Nature & Science
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission landed a $250,000 federal grant this week for an innovative project to reduce groundwater pollution in Lagoon Pond.
The Edgartown Yacht Club broke ground — or more accurately broke wharf — last week on a project to renovate the historic clubhouse.
A mosquito collected in West Tisbury has tested positive for West Nile virus, town and state public health public health officials announced Friday.
Tomorrow night, at 9:54 p.m. autumn arrives without much fanfare.
Solitary sandpipers are one of this week’s highlights. The other intriguing shorebird is the western willet.
Ongoing debate over whether to install artificial turf athletic fields or grass fields at the regional high school dominated the district committee meeting Monday evening.
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.