For Islanders, voting is a civic duty, a time to socialize, a connection to Vineyard history.

A lamb’s first shearing, saucy ribs, dogs and cakes named best in show: two Gazette reporters spend the weekend at the 157th Agricultural Fair, spe

Before the sun rises, they wipe the dew off bike seats and trudge out to bus stops on Island roadsides.

While Cooper Gilkes waited for a delivery of trout to arrive at Duarte’s Pond on Wednesday morning, he remembered trout derbies past.