From alpha-gal to powerful storms, here are the stories that engaged Gazette readers the most in 2024.

To live my life/ Like that of a plant/ Is to follow the laws of nature

On a recent afternoon yet another traffic accident occurred in front of our house on Center street in Vineyard Haven. This is at least the seventh accident since moving here.

How do we thank all the elves near and far, and even those we don’t know who they are?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.