Cape Pogue residents sounded off last week on over-sand vehicle usage at Chappaquiddick beaches owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations, as the organization attempts to renew its permits with the town of Edgartown.

The Vineyard’s high school boys basketball team has gotten off to a scorching start to their season despite the winter cold, winning all three of their games by 20-point margins.

Local researchers are keeping a close watch on a parasite that has infected and decimated New York's bay scallop population.

The Martha's Vineyard Veterans Transitional and Affordable Housing Committee, is grateful that the town of Oak Bluffs has designated a parcel of land to build 12 units of housing for Island veterans.

In the late spring, Rev. Chip Seadale, the rector at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, called a meeting to brainstorm ideas that would be useful to the Ukrainians in their time of need.

It's been 402 years since English religious pilgrims settled in Plymouth at the native Wampanoag town of Patuxet.

From the Jan. 2, 1998 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

Monica Maxim and Florin Gafencu, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a daughter, Alessia Maria Gafencu, born on Dec. 19.

A variety of religious services will take place across the Island on Dec. 23, 24 and 25.

The Dukes County Commission will move forward with Edgartown’s bid to take over management of Norton Point Beach, beginning contract negotiations with the town.