Commentary
When my wife and I opened the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Martha’s Vineyard, Thornton Wilder was one of our first customers. He came early in the...
A RECENT EXPERIENCE
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I hate bigots, bullies and abusive authority. I admire and respect professional emergency medical...
Gone Scalloping
Not a Drop to Drink
It took four words to remind Islanders this week how fragile our ecosystem is: Don’t drink the water.
Residents of Oak...
Kilowatt for Kilowatt
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following statement was read into the record by a West Tisbury selectman at the public...
REMEMBERING BILL HONEY
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I was sad to read of the death of Bill Honey. During my time as superintendent of the Island...
When it comes to picking a good place to harvest bay scallops, Lagoon Pond might not be your first choice. Surrounded by homes and businesses, the...
Indian Summer
September is the Island’s best-kept secret and many Islanders who work hard all summer consider it their own special gift. The ocean...
The Oceans Plan Quid Pro Quo
Gov. Deval Patrick and his senior advisors in energy and the environment have an ambitious, aggressive agenda that is...
Washashore
From a Gazette edition of 1928:
The problems of the New Bedford fast ferry that Dan Greenbaum wrote about in the Sept. 11 Gazette may also be viewed in a wider context. His...
Recent Gazette articles on the state’s draft ocean management plan have raised questions about the plan, especially the renewable energy...