Jobs for Older Islanders: Panel Discussions Planned

In two virtual sessions, a Healthy Aging MV panel will share information and resources for job-seekers over 50.

After Weeks of Decline, Cases See a Spike on Island

Martha’s Vineyard health agents have reported 25 new cases of Covid-19 since last Sunday, marking a spike in case numbers after a long period of declining counts following the New Year holiday.

Its Sewer Plant at Capacity, Tisbury Under Pressure as Developments Loom

Tisbury has nearly reached capacity at its aging wastewater plant, forcing the town to contend with a cascade of issues past, present and future.

Mud Moon

Three visible planets have lined up in the southeastern sky in the morning.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending March 19

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $835,250 for the business week ending on Friday, March 19, 2021.

SSA Board Bristles at Mounting Woods Hole Change Orders

Steamship Authority governors voted Wednesday to approve a change order for the multi-million dollar marine side Woods Hole Terminal renovation project, but not before delivering sharp criticisms about the project’s mounting costs.

One of Nature's Remarkable Quests

The return of river herring to Martha’s Vineyard this spring is one of the rhythms of a natural world unaffected by a pandemic.

Death by Pandemic

Lonely rectangles
Squeeze our souls
Stacked one on top of another
Slid into moveable vessels
Stationary now

Filled with us
The new interstate cargo
Rooted to this spot
No place to go

Or left to sit at the altar
Replace pews of worship
For logs of sorrow
Alone
Alone

Gentleman Farmer

From the March 24, 1950 edition of the Gazette: Garden advice, with a pinch of snuff.

Changing the Culture

By now over 6,000 of us have seen On Island, the documentary film now streaming at onislandmv.org.

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