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
We are approaching the best time of year to watch for meteors, also known as shooting stars. We've got both mild summer nights and at least two meteor showers to look for. This weekend marks the radiant period of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower. And mid-August we've got the ever so popular Perseid Meteor Shower.…
The Sankaty broke loose around 5 p.m. and drifted into the neighboring Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution dock, the Steamship Authority said.
It has been a reliable companion and has had an unmistakable effect on me.
Island Elderly Housing would like to thank everyone that helped make our June 30 Songwriters for Island Elder Housing concert an incredible success.
On the last Saturday of July each year, the town of Oak Bluffs celebrates the life and spirit of late resident Della Hardman — educator, artist, writer and force for good.
Granted, I probably shouldn’t have been on the phone while I was pulling in to the ferry.
With a capacity of just 100 people and an increasing demand for its services, the Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club has outgrown its current facility. Now an ambitious plan to expand the clubhouse seems within reach.
Gov. Maura Healey recently announced her administration’s intention to “go big” on offshore wind.
MVCyano, a coalition of local boards of health and the Great Pond Foundation, has issued “red-grade” cyanobacteria bloom advisories in Chilmark Pond, Tisbury Great Pond, James Pond and a pond at Mink Meadows.
Since the first time I stepped onto this Island, or was rather carried, I was thrust into strong arms bonded by love.
From the July 27, 1982 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Stan Hart: Softball may really be the national pastime.
Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers are at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 29 as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Concert Series.
Upon approaching the pigpen at North Tabor Farm, a visitor will encounter two sensations: the faint ammoniac smell of swinish manure, and the cacophonous duet of squeaks, chirps and hisses of the farm’s two defense geese, Lucy and Lorenzo.
The biennial Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival takes place August 5 and 6 on the Chilmark Community Center grounds, with an opening event on August 4 hosted by comedian Seth Meyers and journalist Kara Swisher.
What do a high school mariachi band, regenerative farming and Cirque du Soleil have in common?
Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs brings composer, organist and music director Mark Miller to play on its newly-restored organ for a free concert on Friday, July 28.
Questions about the wellbeing of the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank goat herd were raised at a meeting this week between land bank staff, Island animal control officers and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society.
In a competitive auction when your partner hasn’t supported you, rebidding or jump-rebidding can be “deep and dangerous” in Shakespeare’s words.
Teddy desperately needs a home; he has been here far too long.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $314,457.52 for the business week ending on Friday, July 21, 2023.
Benjamin Carotta purchased 12 Eagles Nest in Edgartown from Hwa Hsieh Trs. and Vineyard Five Realty Trust for $1,300,001 on July 17.
Rob Bierregaard has been conducting his annual survey of the productivity of our many osprey nests this week.
What a passel of beautiful but very warm days we are having!
We should all be happy for sea breezes, cool nights and air conditioning.
The state fire marshal’s office suspended the man who managed the Edgartown town fireworks display on July 4 after several undetonated fireworks washed up on Chappaquiddick.
A friend and somehow distant relative — I’ll need to get my mom Diana Lees, the family genealogist, to make the exact connection — recently turned 90.
At the recent annual meeting of the Chappaquiddick Island Association, the assemblage agreed that there should be single-issue meetings throughout the summer.
Cecelia DeGregorio and Andrew McElhinney, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a daughter, Lucy Rose McElhinney, born on July 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Dozens of people packed the Oak Bluffs select board meeting Tuesday after the business last week sent out a petition claiming a neighbor was trying to put a halt to the late-night tradition.
On Saturday, August 5, The Trustees of Reservations and the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival will host a bird walk led by Christian Cooper at Long Point Wildlife Refuge.
The historic Oak Bluffs Inn surrendered its approvals from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week, essentially ending any renovation plans before they started.
At the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s 100th annual meeting Monday, the organization honored three Islanders with the museum medal: Lisa Belcastro, Richard Taylor and Craig Dripps.
Martha’s Vineyard public school employees could receive preference in applying to rent eight apartments Island Housing Trust is planning to build in West Tisbury, if the nonprofit is able to fund the project.
Bard Prison Initiative is showing the world what can happen when incarcerated people are given an opportunity to earn a college degree. On Saturday, a screening of College Behind Bars at the Grange Hall highlighted the program.
The 100th annual Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta wrapped up earlier than planned the weekend of July 15, when heavy winds Sunday morning led the race committee to abandon the final day of competition.
Municipal employee housing, wastewater management and town hall staffing shortages were all discussed at the inter-island meeting last week.
A Vineyard Transit Authority bus sideswiped a minivan on Lambert’s Cove Road in West Tisbury Saturday afternoon.
A 2019 Honda Civic grazed a roadside pole on South Road in Chilmark and flipped onto its roof on Saturday after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
The Possible Dreams live auction held Sunday at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort and an ongoing silent online auction raised $795,000 for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the near-record amount adding over $100,000 from last year’s total.
The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals referred a proposed mixed-use development that hinges on a controversial home demolition to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission at a public hearing on Tuesday.
Journalist and author Beth Macy believes two things are key to solving America’s overdose crisis: hope and help. On Thursday she gave a talk as part of the Summer Institute Speaker Series at the Hebrew Center.
Shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday a single-engine plane went down in an area about a mile west of Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The pilot, who was the only one on board, was uninjured during the emergency landing.
Randolph Bonnist, the 79-year-old man who had a medical emergency while flying the small private plane Saturday, died at Boston Medical Center on Thursday night.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee will use donated money to pay the attorney who has been handling its ongoing artificial turf litigation against the town of Oak Bluffs.
Ongoing deliberation over a possible ethics violation on the West Tisbury affordable housing committee flared up once again at a town select board meeting Wednesday.