More than 20 volunteers gathered Sunday morning to plant 10 new trees across three parks in Oak Bluffs — Niantic, Nashawena and Viera.
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By Lynne Irons> Roger Spinney shared a wonderful concept with the Baptists last week. The word humility comes from the Greek for humus. Talk...
By LYNNE IRONS You would be hard-pressed to find someone further politically left than me. However, the other day I was potting up some plants and...
By LYNNE IRONS It is difficult to set my priorities this time of year. It is still so warm and pleasant. Should I finish picking and processing...
By Lynne Irons> How about that Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Nice to know he is still getting the popular vote. I listened to his...
By LYNNE IRONS I am enjoying a big glass of grape juice at this moment. If I could have a do-over in the gardening world, I would not have...
By LYNNE IRONS I use a typewriter to write this column. I really like the sound and feel of the old-fashioned typewriter. People make fun of me...
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Nature & Science Stories
A new chapter in Island environmental restoration is blooming in a laboratory on the shores of the Lagoon. There, in a cool tub of water at a Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group Hatchery, a small artificial meadow of eelgrass is beginning to flower.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey caused minor tremors on Martha’s Vineyard Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards program.