Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan By JAMES KINSELLA The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society is pursuing an ambitious plan to triple its exhibition and storage space...

Nonprofit Collaborative Tracks Charitable Giving on Vineyard By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer A new study shows that philanthropic giving to many Island-based nonprofit organizations...

Listening to Hard Lessons of Hurricane KatrinaBy JAMES KINSELLAThe anguished crying went on and on, echoing within the walls of the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, where hundreds sat in silence.On...

On this hot August afternoon, with a sea breeze flowing through the house and the wind chimes playing a tumbling melody, Paradise On Earth is more frenetic than usual.For Charlayne Hunter-Gault and...

Donations Lagging, Sizzle of Fireworks May End This Year By JAMES KINSELLA For more than three decades, the Oak Bluffs Firemen's Civic Association fireworks have served as the unofficial...

Citizen Kennedy: Proudly American General Contractor Arnold F. Kennedy Hails from Brazil By JAMES KINSELLA You know when Arnold F. Kennedy is coming down the road. He's driving a blue Ford...

Two Freight Boats Fail on Busy Weekend By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer The nearly simultaneous failure Saturday evening of the two Steamship Authority freight vessels on the Vineyard...

Library Curators Puzzle Over Many Rare Maps Still Missing By JAMES KINSELLA Officials from libraries whose rare maps were targeted for theft by Chilmark resident E. Forbes Smiley 3rd plan met...

Private Ferry Companies Draw Increasing Share of Passengers By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer The popularity of Steamship Authority ferries with trucks continues to grow. But the...

Middle East Queries for Jody Powell Are Few By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer Joseph (Jody) Powell Jr., who served as press secretary to President Jimmy Carter, can understand that some...