Nearly 80 kids are now part of 11 4-H clubs on the Island, each with its own focus and guidance from volunteers from local farms and environmental organizations.

A Tuesday in February in Menemsha starts like most of the Island — serene. But more so.

Blow me a kiss and as old as I will ever be I will still hear violins. Romance, that thin, sweet glaze that coats memory, mood and imagination remains as light as a giddy notion.

These are dark days for the environment and I must admit that I have been hesitant to write an optimistic essay about our local efforts in addressing the climate change.

It is only a few years passage back to the day of solid fuel. Coal was principally used for all heating purposes for years before oil became usual.

The promise in a child / Rests in adult hands / A gift that never ends / For one generation / To improve upon the next.

One Bad Crab is coming to the Film Center in March. The documentary film was created by Vineyard Haven independent documentary filmmaker Sandy Cannon-Brown,

The boys hockey team has partnered with the Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group to raise money through custom designed jerseys that will be worn during their game on Feb. 15.

Steamship Authority engineers are working to iron out some unexpected wrinkles in the performance of the new freight ferry, M/V Barnstable.