To my recollection, the family that once owned the land underneath the new Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury gave that property to the town.

A thin crescent moon will appear low on the horizon at sunset on Wednesday, March 22. The moon will appear right next to the planet Jupiter. You'll need an unobscured view of the southwestern sky at sunset.

More folks will see the moon the following evening, when the moon is higher and closer to the bright planet Venus. All three celestial objects are in the zodiacal constellation Aries.

The Woman's Club of Martha's Vineyard will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a program at the Martha's Vineyard Museum on March 25.

The two are the only Island towns with package stores, potentially halting nip sales on Martha’s Vineyard altogether.

The Nature Conservancy and The Trustees of the Reservations will be conducting five controlled burns at ecological restoration sites around the Island this spring.

The addition of plastic trim at the oldest retail store on Martha’s Vineyard has officials in West Tisbury questioning whether they should allow new modern construction materials on historic buildings.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will be launching Get Boosted, a program offering incentives for Covid-19 vaccination in rural or under-boosted communities, on the Island later this month.

Is it historic or just old? The answer isn’t always so clear when it comes to houses and other buildings on the Vineyard.

Oscar-winning documentary Navalny was initially screened at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, which was when seasonal Vineyarders Jim and Susan Swartz, Geralyn Dreyfous, and David and Nina Fialkow decided to get involved as executive producers.

Twelve years ago Oak Bluffs seasonal residents Angella and Danroy Henry launched the DJ Henry Dream Fund, a nonprofit scholarship organization designed to help kids participate in sports and wellness programs.