Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
December 29, 2023
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
There is a small and welcome display of meteors to begin the New Year. The Quadrantids meteor shower takes place in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The best time is around 3 a.m. and this shower is relatively short. The shower's radiant is under the Big Dipper rising in the Northeastern sky after midnight.…
Finding Footing in Shifting Sands of 2023
An Atlantic storm crashed over the eastern strip of Norton Point Beach in the last days of 2022, inundating Wasque wetlands and disconnecting Chappaquiddick once again. The breach created an old, yet new island to ring in 2023, a fitting start for a year in which many longstanding issues resurfaced.
Camilla de Bragança Weds Marco Hartman
Camilla Fales de Bragança and Marco Lorenzo Hartmann were married on Nov. 4 at an outdoor ceremony at the Mill Reef Club on the Island of Antigua, W.I.
Martha’s Vineyard Times Changes Hands
The Martha’s Vineyard Times announced Wednesday that the newspaper will come under new ownership in January.
Top 10 Stories in 2023
Here are 10 of the stories that most engaged Gazette readers in print and online in 2023.
Fire Breaks Out at JWL Transport Junkyard
Oak Bluffs firefighters were called to the scene at 9:08 p.m. when a witness reported a large explosion and flames billowing from the property, located off County Road and Pennsylvania avenue.
Continuing Tradition With Equine Therapy
Edo Potter built her life on Chappaquiddick around horses.
Celebrating Auld Lang Syne, Inside and Out
It’s the quiet time of the season but if you know where to look — on hill and dale, beneath leaf and clover, in bars and community centers, or on beaches — ample activities await.
The Essential Nature of Healing Buildings
For many of us, Martha’s Vineyard settles our souls.
A New Year’s Resolution
Not to fly away / If I were a bird / With a panoramic view / I’d see a paradox / Throughout the ages / In mankind’s inability / To reconcile / Hypocrisy with hope / Knowing what’s right.
A Look Back
From the Dec. 28, 1973 edition of the Vineyard Gazette.
Political Parties Eye Open State Rep Seat
Since state Rep. Dylan Fernandes announced early this month that he will run for state Senate next year, only one candidate has made a public bid for his seat. The seat has been held by a Democrat for at least 35 years but the GOP is determined to get a candidate on the ballot.
Helping to Break Down Language Barriers on the Island
The adult language learning program was established 25 years ago at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services but moved to the regional high school in 2018. It caters predominately to Brazilian students and demand has soared in recent years.
Please Adopt Us
Our Christmas wish remained true through the holiday as the shelter was empty.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Dec. 22
Sin of the Sea LLC purchased 15 Marsh Roadin Chilmark from Susan Dickler Trs. and Susan Dickler 2014 Trust for $1,850,000 on Dec. 20.
Land Bank Revenues
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $196,020 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.
Chilmark Town Column: Dec. 29
The holiday festivities, for me, kicked off with wrapping gifts for Chilmark’s littlest residents just more than a week ago.
Edgartown Town Column: Dec. 29
We did not have a white Christmas, we had a tropical one.
Chappaquiddick Town Column: Dec. 29
On Tuesday morning the breach at Wasque was flowing freely.
Last Summer’s Garden
The weather is warm and foggy and lends itself to a lazy day.
Year-Round Greenery
Brits really love their ivy.
Squibnocket Strikes Again
Another week, another western stray near Squibnocket Pond.
Hello in There; Catching Up With John Prine
Holly Gleason’s new book, Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters with John Prine, lets the celebrated singer/songwriter who died in 2020 tell his story in his way.
Pathways Keeps the Creative Candles Burning All Winter
Pathways Arts takes up residence in the Chilmark Tavern after it shuts its doors in the fall. The building is then transformed from a bustling restaurant to an eclectic off-season arts venue.
West Tisbury Creates Public Safety Building Committee
The West Tisbury select board voted to form a committee to investigate building needs at the town’s public safety building on State Road.
Turf Field Legal Donations Running Low as Court Fight Continues
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee has vowed to continue its legal fight with the Oak Bluffs planning board, but paying for the court battle could be complicated.
Distinguished Economist Robert Solow Dies at 99
Robert Solow, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, longtime professor at MIT, winner of the Presidential Medal for Freedom in 2014 and Chilmark summer resident since 1962, died on Dec. 21
