Unofficially the first poet laureate of the Island was Dionis Coffin Riggs, who began hosting a poetry group at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury in 1960.
Here is Dionis’s poem Wait, Spring, which was published in the April 19, 1996 Gazette:
Unofficially the first poet laureate of the Island was Dionis Coffin Riggs, who began hosting a poetry group at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury in 1960.
Here is Dionis’s poem Wait, Spring, which was published in the April 19, 1996 Gazette:
The Island rushes on, into this holiday weekend that marks the unofficial opening a new season, the beginning of yet another public love affair with Martha’s Vineyard.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students staged a walkout at noon Thursday in solidarity with the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Tex.
The Memorial Wharf project which began last fall and includes raising the wharf by about a foot and a half continues. It is expected to be completed mid June now.
May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds.
With a beautifully warm May day and a sparkling Edgrtown harbor as a backdrop, students at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School gathered Saturday before the senior prom.
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival has carved out a comfortable spring niche with its casual approach to presenting new independent movies.
Suddenly May is rushing by and the lady slippers have begun to poke through the woodlands which are now spongy and wet from spring rains.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Susie Middleton and Jenny DeVivo gave a class at the Farm Institute demonstrating tips and techniques for climate-friendly cooking.
As part of Climate Action Week, Island Grown Initiative gave a farm tour explaining their regenerative and resilient agriculture practices.
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.
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.
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.