Polly Hill is the only New England arboretum to host the Vanishing Acts exhibit.
Katherine Scott
Title: Exhibit Highlighting Threatened Trees Comes to Polly Hill
State ethics commission found that Oak Bluffs fire chief John Rose violated conflict of interest law by participating in hiring of his own family members.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Ethics Commission Finds Violation by Oak Bluffs Fire Chief
VTA employees will vote Wednesday on whether to join the Amalgamated Transit Union.
Ray Ewing
Title: VTA Workers to Vote Wednesday on Unionization
The first of the year sighting of American oystercatchers was reported March 16.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Birds Show the Way to Spring
Spencer Pogue at the Edgartown geography bee this year. Spencer was the Island spelling champ for the second year in a row.
Title: Spencer Pogue Named Island Spelling Bee Champ
More than 100 people attended Sunday's Slow Food brunch in Chilmark.
Megan Ottens-Sargent
Title: Slow Food Wants Quick Action on GMO Labeling
Look for a crescent moon next week.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Crescent Moon, Venus and Mars
Paul Adler proposes building an eight-lot subdivision on 4.1 acres behind the Luce house at 14 Pine street.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Tisbury Planning Board Hears Proposal for Pine Street Subdivision
Dr. Ryan Shea (right) tests Roger Becker's eye pressure.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Hospital Health Fair Is in Touch With Pulse of the Community
Elizabeth Gladfelter studied coral reef science and is a guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Falmouth Appoints New SSA Governor
Ella Keene holds up her copy of I Will Save You!, a book devoted to the Gay Head Light and created by Island students.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Island Students Lend a Creative Hand to Gay Head Light Effort
Sydney Mullen's words of advice: when the running gets tough, just keep going.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Words to Run By: A Big Finish Requires Just One Thing--Starting
Josh Aronie will lead the kitchens at both the Beach Plum Inn and Home Port this summer.
Eli Dagostino
Title: Cooking up Change at Menemsha Restaurant Scene
Tisbury School Principal John Custer said the school is "making it work" with the old school building, include a too-small cafeteria.
Ivy Ashe
Title: In Tisbury, Making It Work with This Old School
Beneath the ice, shellfish burrow deeper while fishing boats are frozen in place.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Harsh Winter Shucks for Shellfishermen
Film crew--Brian Ditchfield, Thomas Bena, Hilary Dreyer, and Cassie Dana.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Martha's Vineyard Film Festival Gets Ready for Its Close-up
Edgartown library needs additional money to complete project.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: As Costs Rise for New Building, Library Asks Selectmen for Help
Park and Ride aims to alleviate summer traffic concerns.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Concerns Raised About Oak Bluffs Park and Ride Plan
Pool, ping pong, foosball and more at Loft, which has grand opening March 17.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Dreamland Unveils Loft, an Adult Game Room
Madison Mastrangelo
Title: Birth of a New Dad Is Labor of Love
Bill Searle was in the thick of sensitive environmental moments in Island history.
Timothy Johnson
Title: For Him, Going Green Meant Protecting the Laws of Nature
Current and former Land Bank commissioners gather to celebrate Edo Potter, bottom row center.
Courtesy Martha's Vineayrd Land Bank
Title: In Praise of Edo Potter
Mt. Snowdrift, measured early this week at 17.5 feet high.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Pondering the Call of Mt. Snowdrift
In 1958, property was assessed at $5,350. Fifty years later, it was assessed at more than $1.9 million.
Sarah Mayhew
Title: Rising Home Values Not Always Welcome
Author John Hough will speak at Bunch of Grapes on March 20.
Mark Lovewell
Title: In the Words of the Masters, Great Dialogue Sets the Stage
Girls' hockey co-captain Sydney Davies among Vineyard athletes receiving all-star honors.
Ivy Ashe
Title: High School Athletes Named to All-Star Teams
Clarence A. (Trip) Barnes 3rd is one of three new members of the airport commission.
Mark Lovewell
Title: County Commission Appoints New Airport Commissioners
Steamship general counsel Steven Sayers explained plans to renovate Woods Hole terminal.
Mark Lovewell
Title: SSA Makes Case for Woods Hole Terminal Project at Vineyard Meeting
Snowdrops are popping up around the Island, a sign that spring does indeed follow winter.
Ray Ewing
Title: Hope Springs Eternal, Even in Winter
Recent studies show that kestrel populations are increasing in places where people are putting up nest boxes.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Homing in on Kestrels
Samantha, Anne, Julia and Glen Caldwell.
Courtesy Caldwell family
Title: Offshore Ale Hosts Fundraiser for a Girl With a Lot of Moxie