Fly Fishing Popularity Continues to Grow Among Derby Anglers

About 10 per cent of the derby’s registrants are signed up for the fly rod division this year. 

Saying Goodbye to a Career at Sea, Plying the Vineyard Sound

The last two Steamship Authority captains from Martha’s Vineyard have officially retired, leaving only off Island-based officers to run the Woods Hole route.

Island MCAS Scores Show Progress

This year’s Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test results show that Island schools are advancing toward their state-set achievement goals, outpacing other schools around the state still grappling with after-effects of the pandemic.

Lone Star Ticks Continue to Make Inroads Around the Island

A study published earlier this month in the entomology journal Insects delves into how lone star and deer ticks have co-existed since the rapid rise of lone stars, and what it could mean for the future.

HarborWorks Completes Initial Purchase for Waterfront Plan

A plan to redevelop a stretch of the Vineyard Haven waterfront took a step forward earlier this month when the Vineyard Lands for Our Community purchased the first of five parcels needed for its ambitious proposal. 

Good Memories

What a wonderful story about Bart Heywood’s life and passing written by his cousin Brad Woodger

Tick Help

I wanted to let your readers know that the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative

Native Son

A pall has been cast over the land. The past Fourth of July an ill wind swept over the Vineyard and took with it a native son, Gus Ben David.

Goat Herd Hit By Parasitic Worms to be Auctioned Off

The Land Bank has seen an increase in deaths among the herd, partially due to the goats getting older and the fact that the worms are becoming resistant to dewormer.

Concert With a Conscience; Islanders Recall No Nukes Show

After Woodstock at the Yasgur’s Farm, before Livestock with JT and Carly at the Agricultural Hall, there was the No Nukes Concert with AT and KT and Carly at the Allen Farm.

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