The extent of the devastating human toll caused by the bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago might not have been revealed but for a breakthrough piece of journalism by a Vineyard summer resident.

It is difficult not to be depressed at the recent great loss of life in our community.

U.S. Presidents. Martha’s Vineyard. There’s quite a story here.

In 1950, six million homes in America had television sets. That included our family, living in a smoky steel town on the Ohio River.

Here is what I have learned about grief after having to cope with it for 11 years.

No Fireworks, no Fair, no Illumination. No house too full with each generation.

From the September 8, 1939 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

My parents brought us up with exhortations to give back and leave the world better than you found it.

This morning there were surveyors with plans for the Beach Road shared use path that is going in at a cost of over $10 million and after years of contention and with a very unhappy result.

During this time of pandemic, the Island has become a new permanent home to many people seeking a safe haven for their loved ones and themselves.