October is the month of mood and memory and a time to be enjoyed before the winds of winter blow in its wake. The full harvest moon of a few days ago seems a fitting preview to a new season.
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The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School class of 2023 ended their high school careers Sunday under a tent on the school grounds. Class speakers thanked friends, family and the Vineyard community for their support
June 5, 2023
June is the month of bursting colors and beguiling aromas, and now we are on the threshold of summer. Memorial Day often is a truer marker of the Vineyard's summer, and truer yet are the warm days and cool nights of early June.
June 4, 2023
Nestled among the trees on Chappaquiddick is Mytoi garden, a 14-acre property and Japanese-style garden filled with lush native and exotic plants, winding paths and wooden bridges.
June 1, 2023
On Memorial Day veterans, police, boy scouts and girl scouts, and Islanders stepped off from American Legion Post #257 following the Avenue of the Flags to the Oak Grove Cemetery to remember those who lost their lives in service to their country.
May 29, 2023
The Vineyarder's bats were on fire en route to a 14-4 crushing of Nantucket in high school baseball action at the Shark Tank.
May 29, 2023
The end of May signals a clear turning point in the Island year. Memorial Day weekend carries two messages, one official, the other unofficial. It offers a time to remember and honor those fallen in battle and a moment to celebrate the gathering of summer, even if another month of uncertain New...
May 28, 2023
A crowd gathered at the Flying Horses for the grand reopening to catch a glimpse of the work done on the oldest operating carousel in the country, or perhaps to get a chance at catching the coveted brass ring.
May 27, 2023
Traffic came to a halt in Edgartown Friday afternoon as the Edgartown School took to the streets for their annual Memorial Day march to the sea.
May 26, 2023
Stepping off from the Tisbury School, students made their way through town, parading up Main street toward Owen Park for their annual march to the sea to honor those lost on Memorial Day.
May 26, 2023
Chilmark School students gathered on Friday morning of Memorial Day weekend at Coast Guard Station Menemsha, where Coast Guard officers spoke and then joined them on the march down to the harbor.
May 26, 2023
As Memorial Day weekend and the traditional start to summer arrives, the operative word is change, with several downtown favorites revamping under new ownership and new faces looking to make their mark.
May 25, 2023
Evening of the Arts is part of the yearly run-up of celebrations honoring the graduating class of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School.
May 25, 2023
As another summer nears, things are largely the same in the fishing village of Menemsha. Storefronts are tidied up and fishermen ready their gear and take their boats out as Menemsha gets ready for the summer season.
May 25, 2023
Runners from around the country gathered on the Island this weekend for the sixth annual Martha’s Vineyard marathon and half marathon.
May 24, 2023
The beach plums along Sengekontacket Pond shows signs of primping itself for a remarkable display, migrant birds are appearing among the fresh green of tree limbs beginning to leaf, and almost as many shops are opening their doors in the down-Island towns as spring flowers are blooming.
May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023