Empire Builders, whose worker fell and died at an Edgartown construction site in February, is being fined nearly $20,000 for failing to give the proper safety training to its employees.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $204,000 for the business week ending on Friday, April 25, 2025.

From the May 4 1951 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The Gay Head Light, oldest beacon on the Vineyard, has burned on for 152 years.

Many reports from my Island friends note that hummingbirds are returning to all our towns. Hopeful news!

Brightly colored birds have arrived in various shades of blue, green, yellow, rufous, gray, brown, orange, black, red and white.

Check all of the boxes. A new Massachusetts pest that targets boxwoods has been found on Cape Cod. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society hosts a monthly beekeepers club to share adventures about the ancient practice of cultivating a hive of bees.

I feel like it’s been windy for weeks on end. The warm days at the beginning of the week, coupled with the aforementioned wind, are drying out the baby plants and seedlings at an alarming rate.

The temperature is rising — now if we could just coordinate the rain so that it rains at night and the sun shines during the day we would be delighted.

Change: both good and bad, positive and negative. Either way, I’ve never been good with it.