Ice is gone now in Menemsha Pond, and so are the pilings that marked the watery dividing line between Chilmark and Aquinnah.
Jack Yuen won three gold key awards at the statewide Scholastic art contest.
"The worst of all is my archenemy and most hated of all God’s creatures — the raccoons."
Triosteum perforliatum (broad tinker's weed) was in the news last week because it put a wrinkle in the plan to move the Gay Head Light.
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Tisbury planning board incumbent Dan Seidman (left) and challenger Frank Brunelle at candidates forum Tuesday. Mr. Brunelle is also running for selectman.
A brightly colored male pine warbler makes an early migration.
Fencing went up around the 1856 lighthouse this week as final preparations begin for move.
Grandsons Rob Morrison, Patrick Joyce, and Zachary Bray (center, seated on couch), listen to speakers at Bob Carroll's memorial service.
Rural Chilmark is working to find ways to meet the need for more affordable housing and also caregiver housing. A bylaw to allow accessory apartments comes before voters at the annual town meeting this year.
Giddy up, Flying Horses! Meghan Rossol hops on board.
New bathrooms and roof repairs in the works for the West Tisbury School.
Contemplating the next move: chess team co-captain Lee Faraca plays Jake Janak during practice.
Robert J. Carroll: 1924-2015.
Lagoon Pond is focus of long-term management proposal.
Robert Fokos, at his home in Chilmark, became a bar mitzvah recently as a way to reconcile with his past.
Emma Young takes her place as fourth poet laureate of West Tisbury.
Priester's Pond in West Tisbury.
Picture taken from above on April 6 shows the connecting barrier beach.
SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt are members of the new Beacon of Hope Church.
Banjo virtuosos Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck will play the Performing Arts Center at the regional high school on April 15.
Army Corps of Engineers said work on west jetty in Aquinnah is about three weeks behind schedule.
Lighthouse move scheduled to take place in May.
Salvage efforts were underway Tuesday to remove sunken boat that spilled diesel into Lake Tashmoo.
Islanders await all signs of spring despite a chilly start.
Beyond their beauty, snowdrops may provide health benefits.
