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Island School Students Honor Veterans on Memorial Day
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (77+ words) The Vineyard Gazette Island School Students Honor Veterans on Memorial Day Saturday, May 23, 2026 Yesterday, schools across the Island took part in the annual march to the sea tradition. School kids walk from their schools to the local harbor to throw…...
Coast Guard Details Its Involvement in ICE Arrest
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (506+ words) The U. S. Coast Guard has released more details about the agency's involvement in handing over a father and son to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials this week." The Coast Guard received a call from a woman Monday morning who said…...
Schools Raise Wampanoag Flag in Signal of Solidarity
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (613+ words) Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) flags were raised for the first time at both the Chilmark School and at the West Tisbury School on Wednesday to the steady rhythm of drums and song. The flag is emblazoned with an…...
Please Adopt Us: Week Ending May 15
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (246+ words) Mark your calendars, the annual garden party will be held on Monday, June 29 at 20 Old Farms Trail on the Edgartown Great Pond. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at animal shelter websit. Looking forward to seeing you…...
Time Is Now for Tribe and Town to Work Together
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (459+ words) The Aquinnah Wampanoag people have lived on what is now known as Martha's Vineyard for over 10, 000 years. During that time, we have harvested our foods, raised our families, and cared for this land to ensure all future generations can live…...
Few Options If School Vote Doesn't Pass
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (956+ words) School officials, district architects and advocates for the proposed overhaul of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School are warning that a rejection of the project at the Islandwide vote next month could still leave taxpayers with more than $200 million of…...
The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News | In the Wind
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) From the May 21, 1937 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The mixture of fresh, warm spring air with the still atmosphere of the closed house as it has stood all winter has a strange appeal to the nostrils. There is a sort…...
Building Boats and a Key Legacy on the Waterfront
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1295+ words) We won't be able to pay you much," Nat Benjamin explained frankly." Actually, we won't be able to pay you anything," Ross Gannon interjected, We can't really afford employees." They were true if we build it, they will come" dreamers....
The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News | Island Looks to Tackle Food Waste Issue
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1362+ words) It's a Friday afternoon and the blue compost bucket at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School is filled with scraps of lunch, a slurry of potatoes, scrambled eggs and salad that will soon feel and smell like soil. This spring,…...
The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News | Hello Buttercup
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (606+ words) On Tuesday, I got PTSD thinking about going into another hot and bone-dry summer. Everyone seems to love it but I'm not one of them. I'm good at 60-degree and even rainy. I wonder how my brain works in the…...