Nature & Science
All year long we talk about September as a great time for birds. This is because of migration and the probability of unusual birds showing up.
Oak Bluffs selectmen accepted a bid of $5.2 million to repair the crumbling seawall on the North Bluff and build a walkway to connect the Steamship Authority terminal to Oak Bluffs harbor. Construction is expected to begin in December.
Aquinnah residents may be better off sheltering in place during severe storms, the town’s emergency management director said this week.
A few hundred alternative systems are installed on Martha's Vineyard, mostly in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. The technology could help achieve nitrogen mitigation in Island coastal ponds.
The crescent moon appears near the ringed planet Saturn Friday low in the southern sky.
Symbolizing adoration, loyalty and longevity, sunflowers invite happiness as well as inspire poetry.
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.