Gazette Chronicle
Of late there has been evinced more than usual in the building of the house for Lester H. Dana, on Manter’s Hill, so called, in Chilmark. And if the public was and is interested in the house, the interest by legal lights in the land and its title, has been no less.
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Jan. 7, 1966: Although the number of species seen on the day of the annual Christmas Count fell 10 below last year’s total, this year’s bird census was nevertheless a conspicuous success.
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Jan. 7, 1972: What of 1972, upon the track of which we have so freshly started?
The prolonged cold snap which the Vineyard has experienced for virtually two weeks without a thaw has caused the older inhabitants to rack their memories for some recollection of a similar spell of weather early in the winter of 1925-26.
Island business establishments have contributed as usual to the Christmas season with decorated stores and windows. Oak Bluffs leads in outdoor decorations.
Today, the Vineyard diner is able to order just about what he likes for his Christmas dinner with full assurance that he will receive it.