New Meals Programs Aims to Help the Island’s Hungry

In addition to providing meals at various camps, summer schools, libraries and the YMCA as it has done for eight years, Island Grown Initiative has added a “meal kit” initiative this summer to combat food insecurity.

New Podcast Tells Love Story Under Fascism

Pack One Bag, the new podcast by seasonal Chilmark resident David Modigliani, documents his family's escape from fascist Italy and their arrival in wartime America.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending July 5

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $120,624 for the business week ending on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Court Report: Week Ending July 5

Record of cases heard in Edgartown District Court.

We See You

I see you Gus
in the eyes of the Snowy Owl
as it wings by windshield high

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending July 5

nthony DiPeso purchased 131 North Water street Unit 91 and 91A in Edgartown from Tracy Jalbert-Venuti for $1,500,000 on July 2.

Words of the Past Still Speak Volumes

On July 4 at the Tabernacle, I joined two dozen neighbors in reading Frederick Douglass’ speech, What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July, which he delivered on July 5, 1852 in Rochester, N.Y.

Historic Grange Hall Hopes to Build on Storied Legacy

The Vineyard Preservation Trust is currently spearheading the Grange Hall Project to repair the building, which is in need of a multi-million dollar facelift.

Farm and Field: The Herd

Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.

Gazette Chronicle: Gusty and Strong

From the July 14, 1959 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Mainland newspapers glibly spoke of “baby hurricanes” but old-timers of the Vineyard would have called Friday night’s storm, or rather, that of early Saturday morning, “a williwaw.”

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