Growing kelp above mussels
On a five-acre site one mile offshore and four miles east from Menemsha Harbor, there are five 300-foot ropes hanging in 70 to 100 feet of water. This is the first Martha’s Vineyard mussel farm....
View ArticleCalling all letter writers!
We have a special invitational New Year’s edition coming up, and we’d like to invite Islanders to participate. There are two prompts you can answer: Tell us about the most heartening, uplifting,...
View ArticleNew Years Eve Events
Though it only lasts a moment, how to begin a new year is never a small decision. Will you dance 2016 away, or celebrate with a feast? Will you raise a glass of champagne against a backdrop of...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard swimming heads off Island for tough meet
On Thursday, Dec. 22, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls and boys swim teams traveled to Seekonk for their first of five consecutive away meets, according team coach Jonathan Chatinover....
View ArticleSports in 2016 brought lots of thrills, occasional agony
This past year was full of uncommon occurrences in Island sports, momentous wins and losses, some sea changes and a contretemps over much-needed repairs to high school playing fields. Several high...
View ArticleA year in the life of an Island (newspaper)
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View ArticleSlideshow: The year in photos
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View Article2016: A great year for the arts
I’ve seen far too many articles in the past month purporting that 2016 was “the worst year.” I won’t dispute that the majority of the news I read this year was majorly disappointing, if not downright...
View ArticleOur Martha’s Vineyard predictions for 2017
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View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard rings in 2017 in style
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View ArticleSlinging paint: The art of Kasha Ritter
Ten years ago, Kasha Ritter was searching for her style. She tried oils and acrylics, any media traditionally meant for a canvas, but found paint to be too heavy and the paintbrush too...
View ArticleRepresentative Tim Madden takes stock of four terms
It was only fitting that four-term Rep.Tim Madden did not deliver his farewell speech to the state legislature last month, because he didn’t want to miss the last boat home. “I spent the day before in...
View ArticleVineyarders take the plunge
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View ArticleWhy some places need to burn
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View ArticleWelcome to the Island baby Acacia
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View ArticleNear blizzard conditions expected for Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm warning from 7 am Saturday, Jan. 7 until 4 am on Jan. 8. Winter storm Helena, which dusted approximately three inches of snow on the...
View ArticleLet the fun begin
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View ArticleSports in 2016 brought lots of thrills, occasional agony
This past year was full of uncommon occurrences in Island sports, momentous wins and losses, some sea changes and a contretemps over much-needed repairs to high school playing fields. Several high...
View ArticleScenes from a snowy Martha’s Vineyard
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View ArticleBantams roll 7-2 in youth hockey tilt
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