Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again. Spring has arrived.
Photography
On the Vineyard Haven waterfront you can see, smell and hear the bustle of activity as the temperatures warm and people put their boats back in the water.
May 19, 2022
Early spring moments around the Island captured by Gazette photographer Ray Ewing. An Island native and 2009 graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Ray has worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, educator and exhibiting artist.
May 18, 2022
Laughter, hope, art, Island music and good food filled the Grange Hall on Saturday for the finale to celebrate the culmination of Climate Action Week.
May 16, 2022
Following a ceremony to pay tribute to tennis coach Kevin Lewis who died in November, a double header of high school tennis took place on the high school courts.
May 16, 2022
Susie Middleton and Jenny DeVivo gave a class at the Farm Institute demonstrating tips and techniques for climate-friendly cooking.
May 15, 2022
As part of Climate Action Week, Island Grown Initiative gave a farm tour explaining their regenerative and resilient agriculture practices.
May 15, 2022
The Gazette had its hundred and seventy sixth birthday yesterday, and we’ve never felt younger. It's true what they say about staying active.
May 15, 2022
Striped bass live part of their lives in fresh water and part of their lives in the ocean. When herring blitz Vineyard waters after spawning in coastal ponds, the stripers follow, and then, so do the fishermen.
May 12, 2022
As part of Climate Action Week, Salt Water Wednesdays at the Edgartown Library highlighted how to shuck local oysters and clams and featured discussion led by Nic Turner of Honesuckle Farm.
May 12, 2022
Trustees of Reservations coastal ecologist Russ Hopping led a hardy group for a tour of the dune restoration site at Norton Point Beach for Climate Action Week.
May 11, 2022
Islanders were granted permission to come aboard and learn how the Coast Guard prepares for storms, and what actions they take in the event of a search and rescue in heavy weather season.
May 10, 2022
This year's annual Art of Flowers show at Featherstone Center for the Arts focuses on native plants to coincide with the Vineyard’s first annual Climate Action Week.
May 9, 2022
Hosted by MVY Radio, the Night Out for Nonprofits made its debut in 2019 to raise money for the Martha’s Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative.
May 9, 2022
Just as there are stages of child development, there are stages of development in every child’s appreciation of their mother.
May 8, 2022
Fresh off a tour of Ireland, the regional high school’s Minnesingers perform this weekend at the Performing Arts Center.
May 7, 2022
A crowd gathered on the steps of the Edgartown courthouse Tuesday afternoon to protest the draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade that had been leaked the night before, reverberating around the nation and sparking protests.
May 3, 2022