A tradition begun to honor those lost on September 11th, the Wishing Tree is now Polly and Brad Simpkins’ annual invitation to celebrate hope and gratitude, as well as to 
set intentions and good wishes for the new year.

I sometimes take the VTA bus to work or go on errands. On a recent afternoon, on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, I sat toward the back of the bus because it was crowded.

Erin Ready, executive director of the Edgartown Board of Trade, leads every detail of a year-round calendar of events designed to foster Edgartown’s economic vitality.

Our adoption news of the week is that Blossom, the tortoiseshell kitten, has found her forever home.

Astrid Tilton, the gleaning manager for Island Grown Initiative, said that last year the organization helped provide 600 pounds of venison to Vineyarders.

Beside the Museum of Fine Art staircase in Boston rests a shimmering statue of Julia Marden holding an eagle feather fan triumphantly above her head.

History is found everywhere on the Island. Christie Palmer Lowrance hopes her first published children’s book, The Last Heath Hen: An Extinction Story, documents an important part of that story.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $664,640 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Andrew Marcus and Catherine Marcus purchased 49 Tilton Road in Chilmark from Wilks Chilmark LLC. for $7,650,000 on Nov. 21.

Santa visits Oak Bluffs this Saturday to help the town celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.