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Food Pantry Takes Stock After Another Season

3:51 pm, May 13, 2014Olivia HullIt was another busy year at the Island Food Pantry, a community-wide organization that feeds those in need.The year proved similar to last year; there were 2,405 visits,...

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County Considers Purchasing Former VNA Building

4:31 pm, May 13, 2014Olivia HullDukes County is looking to purchase the former home of the Vineyard Nursing Association to house the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living.County Manager Martina Thornton...

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Marion Strauss, 90, Organized All-Island Art Show

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 4:08amMarion (Johnson) Strauss of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 90.Marion’s husband Paul, to whom she was married...

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Tisbury Narrowly Passes Budget Override, Elects New Town Clerk

8:35 pm, May 13, 2014Ivy AsheTisbury voters narrowly approved their first general budget override in more than two decades at the annual town election Tuesday. Hillary Conklin was elected to the town...

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Aquinnah Approves Lighthouse Funding, Nixes State Road Name Change

11:26 pm, May 13, 2014Remy TuminThe annual town meeting season came to a close Tuesday night as Aquinnah voters overwhelmingly approved a lean budget and a major spending request for the relocation of...

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Feeding an Island

12:28 pm, May 15, 2014We at Island Grown Schools are deeply grateful to Kevin and Suzanna Crowell for their overwhelming generosity in hosting last weekend’s high school garden fundraiser at the Sweet...

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Garden Conservancy's Open Day

Martha's VineyardGarden Conservancy's Open Day on Martha's Vineyard. Gardens in Edgartown, Chilmark and West Tisbury will be highlighted in tour. For more information, visit gardenconservancy.org....

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Cautionary Tale

12:37 pm, May 15, 2014Crane Appliance is one of those Island businesses that Islanders love to hate. “You can get it so much cheaper off-Island or online” is the comment most heard. People talk about...

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Nuclear Alert

12:42 pm, May 15, 2014The local boards of health are making potassium iodide tablets available to the public at the town halls. These tablets can protect us from thyroid cancer in case of nuclear...

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Panel Discussion: Oak Bluffs, A Place of Pride and History

Union ChapelOak Bluffs: A Place of Pride and History, panel discussion on Smithsonian's Oak Bluffs exhibit in National Museum of African American History and Culture, 7 p.m., Union Chapel. Admission,...

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Squibby Is Many Things, But Not Public

12:51 pm, May 15, 2014In the Gazette issue of May 2, the editorial Lines in the Sand refers to the public beach at Squibnocket, and to public beachfront.The use of the word public here can only be a...

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Cook the Vineyard

Lola's Southern SeafoodCook the Vineyard, 2 p.m., Lola's Southern Seafood, Oak Bluffs. Vineyard cookbook authors offer tips and advice while guests dine on recipes from their books. Tickets, $50....

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Protecting the Cliffs

1:05 pm, May 15, 2014An effort will be made by Congressman Charles L. Gifford to have the protection of Gay Head cliffs undertaken as one of the projects in the proposed public works program of the...

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Sharks Opening Day

Martha's Vineyard Regional High SchoolSharks Opening Day, 7 p.m., Shark Tank field at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Little League and Babe Ruth Day. Wear your jersey and cap for free...

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A Vineyard Life Not Often Revealed

1:41 pm, May 15, 2014Kevin Parham’s new book, The Vineyard We Knew, certainly dispels the long-held stereotype that all of we African Americans who inhabit Martha’s Vineyard are rich, famous or both....

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Butterfly Garden Work Party

Felix Neck Wildlife SanctuaryButterfly Garden Work Party, 1 to 3 p.m., Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. Help garden grow while working alongside knowledgeable volunteers. Cal 508-627-4850.  Demographics:...

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Sharks Baseball Game

Martha's Vineyard Regional High SchoolSharks Baseball Game, 7 p.m., Shark Tank at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Worcester Bravehearts take on Sharks. $10 stadium seats, $6 adults, $5 seniors...

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Sharks Baseball Game

Martha's Vineyard Regional High SchoolSharks Baseball Game, 7 p.m., Shark Tank at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Pittsfield Suns take on Sharks. $10 stadium seats, $6 adults, $5 seniors and $4...

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Sharks Baseball Game

Martha's Vineyard Regional High SchoolSharks Baseball Game, 7 p.m., Shark Tank at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Seacoast Mavericks take on Sharks. $10 stadium seats, $6 adults, $5 seniors and...

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Flatbread Benefit Night

Flatbread PizzaFlatbread Benefit Night, 4 to 9 p.m., Flatbread Pizza, Airport Road, Edgartown. Part of profits benefit Little League and Babe Ruth organizations. Silent auction. Call 508-561-0042....

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