real estate Transactions: Week Ending Dec. 27

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased Windward Lane in Edgartown from Vineyard Open Land Foundation for $550,000 on Dec. 26.

Too Much at the Tank

Before returning to the Island recently, I stopped in Falmouth to fill up my car’s gas tank.

Chorus Rehearsals

The Island Community Chorus begins a new semester of rehearsals at the Edgartown Public Library at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Dec. 27

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $148,340 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

A Shellfish Delight Is in Sight

Oysters may be the superstars of the shellfish stage, but all shellfish (clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) keep our ponds and bodies well balanced and poised for success.

Swamped by Rainfall, Seeker Sinks in Lake Tashmoo

Seeker, the wooden scow hand-built on Martha’s Vineyard over more than a decade by owner Ted Box and hundreds of volunteers, sank in Lake Tashmoo earlier this month and remains mostly submerged.

Fog and Rain Can’t Deter Hardy Chroniclers of the Christmas Bird Count

Birders fanned out across the Island in 13 groups Sunday as part of the Christmas Bird Count. The aim was to count as many avian species as they could identify throughout the day.

Loaves and Fishes: the Year in Food

The story of Vineyard food in 2024 was decidedly flaky. And a little bit fishy.

Finding Togetherness at Kwanzaa Gathering

The Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP held a Kwanzaa dinner Saturday for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Not Giving Up on Hope

We met Clivens when he was 10 years old. Our schooner Charlotte was anchored in Port Morgan on Ile a Vache, Haiti.

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