The student of Vineyard history, at least such history as has been published, will recognize the fact that it was largely through the clergy that things were accomplished during the first hundred
Profiles
2024
December 26, 2024
By his own count, Pat Mercier has logged more than 5,000 games in his career as the go-to man in pinstripes.
September 15, 2024
Armed with a top-of-the line scuba dive model metal detector, Mikey Waters has recovered 105 wedding rings, countless keys, tools, cell phones and even meteorites.
September 12, 2024
Cicilio Rosa Neto and his full grown ox called Chilmark are regular sights around the Island, attending fairs, walking through downtown Vineyard Haven and even participating in funerals.
August 25, 2024
Born and raised on the Vineyard, Nick Kent has trotted the globe to play hockey and now works for the Tampa Bay Lightning. But he still comes back every summer to teach the games he loves to Island kids.
August 16, 2024
Petey Berndt’s standard greeting when a customer walks into Coop de Ville is not “How many?” It’s “How have you been?”
July 30, 2024
In 1974, Susan Murphy and her husband Lynn towed the 25-foot-long mechanical shark for the filming of the movie Jaws.
