Piping plovers, osprey and oystercatchers have returned to the Vineyard.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Migratory Birds Make Their Comeback
The Farm Institute, 15-year-old nonprofit teaching farm, will integrate with The Trustees of Reservations by the end of the year.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Trustees of Reservations, Farm Institute Announce Merger
Road which brought mail carriers from Vineyard Haven to a post office in North Tisbury in the 19th and 20th centuries will appear on the West Tisbury town meeting warrant for designation as a special way.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Old Coach Road in West Tisbury Protected as Ancient Way
Luanne Johnson, shown here with a northern long-eared bat, has received funding to study the species.
Ivy Ashe
Title: From Farming to Bats, Fellowships Go to Islanders With Sustainable Vision
Oak Bluffs School principal moves up to become assistant superintendent in July.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Contracts, Salaries Set for Incoming School Superintendents
Lovely view over Lagoon Pond, but you've got to be in Hawaii this week to see the lunar eclipse.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Daffodil Moon
Grace under the evening sky.
Mark Lovewell
Title: What Happened to Comet Lovejoy?
The Warren House, which normally fronts North Water street, has been moved as contractors prepare a new foundation.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Old Mansion on the Move: Renovations Begin on Warren House
Brian Ditchfield, far right, leads a panel of farmers at the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival.
Alison L. Mead
Title: It's a Wrap, Film Festival Put Spotlight on Artists and Community
Coach Don Herman led the Vineyard football team to 11th consecutive Island Cup victory last year.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Vineyard Football Coach Receives Hall of Fame Honors
One Act Play Festival runs for two weekends.
Ivy Ashe
Title: One Act Theatre Festival Brings Many Delights
Following Thursday vote, new bowling alley on Uncas avenue will be allowed to hook up to town sewer.
Mark Lovewell
Title: After Debate, Oak Bluffs Lets New Business Hook Up to Sewer
The town of Tisbury is revisiting the idea of moving the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Tisbury Asks SSA to Look Into Moving Ferry Terminal
Tisbury selectmen have instituted new regulations for everything from dinghy length to docking time at Vineyard Haven harbor.
Tim Johnson
Title: Tisbury Selectmen Institute New Harbor Regulations
All 39 of the VTA's eligible voters cast ballots.
Ray Ewing
Title: In Close Vote, VTA Says No to Unionization
Investigators believe fatal house fire was started by smoking materials.
Mark Lovewell
Title: House Destroyed, One Fatality in Edgartown Fire
Jane McGroarty Sampaio teaches a Portuguese level one class.
Ivy Ashe
Title: High School Sees Big Turnout for Portuguese Language Classes
Chuck Cotnoir, Dukes County emergency management director since 1994.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Standing Tall Through Near Record Snowfall
Fluke up, right whale begins a dive in waters south of the Vineyard last week.
New England Aquarium taken under NOAA/NMFS permit no. 14233
Title: Rite of Spring, Right Whales Return to Vineyard Waters
Besides tending to spring planting, Island landscapers are adjusting to changing fertilizer regulations.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: As New Fertilizer Regulations Take Root, Landscapers Adjust
Chilmark selectmen discussed purchasing the Santander bank building for new public safety site.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Chilmark Eyes Santander Spot for Public Safety Building
For the first time this year, schools and parents will receive the results of the PARCC test.
Timothy Johnson
Title: MCAS to PARCC, Students and Teachers Grapple With New Tests
Food insecurity affects every town on the Island, Ms. Burton said.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: It Takes a Full Heart to Feed an Island
Playing tag with the younger generation, a woodcut by Robert Siffert.
Title: The Power of a Grandfather's Love
Creation legend as depicted in painting by Stan Murphy.
Title: Legends Are Not Just History, They Continue to Speak Loudly
Lucy Vincent empty in early March, but summer brings the crowds.
Peter Simon
Title: To Ease Summer Traffic, Chilmark Changes Beach Permit Policy for Inns
Library director Amy Ryan and children's librarian Felicia Cheney at Vineyard Haven library, where new program emphasizes reading to children.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Library Program Supports Early Childhood Literacy, One Book at a Time
Lincoln Pope Jr. pictured with Harry Truman.
Title: Oak Bluffs Town Column: March 20
Crocuses have survived the winter and are ready for their debut.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: A Springtime State of Mind
The Bible makes reference to an application of aloe to Jesus’s wounds, and Queen Cleopatra used this gel as a daily beauty treatment.
Suzan Bellincampi
Title: It's All About Amazing Aloe