10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (639+ words) For the England vs. Croatia World Cup game on Wednesday afternoon, England fans definitely outnumbered Croatian fans at El Barco in Vineyard Haven. One man had painted his hand white with a red cross to look like the English flag…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (622+ words) On Tuesday at the lower field of the Dr. Daniel Fisher house, the Edgartown Village Market opened for their first week of the summer. Hosted by Zach Pinerio and Grace Romanowsky, the market is presented by the Vineyard Preservation Trust…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (256+ words) Multi Flora roses are everywhere, threading themselves up into trees on the roadsides. They are very pretty but a royal pain the rest of the year. Good luck trying to rid yourself of them. While slowing for road construction near…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (649+ words) Watching bird behavior hints at what the bird is doing. Carrying vegetation or food means it is either building a nest or feeding its mate or chicks. You may even find the nest. And of course, seeing baby birds means…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (214+ words) Jupiter and Mercury The Vineyard Gazette There are three planets in our southwestern sky. Venus is the easiest to find and the brightest. Just look at least 45 minutes after sunset for the planet. Earlier this this week, on Wednesday, the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (535+ words) The morning is cool, with a stillness that warns of the heat to come. We ride out to the fields in the back of a truck bed filled with blue pint baskets, strawberry carriers and plastic baking trays. Each picker…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (714+ words) At the girls tennis Division 3 state finals, all eyes were on the Vineyard athletes competing for the state title. But while the girls kept their cool on the court, their parents watching them were in "full-on panic," said Mike Johns,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (422+ words) Paula Conover of the Charlotte Inn first started collecting vintage wedding toppers after a friend gifted her one. Now she has a collection of over 40 unique designs. Her wedding cake topper collection is currently on display at The Carnegie Heritage…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (778+ words) When James Lapine accepted his Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre on June 7, it was at a far more intimate ceremony than the glittering, fast-paced soir'e that was broadcast from New York City that night. He and his…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (770+ words) On this year's Juneteenth celebration on Martha's Vineyard, weeks before the 250th anniversary of American independence, history looms large." Juneteenth, or June 19, was declared a federal holiday in 2021. It marks the day when Union troops marched into Texas to force the…...