From the May 24, 1974 edition of the Gazette: Memorial Day on Martha’s Vineyard is something more than a patriotic holiday, the occasion of the first of the season’s three long weekends, and a glowing festival of flowering trees and beach plums.
Lagoon Pond at Vineyard Haven was originally called the harbor of Homes Hole — the old name for the town and port.
The latest story of the sea gulls of Sengekontacket is called the best of most of those who have heard it.
From the April 20, 1973 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy: