Starting Monday, Edgartown library patrons will need to park on the street or in other town lots.
Mark Lovewell
Title: With Construction Next Door, Edgartown Library Loses Parking Lot
A North Atlantic right whale breaching off Provincetown. NMFS permit #14603.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Right Whales Spotted, Mariners Asked to Use Caution
Herring gull finds frozen perch at Lagoon Pond. Birds, especially waterfowl, are stressed this winter by lack of food and open water.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Harsh Winter Strains Bird Populations
In 2013, 2,537 people received schedule II opioids on Martha's Vineyard; the hospital has begun new program offering patients alternative to pills.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Dukes County Ranks High in State Study on Opiate Use
Volunteers gather Monday to plan annual homeless count.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Volunteers Begin Homeless Count Across the Island
Lake Tashmoo will need to cut nitrogen by a third in order to main a healthy habitat, estuaries report finds.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Report on Tashmoo Pond Tracks Decline in Water Quality
Jeffrey Donnelly and fellow scientists conducted study at Salt Pond in Falmouth.
Courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Title: Hurricane History Told in Layers of Muck at Salt Pond
Streetball classic will take a time out this July as park undergoes refurbishment.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Niantic Park, Popular Summer Haunt, Closes for Renovations
Will Monast, carpenter, deejay, Gazette columnist.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Keeping Memories Afloat in Turbulent Waters
Author Susan Wilson.
Mark Lovewell
Title: A Tale About the Power of Canine Friends
Citing summer traffic, Oak Bluffs selectmen backed plans for a park-and-ride service during summer months.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Oak Bluffs Moves Forward With Park-and-Ride Program
Girls' hockey lost Wednesday in hard-fought contest.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Vineyard Teams Headed to Postseason Play
Dr. Anne Fishel's new book, Home for Dinner, details how family dinners make for happy families and healthy kids.
Title: Together at the Table, Family Dinners Bring Many Benefits
Isabella Morais, Lily Tilton and Eamon Sayles at the Teen Art Cafe Wednesday.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Creative Space for Teens at New Featherstone Art Cafe
Conditions are ideal for ice boating at Squibnocket Pond.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Who Needs a Summer Breeze? Hardy Sailors Take to the Ice
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) received more than $460,000 for affordable housing.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Aquinnah Tribe Receives Affordable Housing Grant
Talking a walk in this weather can be a bit treacherous yet beautiful.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Walking on Ice, Dreaming of Coral Bells
Carly Coggins works on a puzzle map with Vineyard Montessori teacher Irene Wendt.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Demand Strong for Hands-On Learning, Vineyard Montessori School Expands
Cooper's hawks are making an appearance at Island bird feeders.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Unexpected Visitors Flock to Feeders
Frostbite and hypothermia might be considered winter’s teeth and tail.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Winter Bites With Icy Teeth
Jupiter rules the night sky.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Moon and King Jupiter
The town of Aquinnah is now the owner of the Gay Head Light.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Aquinnah Takes Ownership of Gay Head Light
Shubael Weeks Road dates back to British invasion of the Vineyard during the Revolutionary War.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Commission Takes Steps to Protect Historic West Tisbury Roads
Godfrey Muwulya, a native dancer from Uganda, has been teaching traditional dances to student at the charter school.
Katie Ruppel
Title: Charter Students Learn Dance as a Unifying Language
Visioning workshops in Tisbury identified town goals including better walking and bicycle paths.
TImothy Johnson
Title: Open Space, Bike Paths: Tisbury Identifies Town Goals
Mark Snider meets with new board member Carly Simon outside Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Theatre Campaign Sees Pledges Mount Quickly
Frozen February, and Lucy Vincent shoreline wears an elegant mantle of ice and snow.
Alison Shaw
Title: Blizzard of Snow Removal Bills Puts Big Dent in Town Budgets
Culvert-widening project aims to improve circulation in stagnant Farm Pond.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Culvert Work Critical to Saving Farm Pond