Close-up look under the Steamship Authority dock in Oak Bluffs.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Oak Bluffs Town Column: March 10
February, or Marchuary?
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Looking Back at an Unusually Warm February
Selectmen Larry Gomez and Melinda Loberg referred moped complaint to town counsel.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Tisbury Selectmen Pledge Action on Mopeds After Formal Complaint
John Zannini
Title: In Vineyard Skies: Mud Moon
Red-winged blackbirds have arrived, right on schedule.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Birds of Spring; Red-Winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows Arrive
Richard Andre, president and director of Vineyard Power, the Island energy cooperative.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Climate Change Talk Zeroes in on Shifting Policies
Fishers prey on rodents and birds, and the occasional porcupine.
Courtesy National Park Service
Title: Fisher Cat Washes Up on Lobsterville Beach
Hy-Line docks at memorial wharf with no problems, extending by a few feet.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Hy-Line Docks at Memorial Wharf for Christmas Test Run
WHOI buoy off South Beach at Katama will see major upgrade as part of $6 million NSF grant.
Timothy Johnson
Title: NSF Grant Includes Observatory Off Edgartown
Next up on the political calendar: Annual town meetings and elections.
Title: Town Elections See Handful of Contested Races
All-Island planning board met at American Legion hall to begin reviewing draft housing plans. A working group will meet regularly in the weeks ahead.
Alex Elvin
Title: Towns Begin to Weigh Options for Housing
The Vineyard has six age-restricted housing developments that are considered affordable.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: High Costs, Few Options Leave Seniors with Housing Dilemma
New proposed site is part of larger building yet to be built on Dr. Fisher Road.
Title: Proposed Medical Marijuana Dispensary Heads to MVC
Time for a new chapter after decades of bringing Island babies into the world.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: Pioneering Midwife Cathy Chase Retires
Genre-bending troupe from Montreal returned to the Vineyard after U.S. debut appearance last April.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Skate Troupe Le Patin Libre Heats Up Ice Arena
Vineyard Haven harbor.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Vineyard Haven Town Column: March 3
Fog shrouds Edgartown lighthouse.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Edgartown Town Column: March 3
Finding warmth on Oak Bluffs beaches.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Oak Bluffs Town Column: March 3
Gay Head Light cuts through the fog as March comes in like a foggy lamb.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Aquinnah Town Column: March 3
Primroses are not roses, but they are some of the first blooms of spring.
Cathy Minkiewicz
Title: On the Primrose Path to Spring
Sign of spring: crocuses in bloom.
Alice June Thompson
Title: Honey Bees on Early Crocuses
One merlin seen during annual Christmas Bird Count Dec. 30.
Lanny McDowell
Title: One Merlin, 831 Buffleheads: Christmas Bird Count Results
Proposed Oak Bluffs cultural district will go to a public hearing.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Oak Bluffs Takes Step Towards Creating Cultural District
Police chief candidates will be interviewed March 8.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Three Finalists Named in Chilmark Police Chief Search
David and Robert Cronig, 1976
Photo courtesy of Peter Cronig
Title: Opening of New Cronig’s Market Planned in July
Some drunken driving cases in Edgartown district court remain on hold due to case challenging breath test devices.
Mark Lovewell/Gazette file photo
Title: Ruling Leaves Past Breath Test Cases Open for Challenge