Basil delights on Martha’s Vineyard
Sailors from Genoa discovered sweet basil on their trading trips to the Middle East 600 years ago and brought the herb home to Italy in terracotta pots.
Shopping local
The crowds are starting to dwindle with the impending holiday weekend and our local business will start to feel this change first.
Martha’s Vineyard churches share service
A festive, reverent, and fun ecumenical service and celebration takes place at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, Sept.
Let’s Move M.V.
On Saturday at Alley Park in Oak Bluffs, fitness experts and initiates gathered in the inaugural event for Let's Move, M.
M.V. Islanders wish for Ireland
When the Make-A-Wish Foundation offered little Samantha Cassidy of Edgartown the opportunity to realize a dream, she had some trouble making up her mind.
Assemble packages for Pakistan flood victims
The devastating impact of the recent floods in Pakistan continues to be a challenge.
Charity hoops marathon in Chilmark
Dozens of basketball nuts — young and old, novice and proficient — turned the court behind the Chilmark Community Center into a celebration of sweat, hustle, and fun a couple of Sundays back.
Governor on Vineyard Saturday to honor first responders
On Saturday in the lobby of the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Governor Deval Patrick and the Tisbury Volunteer Ambulance Association honored members of the Island EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) service, county dispatchers, hospital staff, and police officials who helped save the lives of two people in Tisbury during a medical emergency.
A note on hosting visitors on the Vineyard
Fifty years ago, my grandfather sat down at his typewriter with a mission.
Edgartown Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast
Pancakes were bountiful last Sunday at the Edgartown Fire Station, as were more than a thousand smiling faces.