardens is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23 for longtime employee Ulick Warburton.
For the first time in my life, I am unemployed during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
The first boat I worked on was a fishing vessel out of Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod called the Jimmy Boy.
When circumstances seem at sixes and sevens, one can sink one’s hands in a dog’s coat of fur or a cat’s muscularity and feel grounded.
Cong. Gerry Studds, the subject of Mark Robert Schneider’s tough and smart new biography, is remembered now in offhand conversation for a scandal.
Advances in medicine throughout the 20th century have led to dramatic increases in life expectancy.
As dauntless souls left the Aquinnah Shop, the fury of Carol’s breath blew over the barn at Miss Pauline Vanderhoop’s.
The following letter was sent to Reps. Dylan Fernandes and Seth Moulton:
The Vineyard Haven studio of printmaker Fae Kontje-Gibbs is covered in climbing vines. She calls them volunteers.
Actor John Sibi-Okumu will host a poetry reading at the Vineyard Haven Library on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.
The Vineyard Gazette and photographers who shoot regularly for the newspaper will present some of their best work at a monthlong exhibit at Featherstone Center for the Arts.
On Sunday, Sept. 24 there will be a fundraising concert at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury.
This year’s Ceremony of Remembrance at the Children’s Memorial will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Edgartown Lighthouse.
A thin crescent moon hovers low in the southwestern sky Friday night.
The Martha’s Vineyard Craft Beer Festival takes place on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Waban Park in Oak Bluffs, and runs from 1 to 6 p.m.
Crew from station Menemsha rescued the derby fisherman who fell into the channel during a ferocious northeast storm.
Will Dailey is the headliner for this year’s WUMB member concert held at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Part expo, part music fest, part symposium, the Living Local Harvest Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 23.
Dragonfly MV purchased 115 Sea View avenue in Oak Bluffs from Gerard F. Puorro Sr. and Donna M. Puorro for $1,475,000 on Sept. 14.
The Federated Church of Edgartown has been honored with a special resolution passed by the state legislature.
Due to the threat of heavy weather the first Chappy Community Center potluck of the season has been postponed until Wednesday, Sept. 27.
As I sit here writing this column, I am listening to the news and trying to keep track of Jose. So by the time you read this I hope all is well and we didn’t get blown away and we are still above water. >
Not knowing just how much of an impact hurricane Jose was going to have, we took the opportunity to practice our preparedness skills and hope for the best. The swordfish weathervane has taken a hiatus from the Texaco rooftop, the awning has been stowed away and the touch tank has made its way to higher…
On Tuesday morning an unnerving eerie calm was in the air. I guess that expression “The calm before the storm” is etched in my mind.
Those that believe in magic know that faeries have been busy. That explains wondrous webs that have covered the fields on recent cool, wet mornings.
For a number of weeks this column has detailed two completely unexpected species: one white pelican and two common ravens.
Last Friday, a group of women gathered for a Shabbat dinner, in the spirit of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins tonight.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted unanimously Thursday morning to spend $148,400 to repave the failed track.
At summer’s end, the Vineyard committee on hunger is gearing up for the coming year, when the Island Food Pantry will stay open all summer.
Last weekend was superb but September is slipping away quickly. It had been warm and muggy for this time of year with Jose on our doorstep. Autumn begins Friday.
Edgartown selectmen backed off an idea to send a letter of concern to Eversource after the conservation agent shared information about plans to use herbicides under power lines.
Latoya Haseley and Halvin Patterson of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Ryhiem Gabriel Patterson, born Sept. 15 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
The Tisbury building inspector has recused himself from the project to build a new campus for the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Kate Treitman Brown and Malcolm Brown of Chilmark announce the birth of a son, Huck Treitman Brown, born Sept. 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Registrations are up, the weather has been good — so far — and plenty of fish are hitting the scales at derby headquarters in Edgartown.
Traffic, parking and neighborhood concerns took the stage last week at a hearing on the proposed expansion of the Edgartown Stop & Shop.
On Sunday morning the Oak Bluffs ferry wharf was filled as young anglers took to the pier for the annual Kids Derby, where fish are measured by length and then returned to the sea.
Rain and wind lashed the Vineyard for a second straight day Thursday as tropical storm Jose churned seas. Ferries are cancelled.
Cronig’s Market will withdraw from the popular Island Club discount program, touching off a stir of conversation on social media and in grocery aisles.
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission this week approved plans for a new gas station, convenience store and car wash.
Whitney and Jeremy Osborn of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Everett Alexander Osborn, born Sept. 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Coastal resources contribute roughly $1.5 million a year to the Oak Bluffs economy, according to a town-commissioned study unveiled last week.