News across Greater Vineyard Haven
Tension over the Oak Bluffs fishing pier
Swimmers often jump off the fishing pier, which has led to arguments over access for recreational fishermen. —Paul Bagnall Oak Bluffs fishing pier was specifically built for recreational fishing. —Paul Bagnall As Oak Bluffs looks at implementing a new security camera policy,…
A third of our food is never eaten. On the Vineyard, we can change that.
The Island throws away about 16 million pounds of food every year. —Courtesy Noli Taylor Imagine going to the grocery store and buying three bags of food. You carry two to the car, drop the third in the parking lot, and drive home without it. That is essentially what happens to…
New water refill stations on Island tap map
Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) announces several new water bottle refill stations across the Island, expanding access to convenient drinking water while helping reduce people’s reliance on single-use plastic. The newest addition is an outdoor refill station at the Martha’s…
‘It’s about living’
Hospice Palliative Care of MV Staff. —Courtesy Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard “You are not alone. Our compassionate Island team is here to make life’s hardest transitions easier.” These are the first words that greet you when visiting the new website for Hospice &…
Rescue me
“Madam Prufrock”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Lucky”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Magnus the Magnificent”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “How Turtles were Made”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Just One Look”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Oh Rats”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Peter”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Chenalle”.…
Wild Side: Less is more … sometimes
Orphulella pelidna on a goldenrod leaf at Sunset Lake. —Matt Pelikan Female Colletes thoracicus in her concealed nest burrow. —Matt Pelikan Sickle-leaved golden aster is a common wildflower on the hillside. —Matt Pelikan Sunset Lake Park No-Mow Zone. —Courtesy Matt Pelikan In…
‘Rivals of Amziah King’: The underworld of beekeeping
Andrew Patterson’s genre-bending movie “The Rivals of Amziah King” plays at the M.V. Film Center starting Oct. 2, and is full of great music, humor, mystery, and adventure. . It can make you smile and, at times, keep you guessing about where the story will go next. Veteran actor…
Poet’s Corner: Lure Maker
Lure Maker By James Lowell For J.B.B.
Oak Bluffs
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” –Dalai Lama XIV This quote made me think of all the big differences being made in our lives by something very tiny: a tick. Of course, it’s not just one tick, it’s the multitude and variety of…
Aquinnah
We have gratefully lived here, in our beloved and beautiful half of a barn, for 10 years. During that time, chores attached to the change of seasons have become rites calling for a shifting of gears and an activated appreciation of what is being lost and what is being gained.…
Harvest, in Islander hands
October on this Island has a rhythm to it, and this year that rhythm runs through our historical buildings. On Oct. 10 and 11, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Grange Hall in West Tisbury fills up with tables of handmade goods for the Vineyard Artisans Fall Festival. On the 25th, the…
Richard North Patterson’s ‘Tripwires’
From his seasonal perch in a rural corner of West Tisbury, Richard North Patterson has spent more than 30 years writing 25 books. They include legal and political novels that traverse terrain that runs far from the Island, as well as a trilogy of novels that explore family…