This haiku sort of sums up my seventh summer. It began with a tonsillectomy. In my ether-induced slumber I imagined death, a big-eyed, long-fanged grotesque who resembled the love child of Count Dracula and Betty Boop, entering the operating room. He stuck his long slimy arm down my throat, knocked out my two front teeth and yanked out my tonsils, my adenoids and my soul.

Congratulations to Island Grown Initiative, its donors and to Martha’s Vineyard on IGI’s recent acquisition of Thimble Farm. The need to preserve farmland and promote sustainable small-scale farming enterprises is critical, not just here but across the country.

The idea of creating a regional police department surfaces from time to time on the Vineyard, most recently in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs, where last y

The tournament is over, the trophy has been held high and now holds its place of honor in the front lobby of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High Sc

Beginning this week the Gazette has finetuned its design, including changes in fonts, typography and makeup.