From the February 5, 1943 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

Although Groundhog Day brought some slight variation in the weather program, the celebrated woodchuck experienced no difficulty in seeing his shadow, and this, if the ancient belief can be credited, winter is by no means over. Groundhog, or Candlemas, Day, is supposed to mark mid-winter, when the older people would check their winter stores to see if there remained,

“Half of the meant and half of they hay,” and watch the weather for the portents in which they believed. For, as they said:

Tara Ann Viera, 53, of Edgartown, was arraigned on a Dec. 12 charge in Edgartown of assault and battery. She was released on personal recognizance and had a pretrial hearing on March 6.

When Theresa Manning was a child, her mother would always have a warm meal waiting for her. Now her new restaurant is doing much the same for the community.

Martha’s Vineyard is close to losing one of its two free-standing medical centers, potentially leaving more than 1,000 Islanders without a primary care doctor.

The Vineyard Conservation Society announces the creation of The Blum Family-VCS Environmental Scholarship.

Dozens of students at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School joined the nation Wednesday afternoon in protest against recent executive orders made by President Donald Trump and his administration.

A disagreement over whether to allow new accessory dwelling units to be used for weekly rentals bubbled up this week.

Middle school basketball took center stage at the regional high school Tuesday evening for the boys and girls basketball finals.

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society’s presentation of Oscar nominees is underway as the award ceremony approaches next month.

Close to 10,000 people were lined up virtually before 8 a.m. to buy vehicle reservations on the Vineyard route this summer.