Seastreak Commuter Service Seeks Its Sea Legs

While most of commuters to the Island take Steamship Authority ferries from Woods Hole, a few dozen are now making their way to and from the Vineyard via New Bedford aboard the Whaling City Express, a high-speed catamaran for passengers only.

Wild Oysters Maintain Niche, But Farmed Oysters Still Reign

Dark green and gray, slick with algae, pocked with parasitic scars and polychaete worm tunnels, wild oysters are survivors, fighting everything the pond's brackish waters throw at them.

West Tisbury Police Chief Contract Renewed

West Tisbury renewed police chief Matt Mincone’s contract Wednesday night, extending his role in the town through March 2027. 

Going to the Depths of Darkness

The encroaching dark and cold drizzle in Vineyard Sound provided the perfect backdrop Wednesday evening for a lecture on the mid-water depths of the ocean, a place called the Twilight Zone.

The Eternal Now

Travels with Lucy, guided by illustrator Paul Karasik.

Gazette Open House

The Vineyard Gazette Media Group will host a reception and open house on Friday, April 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. to honor retiring publisher Jane Seagrave and welcome new publisher Monica Brady-Myerov.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending March 15

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $263,192 for the business week ending on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending March 13

Lindesay H. Aquino and Kim Holdsworth purchased a Hancock Beach Lot in Chilmark from David Holdsworth for $200,000 on March 13.

Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court

The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.

New Principal Chosen for Chilmark School

Kate Squire, a fourth-grade teacher based in Concord will take the helm as principal of the Chilmark School, according to an announcement from superintendent of schools Dr. Richard Smith.

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