Nature & Science
On Sunday morning the last quarter moon appears nearest to Antares, the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius.
Edgartown officials recently met with the state and federal government to survey the damage at South Beach and Norton Point. Though emergency aid is in limbo, work has already begun.
Fishermen, aquaculturists and water quality activists will gather for a night at the movies — and some oysters on the half shell — at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center on Sunday.
Signs of an early spring are heating up. Maybe the groundhog's prediction of an early spring will prove correct!
The rhodies are alright.
Tomorrow night's full moon, the Snow Moon, will rise in the east at about the same time the sun sets in the west.
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.