Black-legged kittiwake, one of 121 species of birds seen during bird-a-thon.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Bird-a-thon 2014: Searching for the Pharalope
Coach Fennessy led team to its first state title.
Mark Lovewell
Title: High School Courts Renamed in Honor of Ned Fennessy
Asparagus — no one can eat just one.
Title: Asparagus Love Is in the Air
Wild geraniums are making a special splash in our woodlands.
Title: Birds Take Backseat to Botany
Island has one regional high school. Idea has surfaced again of creating a regional district for the five elementary schools.
Alison Mead
Title: Superintendents Rekindle Idea of Single School District
Raz Sayre and Anna Flaherty navigate a course Saturday in race for the Fritz Mark trophy.
Ivy Ashe
Title: High School Sailors Head to National Invitational
Mariah Campbell transformed her senior project, Henry, from a plastic skull into a face.
Sydney Bender
Title: Heads Up! Forensics Project Helps Student Chart Future Path
Paul Robinson came off the varsity track and football fields to produce a sports documentary for his regional high school senior project.
Ivy Ashe
Title: No I in Team; On the Field Or in the Editing Room
Ward Just and Paul Schneider talked fiction and nonfiction at the Speakeasy, a fundraiser for the West Tisbury library.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Fact Meets Fiction at State Road Speakeasy
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Memorial Day Weekend Meteor Shower
West Tisbury police officers Bradley Cortez and Garrison Vieira. In March, the police department moved to the new public safety complex.
Sydney Bender
Title: Root Beer and Dive Boats at Public Safety Open House
The Charles W. Morgan is the last remaining wooden whaling ship. She first launched from New Bedford in 1841.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Charles W. Morgan Departs Mystic Seaport Saturday
Let the season begin after nailing down just a few more loose ends.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Building Permits On the Rise as Construction Sector Hammers Back to Life
Case highlights history of Trustees of Reservations, charter land trust in country.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Supreme Court Ruling Hailed as Victory for Conservation
Community Preservation Committee chairman Derrill Bazzy thanked other Island towns for supporting lighthouse relocation effort.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Aquinnah Voters Back Lighthouse Funding, Elect a New Selectman
Coastal erosion and severe storms have long undermined the bluff under East Chop Drive.
Ivy Ashe
Title: East Chop Repairs Eligible for FEMA Funding
Special meeting of the Oak Bluffs selectmen is scheduled for Tuesday.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Council on Aging Report Done, But Not Yet Released to Public
Marion Mudge is retiring after 30 years as Tisbury town clerk.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Votes Are In; Three Decades of Excellence
Oak Bluffs selectmen questioned suitability of dredge spoils at Inkwell Beach.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Dredged Sand Is Cause For Concern
The new flag will be displayed at the State House, the West Tisbury police station and town hall.
Sydney Bender
Title: Flying a New Town Flag in West Tisbury
Charter school students Annie Adams and Francesca Robinson were honored for their Letters About Literature.
Title: Connecting Across Time and Hardship
Nicholas Fecitt and Oren Osnoss get plants ready for the regional high school's annual sale.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Island Students Growing Up Green
Julianne Vanderhoop was elected to a seat on the Aquinnah board of selectmen.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Julianne Vanderhoop Wins Aquinnah Selectman's Race
Hillary Conklin was elected town clerk in the only contested race.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Tisbury Narrowly Passes Budget Override, Elects New Town Clerk
Shadbush blooms are here and gone in the blink of an eye.
Title: Shadbush Is Bellwether for Burials and Blooming
Orchard oriole perched on spring blossoms.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Spring Brings Bird Sightings in Abundance
The Vineyard Nursing Association closed its doors in March.
Mark Lovewell
Title: County Considers Purchasing Former VNA Building
Food pantry coordinator Armen Hanjian said the pantry is designed for emergency needs, but is moving towards providing ongoing support.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Food Pantry Takes Stock After Another Season