End of Life Care

With the news on Sunday, Dec. 29 of President Jimmy Carter’s passing, many are learning more about hospice care and the comfort and dignity it provides at the end of life.

New Year’s Resolution 2025

To live my life/ Like that of a plant/ Is to follow the laws of nature

Signage Needed

On a recent afternoon yet another traffic accident occurred in front of our house on Center street in Vineyard Haven. This is at least the seventh accident since moving here.

In Praise of Stocking Elves

How do we thank all the elves near and far, and even those we don’t know who they are?

Too Much at the Tank

Before returning to the Island recently, I stopped in Falmouth to fill up my car’s gas tank.

real estate Transactions: Week Ending Dec. 27

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased Windward Lane in Edgartown from Vineyard Open Land Foundation for $550,000 on Dec. 26.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Dec. 27

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $148,340 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

A Shellfish Delight Is in Sight

Oysters may be the superstars of the shellfish stage, but all shellfish (clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) keep our ponds and bodies well balanced and poised for success.

Chorus Rehearsals

The Island Community Chorus begins a new semester of rehearsals at the Edgartown Public Library at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13.

Swamped by Rainfall, Seeker Sinks in Lake Tashmoo

Seeker, the wooden scow hand-built on Martha’s Vineyard over more than a decade by owner Ted Box and hundreds of volunteers, sank in Lake Tashmoo earlier this month and remains mostly submerged.

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