Opposition to the use of herbicides around Eversource power lines continued at a meeting of the West Tisbury select board on Wednesday night, when the board determined to send a letter opposing the practice to the state.

Family and recreational scalloping outside of Tisbury’s ponds will open Nov. 5, with the commercial season beginning Nov. 7.

The annual Barn Raisers Ball will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury

On Halloween night, while goblins and witches roam the countryside, the bright moon will light their way. The moon is first quarter the following day. But on Halloween the moon will be fairly high in the southern sky. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Capricornus, not far from the bright planet Saturn to the east. Use this moon as a reference when walking along with those wandering outside. Capricornus is a mythological horned goat. Inaddition there are old stories of the constellation depicting a sea goat.

Oak Bluffs will be the first town to weigh in on proposed changes to the high school's regional agreement when a six-article town meeting convenes Nov. 1.

The number of homes on Martha’s Vineyard registered as short-term rental properties shot up by 35 per cent over the summer, with industry professionals pointing to the real estate market in explaining the increase.

Questions on alcohol in Tisbury and wastewater in Oak Bluffs top a bevy of statewide ballot issues facing Island voters.

With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, the coming weekend will feel like a three-day holiday.

From the Oct. 31, 1969 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank properties saw an across-the-board increase in usage this summer, according to a summer report.