Selectmen Bill Rossi and Jonathan Mayhew put their John Hancocks on a purchase and sale agreement Tuesday.
Alex Elvin
Title: Selectmen Sign to Buy Land for New Chilmark Fire Station
Dwindling supply of adult scallops this year may mean early closure on the Lagoon.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Early Scallop Closure Looms on Tisbury Side of Lagoon Pond
Foil and latex balloons, and their ribbons, are a problem for the environment.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Changing the World, Starting with All Those Balloons
A murder of fish crows.
Lanny McDowell
Title: As the Fish Crow Flies
Traveling allows one to observe different things.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Gardener on the Road
High school students learn nursing skills while participating in health assisting class, part of school's CTE program.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Putting on the Scrubs at High School's Newest Vocational Offering
Restoration work continues at Gay Head Light.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Aquinnah Selectman Back Plastic Bag Ban
Timothy Johnson
Title: In Vineyard Skies: Bay Scallop Moon
High school nurse, Linda Leonard has 35 years of experience as a nurse in Boston and the Vineyard.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Collaboration and Staying Current Are Keys to Success for High School Nurse
New test is being called MCAS 2.0, and will incorporate online element of PARCC.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: State Votes to Adopt Hybrid MCAS-PARCC Test
Reports say fishermen can look forward to a few more decent years of catching stripers.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Up-and-Down Recovery Continues for Striped Bass
Aquinnah tribe has been battling in federal court for the right to operate casino gambling on tribal lands.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Court Denies Tribe Rights to Pursue Gambling on Martha's Vineyard
Yann Meersseman posted a picture of South Beach sunset along with an update on his son, who was wounded in Paris attacks.
Vineyard Colors
Title: Island Rallies Around Vineyarder Whose Son Was Injured in Paris Attacks
Johhny Earle started his T-shirt business when he was 19 years old. He made his first million by age 24.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Sharing His Recipe for Success, Johnny Cupcakes Encourages the Stranger the Better
All-Island planning board gathered recently in Chilmark Community Center to discuss pending legislation that would revise state zoning, planning and subdivision laws.
Alex Elvin
Title: Planning Leaders Track Statewide Zoning Reform Initiative
Town meeting will decide whether to approve $6,000 for cemetery fence repairs.
Ray Ewing
Title: West Tisbury Special Town Meeting Is Tuesday
Shellfish department will ask the selectmen to open the pond to commercial oystering, a first.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Success on the Half Shell; Aquaculture Boosts Pond Health
Kathy Rose has a tiny house but nowhere yet to call home; current zoning rules are a barrier to the low-cost houses.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Is it a House? Tiny Home Trend Catches On
Jason Gay, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and now a book author, began his career at the Vineyard Gazette.
Baxter Oster
Title: Small Victories Make Big Impact