Rick Karney, shellfish group executive director, said funding cuts could spell the end of the shell recovery program.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Shellfish Group Adjusts Priorities After Funding Cuts
Popular eatery won't change much, new owner Michael Santoro said.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Ocean View Restaurant, Popular Spot for Islanders, Will Be Sold
Varsity soccer player and team captain Ben Poole was one of 20 Vineyard athletes named to the conference all-star team. Poole was also named to the all-state team.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Vineyard Athletes Named Conference All-Stars
Town leaders expressed gratitude over news that coastal restoration grant would be renewed.
Mark Lovewell
Title: State Renews Coastal Restoration Grant for Squibnocket
Umbrellas saw lots of action in November, with the Island receiving almost nine inches of rain.
Ivy Ashe
Title: November Is Second Wettest in 68 Years
Principal Gil Traverso and assistant principal Andrew Berry before presenting the high school budget last week.
Sydney Bender
Title: High School Budget Easily Approved at $18.6 Million
Cloud shadows by day, moon shadows at night at Dogfish Bar.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Moon Shadow
Boarded up for now but soon to become three new retail shops.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Pub No More, Seasons to Become Retail Space
Pull! Cam Alexander practices skeet at Goodale's pit.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Where Clay Pigeons Are Afraid to Fly
Four cases of Vibrio were traced to Katama Bay this summer, despite the fact that oyster farmers have strictly adhered to protocols for handling.
Ray Ewing
Title: State Eyes Tighter Rules for Oyster Handling
Caitlin Van Neil watches Mike Minkiewicz make a bird feeder.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Hayrides, Owls, and Wreaths at Felix Neck Fall Festival
The sidewheeler Brinckerhoff is gone, but her whistle survives and can be heard across the sound whenever the ferry Nantucket sails.
Courtesy Ewen Collection
Title: Old Steam Whistle Adds Lilt to Voice of Ferry Nantucket
Mark Lovewell
Title: Thanksgiving Day
Eddie, Donna and Bob Pacheco at the office.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Family Is Essential Ingredient in Success of Reliable Market
Wampum, horses, deer and fish: Phoenix Russell has lots of arrows in her quiver.
Randi Baird
Title: From Dawn to Dusk and Then Some, This Girl Doesn't Play Games
Immigrant community on the Vineyard includes many Brazilians. Fernando Igreja, deputy consul general of Brazil, paid a visit to the Island four years ago.
Ray Ewing, Gazette file photo
Title: Immigration Order Sees Cautious Reaction on Island
Morning Glory Farm is currently the sole large-scale composting facility.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Demand for Composting Expected to Grow Here
It will cost more this winter to light the night; electricity companies have announced that rates will rise.
Mark Lovewell
Title: As Cost of Electricity Rises, Islanders Pay More
With light snow falling, Charlotte heads out to sea on Friday morning, the day after Thanksgiving.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Heading Out to Sea to Share the Bounty
No backing down when the Fischer clan competes.
Courtesy Chris Fischer
Title: When the Main Course Was Testosterone
"Make no mistake, every time we set the net astern, day or night, we shared a hope that the next tow would bring us a positive report that cod and other species were in better shape than it appeared."
Mark Lovewell
Title: Story of Cod Shows How Outcome of Overfishing Can Be Final
Long live the corner store: Mardell's first opened in 1913 as Vincent's Paper Store.
Timothy Johnson
Title: From Pooh Bear to Graduation Cards, Mardell's Stocks it All
Airport manager Sean Flynn, who attended Monday meeting, said the county has done what it needed to in responding to complaint by airport commission.
Mark Lovewell
Title: County Seeks to End Airport Litigation
Neighborhood Convention meets monthly at various houses of worship on the Island. In November it met at St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Neighborhood Convention: 120 Years of Fellowship
Football coach Don Herman will retire after next season.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Looking Ahead to Winter Sports
Deer weigh-in stations will be busy for the next two weeks.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Two-Week Shotgun Season for Deer Begins Monday
Football players Daniel Costello and Elijah LaRue prepare for the big game by helping out the community.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Title: Volunteers Give Thanks by Giving Back at Family to Family Program
Thanksgiving Day is an expression of deep gratitude for the rich productivity of the land.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Road Trip and Remembrance
There are no diets or judgments on Thanksgiving Day.
Jaxon White
Title: Drumstick or Thigh?