Nurturing the Legacy of Polly Hill

Twenty-five years since its founding as an arboretum and 65 years after Polly Hill planted her first tree, the Polly Hill Arboretum remains a world-class horticultural institution.

State Grants a Boon to Island Shellfishermen

A bay scallop farming study is one of several projects in Dukes County funded by new state grants, aimed at bolstering the local shellfish industry in a time of climate change.

Island Firefighter Returns After Assisting With Canadian Wildfires

Oak Bluffs resident Charles (Adi) Uchendu was one of several Massachusetts firefighters who went to Quebec to help Canada with the out-of-control wildfires.

Regatta Celebrates a Century of Sailing

The Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta celebrates its 100th birthday this summer, growing from a single day of racing in 1924 to a five-day series with more than 100 boats registered to compete this year. The regatta begins on Wednesday, July 12.

Farm and Field: Flower, not Flour

When Dr. Daniel Fisher cut a road through the woodlands, it was with agriculture in mind.

Nina Patterson Weds Christian Henze

Nina Elizabeth Patterson and Christian Robbins Henze were married in West Tisbury on June 24 on a bluff on the north shore below the bride's parent's home.

Unexploded Fireworks Wash Up on Chappaquiddick

Twenty-five commercial grade fireworks were found on Chappaquiddick after the town’s Fourth of July fireworks display on Tuesday.

Dancing Through the Decades, Island Style

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to dance — singing, too, but a little off-key.

Gun Violence Is a National Health Crisis That Needs Attention

We are Islanders from various backgrounds with a fairly broad range of political viewpoints.

Ask a Muslim Anything

I, one of the descendants pf the stock of Abraham, have been invited to the Oak Bluffs Public Library on July 8 at 11 a.m.

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