Nature & Science
A seasonal resident of Chilmark stepped up to help stranded sea turtles over the Christmas holiday, arranging for 50 of the endangered reptiles to be flown to warmer waters and rehabilitated.
Two bright planets, Venus and Saturn, appear as a close pair Saturday morning, an hour before sunrise.
If it’s winter it must be time for the winter walk series at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury.
The Aquinnah selectmen continued charting a future course for the Gay Head Light, discussing a possible revision of the lightkeeper’s job description.
The 56th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, Jan. 2.
There are many of us that notice and wonder at the beauty of the beach’s surface. I’m one of those, too. But some do it more than others.
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.