“For veterans, Memorial Day is a little different,” Mr. MacDonald told the students. “It’s personal. It’s a day filled with names, faces and memories that never fade.” Mr, MacDonald said soldiers ...

When it’s time to get out on pasture, animals at Slough Farm are so excited 
that they act like foodies discovering a new ...

An expedition to understand large pockets of fresh groundwater just off Martha’s Vineyard. And Porchfest lets the music flow through the streets of Edgartown.

And if you think you’re seeing sharks everywhere – you are. Oak Bluffs is hosting a Sharks in the Park Public Art Display and the Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District is encouraging artists to ...

Island Students Celebrate Memorial Day ... ...

Gazette Chronicle: From the May 25, 1979 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Memorial Day weekend. The rush of summer crowds. The traffic. The shoppers. Parents and children. Hope for good weather.

When seasonal Vineyarder Theodus Crane walked on to the set of Sinners, he did not know it was a vampire movie, he thought it was a story about a juke joint. The film, directed by Ryan Coogler, ...

Memorial Day weekend has arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, bringing with it a mix of uncertainty and optimism as Islanders navigate the shifting political and economic climates. At the onset of the ...

As a reporter and editor at the Gazette for nearly 40 years, I had a front-row seat watching Ron go to bat again and again to defend the towns and protect the Island. More than anything, he loved to ...

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services respectfully appeals to the Island community for support. In April 2025, federal funding for our Veterans Affairs Program was eliminated for FY2026. This program ...

As parents are job is never done. Our influence continues to shadow our children whether strongly or from a distance. The question is, is it fraught with lies, ingrained opinions, or done right hate ...