Katherine Marie Stackpole and James Hastings Smith of Birmingham (Kings Heath), U.K. announce the birth of a daughter, Esme Martha Elizabeth Stackpole-Smith, born on Dec. 16.

I stand on the outside ring of concrete at the Baltimore airport (Friendship for the very oldest of you reading this), waiting for my son Adin.

Heartfelt thanks to the Martha's Vineyard community both near and far for once again making the magic happen for over 300 children.

Bravo and a hearty thank you to the Luce Playreaders for a superb performance of I and You to benefit the Vineyard Haven Public Library Building Fund.

I am disheartened by recent articles indicating that The Trustees of Reservations, in giving up management of Norton Point Beach, also suggest that grant-funded projects in process be suspended.

One important event that took place in 2022 and was not mentioned in the Vineyard Gazette year-end article was the release of the Island's first ever Climate Action Plan.

On Sept. 23, 2022, the Vineyard Gazette reported on deliberations at a Tisbury planning board meeting.

Recently the New Bedford column in the Boston Sunday Globe contained reference to a movement in that city to buy the old whaling bark Charles W. Morgan.

The NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard will host a virtual Martin Luther King Jr. event on Monday, Jan 16.

The legacy of Arnie Reisman lives on in many corners of the Island, but especially at the Poetry Cafe.