Now in full bloom of pale lavender, deep purple and white, lilacs belong first of all to springtime on the Vineyard and only then to the rest of New England.
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Rumbling thunder provided a backdrop for the fourth annual Featherstone Garden Tea Party and Fashion Show on Saturday afternoon, but underneath the grand white tent, all was sunny and bright.
May 12, 2013
Mother’s Day weekend and the beginning of spring came together this weekend at Edgartown's Pink & Green Weekend Celebration.
May 11, 2013
The cast and crew of the ABC Family reality show The Vineyard has arrived on the Island.
May 10, 2013
The following maps show the sea level rise on Martha’s Vineyard that is predicted based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high forecast for greenhouse gas emissions and numerous other analyses.
May 7, 2013
A vast harbor improvement plan in Menemsha is largely complete after five months of work in the harbor.
May 6, 2013
Scarlet Pangia, age two and a half, and her father Jonathan were at Duarte's Pond off Lambert's Cove Road before five in the morning on Saturday. But they weren't alone; any good trout fisherman knows the fish can start biting before the sun rises.
May 4, 2013
The Tisbury Senior Center hosted a reception Sunday afternoon for its volunteers, who do everything from answering phones to delivering holiday meals.
April 29, 2013
The 76 alpaca at Island Alpaca Company in Oak Bluffs get one haircut per year.
April 28, 2013
Little League Opening Day began with a parade down Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs. Festivities continued at Veira Park where members of the Martha's Vineyard Tactical Response Team threw out the first pitch. Games will be played Island-wide throughout the day.
April 27, 2013
The track and field, lacrosse, baseball, tennis and sailing teams are off to a strong start this spring.
April 25, 2013
Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah was bright with beachy colors on a recent sunny April Sunday.
April 22, 2013
Once towering, now crumbling, the cliff at Lucy Vincent Beach has inspired artists and photographers throughout the world. Beginning this weekend Featherstone Center for the Arts will showcase artwork featuring the Chilmark beach and its famous cliff in both its present and past formations.
April 22, 2013
Students in Bill Seabourne's Building Trades vocational class at the regional high school typically build sheds as their final project, but last October, the group was given a much larger challenge: construct an outdoor pavillion, designed by architect Chuck Sullivan, at the YMCA.
April 22, 2013
The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group group hosted its second annual Shellfish Extravaganza benefit Saturday night at the Chilmark Community Center featuring fresh oyster shucks for a buck and music by Johnny Joy and the Bluefish. All proceeds benefit the shellfish group programs, which include
April 21, 2013
Sheep shearing, wool spinning and herding demonstrations were just a few of the activities to draw crowds to the Farm Institute in Edgartown Saturday for Sheepapalooza, a celebration of all things sheep.
April 21, 2013
While rain kept the usual amount of volunteers away, several families and local organizations showed up to clean up the Island's beaches in honor of Earth Day. Afterwards, the Harbor View Hotel hosted an after party with Flatbread Pizza.
April 20, 2013