Eric. J. Johnson pleaded guilty to 16 various larceny and breaking and entering charges in Dukes County Superior Court. He was facing more than 91 charges in all in connection with the break-ins in the down-Island towns. 

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.

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

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.

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. 

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

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