Keeping Tabs on Tisbury to Tisbury

TisTalk is a Tisbury, England-based community podcast co-hosted by Mary Myers and Julie Anne Murphy. In recent episodes, the long connection to Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard has been celebrated.

New Workforce Housing Plan Pitched

Michael Kim, the owner of Michael Kim Architecture in Brookline and the governor’s appointee on the commission, presented a study last week to the MVC that looked at the viability of housing for workers on employer-owned properties across the Island.

Judge Annuls Turf Denial

In a brief two-page judgment Wednesday, state Land Court judge Kevin Smith threw out the Oak Bluffs planning board’s denial of the project, saying it is protected under a provision of state law that allows educational uses to skirt some zoning restrictions. 

Holiday Happenings Around the Island

The Felix Neck fall festival on Friday and the Oak Bluffs tree lighting on Saturday anchor the Thanksgiving holiday weekend happenings.

Helping Veterans

Thank you Jen and Dan Scannell for your generous and heartfelt effort orchestrating Laughter Builds and Island.

Pay it Forward

At 8 a.m. on Sunday before Thanksgiving at the Stop & Shop in Vineyard Haven, I had a lovely encounter.

Snowy Holiday

From the Nov. 24, 1989 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The holiday season opened on the Vineyard with a rare and heavy snowfall early Thanksgiving morning.

A Crisp Walk and a Crunch of Leaves

Now is the season for leaf-crunch ing. Of course, the red and gold leaves on the trees remind us that it is still fall. But on the ground there are crisp brown ones that I have been enjoying, too.

On Turning Eighty, One Step at a Time

I’ve been reluctant to say that I recently turned 80. I feel as though I’ve done something wrong, or been careless, though it isn’t really my fault.

Student Scientists Keep an Eye on Island Mammals

Working with wildlife biologists at BiodiversityWorks, seventh and eighth graders in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury spent this month reviewing images of mammals from camouflage cameras placed around the Vineyard.

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