It was an unexpected punch to the gut to find out yesterday that one of my oldest friends had died from cancer. I don’t remember hearing she was sick, which makes this even more shocking....

Editor’s Note: The following story was published in the Gazette in February 2006. Basil Welch died on Sept. 24 at the age of 87. His obituary appears on Page Four in today’s...

Sometime in the summer of 1970, a young Jim Athearn stood on Main street in Edgartown and faced one of the most important decisions of his life. The 22-year-old aspiring farmer had just...

Tisbury Emergency Building Plan Stalls By MAX HART Two and a half years after Tisbury voters gave the green light to move ahead with an ambitious plan to build a new emergency services...

As the 61st annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby rounds the corner into the second half of the tournament, the big story this week has been - well, that there is no big story...

Last Year's Winner Takes Lead in Bass Derby By MAX HART Like the great Yankee catcher Yogi Berra once said, it was deja vu all over again. Leo Lecuyer, who won the grand prize 19-foot...

How have the wind and choppy seas affected the fishing during the first week of the 61st Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby? That depends on whom you ask."It was beautiful out...

Perhaps the best indication of the kind of summer Andrew Woodruff has endured these past months can be found inside his covered vegetable stand at Benson's Thimble Farm. Against the back wall,...

Want some plot lines from a typical Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby fish tale?How about the salty old fisherman who landed the winning fish on a dark beach in Edgartown in the...

Walking Beat with John Cashin: Police Chief Settles into Role By MAX HART As far as police chiefs go, John G. Cashin is not your average Joe. The Bronx-born Mr. Cashin is a mild-mannered...