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Merchants and Churches Work Together On a Christmas Program for Edgartown

Holly Higinbotham | Friday, December 18 1981 - 2:56pm

One shopkeeper says she senses more enthusiasm and gaiety among shoppers, and a local innkeeper appreciates the way people don’t seem to be rushing through the holidays. Interspersing shopping with caroling, tree lighting and concerts is what the Old Fashioned Christmas in Edgartown program is all about, and organizer Fred Hurley reports that attendance at these events has been steady.

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H-2B Visa Cap Could Create Shortage of Summer Workers

Heather Hamacek

A cap on visas for workers from foreign countries has some Vineyard employers scrambling to fill jobs before the summer.

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Will Move to New Main Street Location

After nearly five years in its current location at 35 Main street in Vineyard Haven, Bunch of Grapes Bookstore is relocating down the block into the two-story building formerly occupied by Juliska.

Vineyard Vines Moves Into Vineyard Haven

Heather Hamacek

The pink whale is coming to Vineyard Haven. Vineyard Vines will open a new store on Main street Vineyard Haven in the building that once housed Midnight Farm and the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore.

Cronig's Celebrates 100 Years of Feeding the Vineyard Community

Louisa Hufstader

When Sam Cronig and his three brothers opened their Vineyard Haven market in March 1917, the world was still at war in Europe.

A Lunchtime Oasis Rolls to the Rescue Each Winter

Heather Hamacek

The Food Truck anchors one of the furthest outposts up-Island for a hot lunch in the dead of a Vineyard winter. Josh and Angela Aronie have been operating the truck for four years now, never straying far from simple, handheld, comfort food served rain, snow or shine.

Baking Up a Vineyard Business, One Pie at a Time

Mollie Doyle

Christine Kinsman, founder and owner of Pie Chicks, learned to bake pies from her mother, who learned it from her grandmother.