Photography Exhibit Chronicles Pandemic Time on the Island

Five years after the start of the Covid pandemic Dan Waters is presenting a photographic time capsule of the year at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.

No Bird Feeding

I have taken down my bird feeders following a recommendation from Brice Boutot, the Edgartown health agent, due to dead birds on the Island testing positive for avian flu.

The Heart of the Vineyard, 2025

The directory of Island nonprofits is now in print in the latest edition of the Vine.

Contentious Vineyard Haven House Begins MVC Review

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened a public hearing Thursday on a nearly-completed house in Vineyard Haven that has become a lightning rod for neighborhood opposition.

The Classic: A Chocolate Chip Cookie For Everyone

Every Island bakery has a different take on the chocolate chip cookie.

Dead Turkeys Test Positive for Avian Flu

The turkeys found dead in Edgartown earlier this month have preliminarily tested positive for avian flu, marking the first cases known to be on the Island.

Valentine's Day and Venus

Today, Valentine's Day, is a good time to be thinking about Venus tonight. Step outside shortly after sunset and look to the west for the brightest celestial object in our night sky, Venus. Venus is a spectacle and astronomers report that it is at its brightest.

It's brilliance is tied not just to its closeness but we are getting to see a larger portion of the cloud covered planet.

Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Jan. 31

Fizzy DD, LLC. purchased 75 Skiffs Lane in West Tisbury from Michael A. McCormack and Mary Lee McCormack for $1,750,000 on Jan. 31.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Feb. 7

Ramek Hunt purchased 28 Rogers Way in Oak Bluffs from Jaroslav Kral for $1,900,000 on Feb. 7.

Sweet Springtime

Spring gets closer as each day passes, and yet it seems strange to be writing about spring after we received four or five inches of snow. But signs of spring are becoming more frequent.

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