It’s school vacation week here on the Vineyard, which means even some of the hardier year-round businesses close their doors as students and parents exchange backpacks for suitcases.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $313,009.76 for the business week ending on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $313,009.76 for the business week ending on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

Island restaurateur Michael Santoro will take over the comfort food spot on Circuit avenue, with plans for a new name and style of food. 

Caroline R. Flanders Trust and Webquish Woodlands Preservation Trust purchased Chappaquiddick Road, Lot 1C in Edgartown from Allen D. Slater Jr. for $750,000 on Feb. 18.

Editors, Vineyard Gazette;

Last week my wife and I returned from New England Baptist Hospital where she had undergone a knee replacement. She was released just before 10:30 a.m. Not likely to make the noon boat but worth a shot.

We arrived exactly at noon and the boat was still there. Our wonderful driver, Andy, told the shack personnel about Susan’s operation. They immediately notified boat personnel who produced a wheel chair and took loving care of my beloved.

Each time I pull out of the driveway on my bike or in my car,
I get to choose: the inland way or the water way?

I never thought this idea would eventually turn into a major event that would attract thousands of off-Island chili tasters and hundreds of chili cooks.

It is a fact recognized by all Vineyard people that the Tilton family has produced some of the most prominent and interesting characters of Vineyard history.

Last week, I sat at my desk lamenting the fact that I hadn’t had the chance to get much birding in the past week between work and poor weather.