West Tisbury animal control officer Joan Jenkinson said the birds that live on Mill Pond are in danger of getting hit by cars.
Sydney Bender
Title: Selectmen Consider Gate for Waterfowl at Mill Pond
June Manning appreciation day.
Katie Carroll
Title: Station Menemsha Mom Gets a Hug
Timothy Johnson
Title: Climate Change Is Sum of Many Parts
"The Island seems in fact committed, both residents and visitors, to living with much more difficult access than that of the Cape."
Timothy Johnson
Title: Bridge to Vineyard May Be Too Far
Chilmark residents heard an update from the Squibnocket Beach committee at Monday's special town meeting.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Report from Squibnocket Beach Committee
Members of the Tri-Town Ambulance Department sporting custom-made T-shirts. The shirts are available to purchase at the West Tisbury Public Safety Building.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Island EMTS Suit Up to Fight Breast Cancer
Nancy Luce, also known as the chicken lady, will be celebrated by the museum.
Title: Island Eccentric Clucked to Her Own Beat
If you are lucky enough to find a sea urchin and examine it up close, take note of the shell, or outer skeleton.
Susan Straight
Title: Sea Urchin Scrutiny
Lynne Irons: "I want all dahlias all the time."
Anthony Esposito
Title: The Dahlia Queen
Say hello to a ruby-crowned kinglet.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Birds Are Finally Flying the Nest
Nick Bollettieri works with high schoolers at the Vineyard Youth Tennis Center.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Aces All Around As Nick Bollettieri Visits Vineyard Youth Tennis Center
Author Suzanne Goldsmith spent her childhood summers on the Vineyard.
Title: Creative Wings Take Flight Thanks to Early Osprey Encounter
The crescent moon is all business, presaging the winter ahead.
Mark Lovewell
Title: A More Formal Moon
Moderator Everett Poole presided over speedy town meeting.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Chilmark Approves Refuse District Spending, Talks Roads and Squibnocket
Fernando Jesurum was sentenced to three years in state prison for cocaine trafficking.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Milton Man Sent to State Prison for Cocaine Trafficking
More than 80 people, and some dogs, participated in the 24th annual CROP walk.
Timothy Johnson
Title: CROP Walk Brings Awareness to Hunger on Island
Volunteer firefighters, retired and active: from left, deputy chief Shawn Broadley, chief John Rose, Allan (Buddy) deBettencourt, James Moreis, Bruce O'Donnell, assistant chief Manny Rose.
Alison Mead
Title: Retired Firefighters Honored for Long Service to Town
David White created the Bessie Awards in 1983.
Anthony Esposito
Title: Dance Man; Bessie Awards Ceremony Acknowledges David White
The Vineyard Haven Yacht Club boat has the red-striped spinnaker.
Photo courtesy U.S. Sailing Association
Title: Mallory Cup Award for Vineyard Haven Yacht Club
Michael Mulcahy, a police lieutenant in Somerville and longtime derby fisherman, won the Eastern boat for his shore-caught blue.
Alison Mead
Title: Derby Sets Record for Attendance
Midge Jacobs and Victoria Scott ring the closing bell at last weigh-in.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Final Bell for the Derby
Bride is walked down the aisle (the deck of the ferry), by her father Rick Hamilton.
Bill Brine
Title: Married on the Chappy Ferry
Steve Ewing filled his speech with nods to the Vineyard community that surrounds him.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Warm Reception for Steve Ewing, Creative Living Award Recipient
Tisbury zoning board approved apartment building Friday morning following lengthy public hearing process that began in August.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Water Street Apartments Clear Zoning Board With Concessions
Next step in relocating Gay Head Light involves intensive archeological survey.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Gay Head Light Project Will Bypass MVC Review
Roger Becker and Gloria are in a qualifying position for the fall series.
Susan Waldrop
Title: Standings Shift in Holmes Hole Fall Series
As fears spread about virus, Vineyard hospital prepares.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Hospital Ready to Respond in Unlikely Event of Ebola