Winter school vacation marks the quietest week of the year on Martha’s Vineyard. This is the week when families with schoolchildren flee the Island.
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Two Vineyard teams are still in competition and on Monday the 11-years-old-and-under team hosted Barnstable in what turned out to be a nail-biter until the very last out.
June 25, 2024
Camp Jabberwocky counselors dressed in high style to greet July campers as they arrived by ferry. After hugs and hellos they all headed up to camp to begin a busy month of activities, beach trips and a summer play.
June 24, 2024
This year is the third annual Juneteenth Jubilee celebration on the Vineyard, focused in Oak Bluffs, a historically popular Black destination.
June 24, 2024
The heralds are all about, from migrating birds to bridal wreath. While we weren’t looking, the trees have come into stronger leaf, although the scrub oak still lacks its summer raiment.
June 24, 2024
Fashionistas turned out at the Tabernacle Saturday to celebrate Clothes to Go. Island models showed off fine, fun, and funky fashions from the Clothes to Go collection.
June 23, 2024
On the Vineyard in June, the distant sun is just about the only thing that finds time to stand still. On the Island, June does not so much embody summer as it does our transition into that exciting season, and of all the transitions the Island seasons bring, this is the most challenging.
June 23, 2024
The Edgartown Village Market debuted Tuesday in the lower garden of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House, featuring vendors selling food and beverages, flowers and goods from local artisans.
June 18, 2024
The last day of school brought celebrations and reflections from students, teachers and parents alike. Most everyone was thrilled for the end of homework and the start of beach time.
June 18, 2024
The sound of forró music filled the air at the Agricultural Hall fairgrounds and the scent of Brazilian delicacies lured festivalgoers to eat at the Island’s first Brazil Fest.
June 17, 2024
Festival-goers crowded the bulkhead Saturday between Nancy's and Our Market to enjoy food, shop, listen to music, and stroll along the Oak Bluffs harbor. Welcome to Harborfest, the annual opening to summer block party in Oak Bluffs.
June 17, 2024
June is the season of roses, either growing wild on the beach or landscaped in Island yards. Now is the time to replant window boxes and dooryard pots, replacing cold-hardy pansies and Johnny jump-ups with their heat-loving stand-ins: geraniums, impatiens and nasturtiums. Time to put out tomatoes,...
June 16, 2024
Under a grand tent on the lawn of Edgartown’s Dr. Daniel Fisher House, Vineyarders feasted on cuisine from the Island’s popular eateries Thursday evening at the 38th annual Taste of the Vineyard.
June 15, 2024
Last night the Celtics claimed their third consecutive win against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, and Islanders and tourists alike gathered in bars and restaurants to watch the boys in green inch one step closer to their record-setting 18th NBA championship.
June 13, 2024
Winners of the 2024 Best of the Vineyard awards were announced Wednesday, at the summer kickoff event hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, the sponsor of the annual readers’ choice contest.
June 13, 2024
Foodies descended on the Winnetu Oceanside Resort for the Food and Wine Festival. The event featured over 50 Island and international chefs.
June 11, 2024
Family, friends and the Island community welcomed the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2024 with raucous cheers as the students made their way into the Tabernacle Sunday afternoon for this year’s graduation ceremony.
June 10, 2024