Looking Forward

Today, May 14, marks exactly 175 years since the first issue of the Vineyard Gazette was published.

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Missteps in the Forest

The illegal trail clearing in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest marks an unsettling low point in the long history of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation.

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Start Small

The subdued and dignified inauguration of President Joe Biden on the steps of the nation’s capitol this week briefly erased the terrifying images of an institution under siege.

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Through the Seasons

An edited selection from Gazette nature editorials in the past year.

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Thanksgiving 2020

Two weeks ago the cut was opened in the Tisbury Great Pond.

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Election Day 2020

On the eve of an election marked by the bitterest presidential race in modern history, Martha’s Vineyard voters hardly need the usual exhortation to vote.

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Constant Vigilance

A sudden outbreak of Covid-19 cases on our sister island of Nantucket last week is a sharp reminder of the insidiousness of this virus.

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That Pesky Public

We wish the transfer of power at the airport had been more public.

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Rethinking Katama Farm

Edgartown wanted Katama Farm to be a working farm. The Trustees have been unable to meet that definition.

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Credit Due

The Steamship Authority general manager Bob Davis deserves respect and appreciation.

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