The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $174,610 for the business week ending on Friday, May 9, 2025. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

When I was in sixth grade, way back when, my family purchased a motorboat named Pilot from the yacht club. It had been used for many decades in the sailing program and was replaced by a Boston Whaler. It was a product of Cape Cod Shipbuilding over in Wareham.

From the May 17, 1940 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Simon Pinkham, Vineyard Haven police officer, holds the distinction of having apprehended and landed the first striped bass of the season.

Sun, sun, sun! The sun has been shining, people are loving the warmer weather, there are many baby bunnies running around, everyone is happy.

I’ve always been a voracious reader. Escaping into a book can often be a pressure release for those day to day ups, down and, most of all, sideways.

There are many reasons why the Vineyard is an attractive summer vacation destination. There’s the beaches, the salty cool air, daisies in the meadows, walks on the trails.

Migration takes many forms. Of course there are new arrivals that interest us, and of course there are transients that are passing through, but there are also late individuals that probably should have already migrated further north.

Charles Marlatt had my kind of interior design sense.

We’ve had a series of beautiful days. As I said last week, there is nothing like the month of May. Everyday, there is something new to enjoy. Finally, the cabbages, broccoli, collards and spigarello are in the ground.

Rafaela De Souza and Tiago De Souza, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Caleb Rodrigues De Souza, born on May 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.