MVC Approves Red Cat Kitchen Demolition, With Conditions

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted Thursday to approve a project to demolish and replace the old building that houses the Red Cat Kitchen in Oak Bluffs, with conditions.

Betelgeuse is Back

One of the bright stars of winter, Betelgeuse is back. Betelgeuse is a principle star in the zodiacal constellation Orion. Betelgeuse is high in the west after sunset.

Easter Weekend Virtual Services

Churches around the Island are hosting virtual Good Friday and Easter services.

Too Soon

The sun finally came out over the weekend, and so did more than a few unwary people, risking themselves and others.

West Tisbury Extends Property Tax Deadline

West Tisbury became the second Island town this week to extend the property tax filing deadline to June 1.

Eastertime Flowers Bring Hope, Joy

At night I dream myself to sleep with flowers. Sometimes I go through the alphabet, A to Z, asters to zinnias, buttercups to yarrow.

Numbers Show Unusual Late-Winter Population Swell

Martha’s Vineyard has experienced an unusual late-winter population swell since the beginning of March, an analysis of traffic statistics shows.

All Together

As a lifelong Islander, I am deeply upset by the verbal abuse with which some of my dearest family friends from New York, who happened to be here when the pandemic struck, have received simply because of their license plate.

Easter eggs

From the April 1950 editions of the Vineyard Gazette:

Serendipity

We drive by a pond many times a week, and decades pass without seeing anything other than mallards, Canada geese and crows.

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