Singing in Warmth

The northward migration has started with the arrival of a few red-winged blackbirds and grackles.

Weirdly Warm

My poor hellebores are struggling to recover from the big freeze a few weeks ago.

Peculiar Pests

Even the Dalai Lama doesn't like mosquitoes.

Racial Justice Activists Featured at Museum

On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Martha's Vineyard Museum will present Black Lives Still Matter, a panel discussion about racism and racial justice work.

Edgartown Looks at Plans for New, Bigger Fire Station

In a select board meeting this week, fire chief Alex Schaeffer shared several renderings for a proposed new fire station building, which would include a new community training space and expanded parking.

New Coronary Scan Available at Hospital

The Martha's Vineyard Hospital is now offering a new, less-invasive screening process to detect the presence of coronary heart disease.

Woods Hole Terminal is On the Rise

To comply with flood-zone building codes, contractors are raising the Steamship Authority's Woods Hole terminal site by several feet.

Tisbury Mulls Ban on Timeshares

A draft bylaw, unveiled earlier this month, aims to shield Tisbury’s housing stock from corporations like Pacaso and Ember, which market one-eighth ownership shares of vacation homes in popular destinations from Napa to Nantucket.

Pfizer Halts Lyme Vaccine Clinical Trial on Martha's Vineyard

A first of its kind Lyme disease vaccine trial ran into a road block last weekend as the developers announced they had discontinued the study for about half of the thousands of participants in the U.S. — including those on Martha’s Vineyard.

Edgartown Town Column: Feb. 17

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, you can notice that it is lighter later, and if you are an early riser it is getting lighter earlier.

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