Early Childhood Programs Scramble to Meet Demand

Nearly half of the Island’s children aged five and younger have no place to go for care and education while their parents are working, according to statistics from the nonprofit MV Youth.

As Derby Days Wane, the Time to Cast Is Now

As the 76th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby heads into the final week of competition, a day 40 years ago is on a lot of fishermen’s minds — the Columbus Day blitz.

EduComp Building Buyer Seeks Major Expansion

Major redevelopment plans are on the drawing board for the former Edu-Comp building at the head of Main street Vineyard Haven, with a prospective buyer seeking approval to gut and renovate the existing brick building.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Oct. 1

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $915,624.20 for the business week ending on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

An Island Home Forever, No Matter Where the Road Turns

On a day when a double rainbow kissed an ashen sky over the outfield wall, when the sunshine refused to leave Fenway Park, and the raindrops dared not enter, I saw my last Red Sox-Yankees game.

Voice of a Poet

Winston Churchill’s words on the death of poet Rupert Brooke in World War I precisely sums up the sentiment so many of us feel toward the late Arnie Reisman.

Best Reporter

We learned today that Noah Asimow has written his last piece for the Gazette.

Tight Spiral

From the Oct. 9, 1953 edition of the Gazette:

Please Adopt Us: Oct. 8

The adoption news of the week is that Whitey, our Siamese mix cat, has found her forever home. Here is to years of happiness.

Song of the Saltmarsh Sparrow

What’s the buzz and the click? / My song of course, / though no one but I have ever tried to sing it.

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