• Readers and guests gather to meet the columnists.
    Readers and guests gather to meet the columnists.
    Ray Ewing
  • [l-r] Lynne Irons, Lanny McDowell, Suzan Bellincampi, Robert Culbert.
    [l-r] Lynne Irons, Lanny McDowell, Suzan Bellincampi, Robert Culbert.
    Ray Ewing
  • Bird News columnist Robert Culbert talking with Vineyard Gazette reporter Gwyn Skiles.
    Bird News columnist Robert Culbert talking with Vineyard Gazette reporter Gwyn Skiles.
    Ray Ewing
  • A capacity crowd was in attendance.
    A capacity crowd was in attendance.
    Ray Ewing
  • Vineyard Gazette publisher Monic Brady-Myerov introduced the event.
    Vineyard Gazette publisher Monic Brady-Myerov introduced the event.
    Ray Ewing
  • Readers were excited to finally meet their favorite columnists in-person.
    Readers were excited to finally meet their favorite columnists in-person.
    Ray Ewing
  • Vineyard Gazette editor Bill Eville (left) moderated the panel.
    Vineyard Gazette editor Bill Eville (left) moderated the panel.
    Ray Ewing
  • Suzan Bellincampi (middle) discusses her approach to the "All Outdoors" column.
    Suzan Bellincampi (middle) discusses her approach to the "All Outdoors" column.
    Ray Ewing
  • Ray Ewing
  • Guests greet each other in the newsroom prior to the panel.
    Mingling prior to the panel.
    Ray Ewing
  • The speakers discuss the weekly process of preparing their columns for print.
    The speakers discuss the weekly process of preparing their columns for print.
    Ray Ewing
  • Ray Ewing
  • Ray Ewing
  • Vineyard Gazette editor Bill Eville.
    Vineyard Gazette editor Bill Eville.
    Ray Ewing
  • Joyce Dresser had a question for the columnists.
    Joyce Dresser had a question for the columnists.
    Ray Ewing
  • The audience was tickled by the columnists answers.
    The audience was tickled by the columnists answers.
    Ray Ewing
  • Lanny McDowell likes what Robert Culbert has to say.
    Lanny McDowell likes what Robert Culbert has to say.
    Ray Ewing
  • Lynne Irons (center) is the Vineyard Gardener.
    Lynne Irons (center) is the Vineyard Gardener.
    Ray Ewing
  • Robert Culbert discusses migration habits of birds.
    Robert Culbert discusses migration habits of birds.
    Ray Ewing
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.
Good news, the heat is back on in the great room of the Chappy Community Center.
Major construction along Edgartown-West Tisbury Road is getting underway in Edgartown this month as part of an effort to shore up the town’s wastewater infrastructure. 
Zoe and Timothy Penicaud, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Levon Everett Penicaud, born on Feb. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Levin weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.
Poliana and Raphael Dos Santos, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a daughter, Clarice Helena Dos Santos, born on Jan. 27.
Janelle Mooney and Wesley Haeselbarth, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Teagan Dowe Haeselbarth, on Jan. 2.
Dr. Arthur O. Phinney Jr., a longtime Chappaquiddick summer resident, died peacefully in his sleep at home in Farmington, Conn., on Dec. 9, 2023.
Husband, father and grandfather Robert Smith Bruguiere died peacefully at home on Feb. 19 after a brief illness.