Martha's Vineyard Tuesdays in the Newsroom

Air Travel to Martha’s Vineyard Reaches Record High

Thursday, January 15 2026 - 4:35pm

In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news, summer airline traffic continued to climb in 2025, reaching an unprecedented high of more than 87,000 people arriving to the Vineyard by air. And what’s lunch like at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School? Tune in for pasta Alfredo served up on the podcast.

Martha's Vineyard Airport

Norton Point Breach

Tuesdays in the Newsroom

Always Prepared: Island Chiefs Discuss Community Policing

Sara Brown

Community policing on Martha’s Vineyard requires a special set of skills, four chiefs and the sheriff said during a Gazette discussion this week.

Tuesdays in the Newsroom Welcomes Island Police Chiefs

The Gazette’s off-season discussion series returns next week with an opportunity to hear from the Island’s top law enforcement officials.

Oyster Talk Digs Into Tasty Tidbits of Farming the Sea

Sara Brown

Oyster farming is no longer a promising trend but a vibrant reality and a million-dollar industry on the Vineyard, five members of the Island aquaculture community told a gathering at the Gazette newsroom Tuesday.

Tuesdays in the Newsroom Talks Oyster Farming Article updated

Tuesdays in the Newsroom, the Gazette's off-season discussion season, takes a look at this new fishery.

Tuesdays in the Newsroom Visits Inkwell Beach and Oak Bluffs Summers

Sara Brown

Olive Tomlinson, Gretchen Tucker Underwood and Skip Finley shared memories of their Oak Bluffs childhoods, moving in the orbit of a tight-knit community of African American summer residents.

Tuesdays in the Newsroom to Honor Black History Month

Tuesdays in the Newsroom, the Gazette’s off-season speaker series, returns on Feb. 20 with a short film and panel discussion in honor of Black History Month.