Bucking a statewide trend, the Vineyard public school system continues to grow, with 2,253 students enrolled across the Island on Oct. 1 compared to 2,191 a year earlier.

With the presentation of the focus group findings at its Nov. 2 meeting, the West Tisbury building committee now knows what the future of Howes House might, could and should look like.

I don't think we've reached the tipping point of conserving our Island land; we've exceeded the tenable tipping point of building Martha's Vineyard out.

From the Nov. 15, 1946 edition of the Gazette:

In 1944, four-year-old George Hartman watched the Germans march out of Brussels, and the British march in.

The Vineyard boys soccer team fell 3-2 in an overtime heartbreaker against Dover-Sherborn on the road Wednesday, ending their season in the second round of the playoffs.

Sarah Shannon and Jonathan Holter Esq. of Oak Bluffs were married Sept. 4 in Nederland, Colo.

Longtime Island senior care advocate Paddy Moore will receive the Spirit of the Vineyard Award this December, Vineyard Village At Home announced on Wednesday.

Last week may have been a slow week for adoptions but Winnie, the Bengal, does have an adoption pending.

ALJ Chilmark LLC purchased 20 Eliot avenue in Chilmark from Edwin C. Cohen for $6,500,000 on Nov. 1.