Songs were sung, kilts were worn and haggis was consumed, when the Martha's Vineyard Scottish Society gathered to celebrate its heritage at the annual Burns Nicht Supper.

The residents of the shelter are all huge football fans and are very excited that the Patriots are headed to the Super Bowl.

Some of 20 or so year-round residents are now working to expand Cuttyhunk's population by improving services and offering more housing on the small island.

When Funi Burdick arrived earlier this year to take over as director of Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust, she was struck by what she calls an unparalleled sense of community.

Anna (Lowely) Finnerty has been a serious pastel artist for nearly four years now. A selection of her off-season, off-Island paintings is on display at the West Tisbury library until the end of the month.

This year’s Burns night supper will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Harbor View Hotel.