It was fifty years ago this summer that Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios arrived on Martha's Vineyard to film what would become a blockbuster sensation in 1975.

Michael Colaneri received the Spirit of the Vineyard Award Thursday to a standing ovation from friends, family and colleagues at the Portuguese-American Club.

In a meeting Thursday, Vineyard Lands for Our Community president Steve Bernier said the nonprofit is scrambling to raise the closing costs for a massive redevelopement project on the Vineyard Haven waterfront before the August 1 deadline.

On a historic walking tour of Edgartown led by the Vineyard Preservation Trust, visiting houses from three different centuries can feel like time travel.

Last week, Geo Meikle helped carry a U.S. national team to victory in the United World Games, an Austrian tournament featuring elite student basketball teams from more than 30 countries.

If you are out looking for fireworks on Thursday, July 4th evening, make sure you look up for stars. The stage is set for summer stars. The bright orange star Arcturus is nearly overhead. You know you've found it when you look up and see the Big Dipper. The handle stars in the Big Dipper point to Arcturus.

Look for Spica, the brightest star low in the southern sky. The star is the main star in the zodiacal constellation Virgo.

Congratulations to Fred Lowery and Tony Teat for their recent launch of the mvporch.com website.

Congratulations to Mike Colaneri for being awarded the Spirit of the Vineyard for 2024. He certainly deserves it.

Here we are one week before July 4, and we have been through July weather.

The lights are on at the red house perched along the edge of DH’s Hill.