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Two Days After Breach, Norton Point Beach Heals Again
3:34 pm, January 12, 2016Sara Brown Two days of mild conditions were enough to heal the barrier beach after the ocean broke through during stormy weather Sunday.
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Police Make Arrest in Edgartown Home Break-In
5:28 pm, January 12, 2016Steve MyrickEdgartown police arrested Peter E. Ferrini, 25, of Edgartown on Tuesday morning after investigating an overnight break-in at a Starbuck's Neck home.
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Tisbury Approves Spending at Short Special Town Meeting
9:40 pm, January 12, 2016Heather HamacekTisbury voters made short work of a nine-article special town meeting warrant Tuesday night, quickly approving several spending items in just over 30 minutes.
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Aquinnah Town Column: Jan. 15
11:31 am, January 13, 2016June D. ManningWinter weather continues with temperatures hovering around freezing. Gray skies. Winter travel plans are being scheduled for warmer climes. Christmas trees have...
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Lost in Vermont, Found on the Vineyard: the Mysterious Adventure of Boxer the...
1:16 pm, January 13, 2016Sara Brown The Facebook posts popped up over the weekend. Was anyone missing a friendly black cat with one injured eye? More than 200 miles to the north, someone was searching...
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On Chappy: Jan. 15
5:05 pm, January 13, 2016Peter Wells Last week I mentioned that the breach was staying firmly closed. But by the time the Gazette went to print The Trustees of Reservations staff had already closed...
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Edgartown Town Column: Jan. 15
5:14 pm, January 13, 2016Kathie CaseIt is 6:30 a.m. and I am trying to finish this article and I am listening to wind. Last night was thunder, now the sanders are going by. It has rained, it has...
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Jan. 15
5:35 pm, January 13, 2016Skip Finley In February 1879, the year before we seceded, 136 years and one month ago this coming Sunday, Oak Bluffs was a town of 150 families that included 132 voters....
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Vineyard Haven Town Column: Jan. 15
5:55 pm, January 13, 2016Nancy GardellaI took a brief winter vacation as you probably noticed. Frankly, I was exhausted with all the holiday hoopla. Nonna, Teri and I went to a wonderful family dinner...
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West Tisbury Town Column: Jan. 15
6:02 pm, January 13, 2016John S. AlleyWe experienced our first snowfall last Tuesday with miserably cold temperatures to boot; about the only vehicles on the road were sand trucks It seems like the...
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Elementary, My Dear
9:24 pm, January 13, 2016Suzan BellincampiI was intrigued by news of four new elements. Two teams of scientists have announced that the last, or seventh, row of the periodic table has been completed.
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To Count or Not to Count: the Blackbird Conundrum
10:07 pm, January 13, 2016Robert A. CulbertRusty blackbirds are now a rare species. So it was with some excitement that I spotted a rusty blackbird on the recent Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 2.
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Winter Garden Projects
10:30 pm, January 13, 2016Lynne IronsWe are still busy on the job sites doing fall clean-ups and pruning. It is hard to believe in mid-January.
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Public Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
4:19 pm, January 14, 2016The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
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Liam Craffey Named to Dean's List
5:24 pm, January 14, 2016Liam Craffey of West Tisbury has been named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Champlain College.
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Abigail Smith Named to Dean's List
5:29 pm, January 14, 2016Abigail Smith of Edgartown has been named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at King’s College.
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Dean's List at Keene State
5:37 pm, January 14, 2016Lucas Thors and Kenon Veno of Edgartown were named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Keene State College.
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Managed Retreat
5:40 pm, January 14, 2016A photograph published on the Gazette website this week taken at Fuller Street Beach in 1987 is a vivid reminder of the changes that take place on the shoreline over time.
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Questions, Confusion Surround Refuse District Expansion Plan
6:40 pm, January 14, 2016Alex ElvinA proposal to greatly expand the Edgartown transfer station heads back to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission next month for a continued public hearing, where...
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Planning Boards Launch Major Affordable Housing Initiative
6:52 pm, January 14, 2016Alex ElvinThe all-Island planning board has launched a major initiative to create affordable and community housing on the Island. More than 25 officials gathered Wednesday to...
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