West Tisbury Town Column: July 22
7:17 pm, July 20, 2016John S. AlleyThe weekend weather was delightful and reminded me of summer. There were many yards sales held all around town. A lot of backyard barbecuing was held and it was...
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When Houses Have Stories to Tell
5:13 pm, July 21, 2016Mary Jane Carpenter Books where houses play a major role are often popular. Who can forget Manderly, Tara, The Professor’s House or Howard’s End.
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Kissing a Codfish Warms the Cockles
5:11 pm, July 21, 2016Phyllis MerasLast month, I was shivering in Newfoundland, Canada. I had gone there to see l’Anse aux Meadows.
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A Good Man, from the First Cast to the Last
5:17 pm, July 21, 2016Jack Koontz Jack Koontz wrote On the Line, a fishing column for the Gazette, for nearly a decade in the late 1970s and 1980s. Mr. Koontz died on July 16 at the age of 70.
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Oars In
5:25 pm, July 21, 2016The Vineyard’s coastal ponds are in trouble, and nothing short of bold action will save them.
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State Budget Cuts Trickle Down to the Vineyard
6:24 pm, July 21, 2016Julia WellsGov. Charlie Baker’s decision to scale back the state budget earlier this month has dealt a blow to key environmental and social service programs on the Vineyard,...
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From Ticket Taker to Top Dog, Wayne Lamson Stayed the Course
6:24 pm, July 21, 2016Steve MyrickAnyone who wants to know about Wayne Lamson quickly runs across the story about how he started with the ferry service as a ticket seller in Woods Hole, during the...
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Sunny Side Up, with a Slice of Romance
6:06 pm, July 21, 2016Mollie DoyleIt’s 7 a.m. on a warm summer morning and the smell of bacon wafts out the side door of 7a Foods. Chef and owner Dan Sauer stands in front of the stove in jeans, making...
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Quitsa Pond Is Laboratory for Eelgrass Restoration, But Results Are Mixed
6:38 pm, July 21, 2016Alex ElvinNashaquitsa Pond has become a laboratory for eelgrass restoration, although poor water quality and other factors appear to be keeping the aquatic species from...
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Busy Summer: SSA Reports Ferry Traffic on the Rise
5:47 pm, July 19, 2016Steve Myrick Senior managers at the Steamship Authority confirmed this week what many people already knew: there are substantially more cars and people coming to Martha’s Vineyard...
View ArticleEva Balboni Named to Dean's List
11:14 am, July 22, 2016Eva Balboni of Edgartown, a medical and molecular biology major, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at MCPHS University.
View ArticleFirst Honors at Clark University
11:19 am, July 22, 2016Jacqueline P. Menton and August A. Welles of Vineyard Haven were named to first honors on the spring 2016 dean’s list at Clark University.
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Chilmark Selectmen Say No to Unnecessary Tree Cutting, Reality TV
12:49 pm, July 22, 2016Alex Elvin With hundreds of trees around the Island tagged for removal by Eversource Energy, the Chilmark selectmen have taken steps to prevent any unnecessary tree cutting in...
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Francis Ferry Dennison Cherished West Chop Summers, Swims off Middle Pier
Friday, July 22, 2016 - 1:10pmFrances Ferry Dennison died peacefully on Tuesday, July 19, after saying goodbye to her five children. She was 95, and loved her pre-lunch swims off Middle Pier.She spent...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ever
1:39 pm, July 22, 2016Emily and Paul Galligan of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Ever Wilde Galligan, born July 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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Kuehn's Way Clears MVC; No New Hearing Required
7:15 am, July 23, 2016Alex ElvinThe long-planned Kuehn’s Way affordable housing development in Vineyard Haven has cleared the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, which decided Thursday that recent changes to...
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Removal.
12:14 pm, August 10, 1848The Gazette Office has been removed to the Room over the store occupied by J. F. & W. Sayer.
View ArticleWilliam Anderson Graduates
12:38 pm, July 25, 2016William Anderson of Oak Bluffs graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
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Gold Fever: Impoverished or Greedy, Islanders Sailed for California
12:38 pm, July 5, 1996Tom DunlopSix ships sailed from the Vineyard to San Francisco between February and October 1849, carrying away more than 400 Island men to the gold mines of central California....
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