From the May 3, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy:
“May Day!” the children said to each other with palpable excitement as they gathered in the West Tisbury schoolyard on Wednesday morning. “May Day!”
Opinion
I came to the woods late in the game. Trees, now my guides, beckon and enlighten. I swear they talk to me. And I am learning to listen.
When it comes to the Vineyard’s coastal ponds, the time has arrived to move from study to action.
It has always seemed to us that the harvest time is productive of the highest degree of satisfaction that mere man ever knows.
Goodbyes are hard and often left unspoken. People avoid the emotions associated with goodbyes: sadness, anxiety, loss, even anger. Our avoidance is...
One of the Island’s early conservationists said if the Vineyard environment is saved, it will come down to decisions made by individuals.
This spring has felt more like a prelude to winter than summer. The trees are just now beginning to leaf.
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This year the voters of Chilmark are being asked to make a change to a very specific area of the Chilmark zoning bylaws.
Three months ago last week, I was sworn in as your local state representative.
Kudos to Ralph Packer for making a noticeable improvement to the Beach Road walking experience.