Nature & Science
Muppeteer Jim Henson created a story that offers much hope and has remained relevant, entertaining and prophetic for almost 40 years.
The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust said Tuesday that it hopes to lease the former Menemsha Fish House property, with an eye toward reopening the facility as a community-based wholesale seafood company.
Selectmen conditionally approved a conservation restriction on a 10-acre parcel at 35 Tower Hill Road in Katama, received a green light from the state on the town tax rate and formally accepted an award for the town’s water department in a busy meeting Monday.
Vineyard Wind has withdrawn its construction and operation plans from the federal permitting process, suddenly throwing the future into limbo for the consortium.
The humpback whale that washed up at Norton Point beach Dec. 4 likely died from gear entanglement, a preliminary examination has determined.
The best meteor shower of the year takes place Sunday night.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.