A reader once remarked that her favorite parts of the Gazette were the town columns, because they made her feel like the Vineyard was a place where she could belong.

Martha’s Vineyard Commission meetings are open to the public, but it does take a certain fortitude to listen for hours.

Fall tiptoed in last week, like a teenager who stayed out too late and didn’t want to wake the household.

Spurred by the pandemic, initially as a temporary fix, government meetings held by Zoom have become nearly ubiquitous on Martha’s Vineyard.

The Island got a power wash this week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida as the calendar turned from August to September.

There are two excellent reasons to get vaccinated against Covid-19: to protect yourself and to protect everyone around you.