Nights are Short

We are now in the month when daylight prevails in buckets. With the first day of summer only two weeks away, we are experiencing late sunsets and early sunrises. If you like the night sky, it is now at a premium.

Twilight sticks around well after 8 p.m. and dawn comes at its earliest around 4 o'clock.

Marijuana Regulators Look To Preserve Island Access

State cannabis regulators came to the Island Thursday to hear from local cannabis producers, retailers, and medical and recreational consumers who say that a ban on the transport of cannabis by ferry will put the Island’s legal cannabis sellers out of business.

Caps, Gowns and a Rite of Passage for Class of 2024

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2024 is filled with juxtapositions. It is an independent-minded class that can also come together as a group with kindness and grace.

Class Valedictorian Sails Into Her Next Chapter

For many students, activities, sports and clubs are a big part of their high school career. For Lyla Solway, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Class of 2024 valedictorian, it was sailing.

Farmers' Market Turns Half a Century

The West Tisbury Farmers' Market returns Saturday for its 50th season. Going back to 1974, the market has offered farmers a place to sell their produce and learn valuable lessons from each other.

Steamship Authority Crew Shortages Make Waves

The rocky start to summer is emblematic of the Steamship Authority’s staffing woes, several Steamship employees said, and on any given day ferries can be one sick-day away from being tied up at the docks.

Keep an Eye Out for the Turtles

As a conservation biologist on the Island for the past 30 years, I have become increasingly concerned about the future of our common pond turtles.

Uncanny Kindness

On Saturday early evening on May 26th of Memorial Day weekend my family was in Oak Bluffs to get ice cream.

Slow Down

Over three days on two streets I counted a terrible tally: three dead catbirds, three dead squirrels.

Gazette Chronicle: On the Waterfront

From the June 7, 1940 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

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