This Was Then: The Scarecrow and the Confectioner (Part Two)
The North Atlantic Ocean, 250 miles west of Bermuda, October 1841. The whaling brig William and Joseph of Holmes Hole is heading back to the Vineyard with a disappointing haul. “We put away for home with 200 barrels of sperm, and 12 barrels of...
Town Columns
Oak Bluffs: Snow moon, best picture nominees, entertainment basketball, and a cake walk
“The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams...
West Tisbury: Community seed swap, Neighborhood Convention, town positions, and ‘Woven’ exhibit
Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil will have made his prediction by the time you are...
Edgartown: Clearing clutter, winter balance, Herb Foster memorial, and Tom Dresser’s travel talk
Sorry to miss my column last week. Honestly, I was buried up to my ears...
Tisbury: Great Decisions, virtual trip to Greece, Writing Through, book sale, and fix-it clinic
Heard on Main Street: Don’t be yourself … be someone a little nicer.
Isn’t it amazing...
Chilmark: Shirley Mayhew celebration, library events, Gray Matters, jazz concert, and leaf collage
After years of careful isolation and after two nights in Boston around a medical test,...
Oak Bluffs: Library potluck, ‘Big Night Out,’ and Chefs of Martha’s Vineyard
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot...
Community Columns
Community Notes
MV Center for Education and Training hires new director
Holly Bellebuono is shifting her role within the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Education and Training...
Kim Crocker joins Vineyard Open House
Kim Crocker of Vineyard Haven, a former public health executive who served in multiple positions...
Get energized for solar power
The Martha’s Vineyard Builders Association, in partnership with Performance Systems Development, will host a free...
Bring on the song
The Island Community Chorus begins a new semester of rehearsals at 7 pm on Monday,...
AAHTMV offers financial literacy courses
The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard (AAHTMV) is partnering with 5D Ventures, a...
Community Voices
