At 85, Jennifer Coor still walks fast, talks fast and thinks fast. That is, unless she is in a grocery store parking lot where she will linger to return shopping carts, not just her own, to ease the...

A recent call to Betty Burton was answered this way. “Oh, one second, my hands are stuck in cookie dough.” Ms. Burton wasn’t just making a few holiday cookies, though. She was...

I live on an Island filled with wooded trails but for years rarely visited them. My children do not like to ruminate while pondering the burnt orange leaves of fall. They prefer sipping hot cocoa in...

Daniel (Shark) Sharkovitz taught English and literature at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for 38 years. He retired two years ago, and then became a student of writing himself. While...

I am rummaging around in my past in Tallahassee, Fla., here for a memorial service for Ned Stuckey-French, a former professor and friend who died too young. I was a student of Ned’s 16 years...

Vineyard elementary schools scored well across the board on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), earning marks well above the state average. Science continues to be a standout,...

On Sunday evening Tony Shalhoub won his fourth Emmy award for best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Shalhoub admitted how...

In 2015, the Yard invited Ronald K. Brown and his company Evidence to perform on the Vineyard. Those who saw the show still recall it with precision — every move, every moment, every feeling....

Reached by phone at his home on Chappaquiddick, or “Barbecue Central” as Steven Raichlen calls it, the prolific writer and barbecue expert admitted to being a bit shaky on just how many...

For his latest novel, Lake Success, Gary Shteyngart was about 160 pages into a first draft when he sent it to his editor. The plot centered around the hedge fund world and featured a female main...