Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again. Spring has arrived.
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Saturday night at the Shark Tank, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks won the NECBL championship defeating the Vermont Mountaineers 7-6, capping a historic season.
August 8, 2022
In the predawn light yesterday, the moon still was high in the gray-blue sky, crows were noisy, and the air was soft with warm humidity.
August 6, 2022
Meet the Fleet returned to Dutcher Dock in Menemsha inviting the public to interact with the fishing community and enjoy friendly competitions, sample seafood, and dance to Wolf Trap. The event was hosted by the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust.
August 5, 2022
Since 1958 the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs has been the host of the All-Island Art Show.
August 1, 2022
Cicadas, crickets and katydids have begun their nocturnal chorus, a sound that says summer as much as the sound of pinkletinks says spring.
July 30, 2022
On any given summer day, the Vineyard’s year-round population is boosted by tens of thousands of people.
July 26, 2022
Summer hay is being cut and baled. Swallows swoop around the farm fields, feasting on crickets and insects in the afternoon sun. July is here and we are loving it.
July 26, 2022
At the Martha’s Vineyard Animal Shelter’s Celebration of Pets, every dog got his day.
July 25, 2022
A bit of spontaneity, a little arm-twisting and a contagious spirit of generosity turned last night into another record-breaking year for the Possible Dreams Auction.
July 25, 2022
Despite the humidity of recent days, this has been a relatively hot and dry summer.
July 23, 2022
In Vineyard Haven the ferry Island Home rounds the breakwater and sounds her horn, loaded to the gunwales with day trippers and loaded below with cars.
July 21, 2022
July is prime season for shorebirds and summer residents. It is also the season for baby birds, and adult birds are busy bringing food to their young.
July 19, 2022
Eighteen catboats participated in the Catboat Rendezvous in the procession of sail — from the Katama Narrows, past the downtown waterfront and out to Edgartown Outer Harbor.
July 18, 2022
July is filled to brimming over with revisited joys that we both remember and anticipate with the passage of each new year.
July 17, 2022
The West Tisbury Library’s revamped annual book sale opened Sunday, with book enthusiasts mulling through hundreds of donated books collected on the library’s back porch.
July 13, 2022
The two-day Fluke for Luke fishing tournament concluded with an awards ceremony at the Portuguese American Club Sunday afternoon.
July 11, 2022