On becoming a columnist
The passing of longtime Tisbury columnist Kay Mayhew has led to a search for a new columnist. While getting to know potential candidates, we asked our five living town columnists how they had found themselves in the position. Here are their stories. –Ed. HERMINE HULL, West Tisbury This is the story of how I came…
West Tisbury
The weather has reverted to chilly days and nights that are more typical of our Vineyard springs than the 60-plus-degree days we had the week before. Still, lawns are greening up, leaves are appearing, and daffodils and flowering trees are a welcome sight after our snowy winter. I hope it will be sunny, and warm…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: A Happy Blizzard
A Happy Blizzard By Liz Splittgerber It doesn’t happen every year Only once in a very great while Here on-Island, a winter storm comes Where the snow just piles and piles A happy blizzard, some would say — One definitely for the books It swirled about the East Chop Light And in each harbor the…
‘The Brass Ring’ by Nancy Wood
Author Nancy Wood (1928–2025) immediately reveals the key catalyst in her story “The Brass Ring: A Novel About Friendship” in the opening lines: “I didn’t set out to capture my oldest friend’s fiancé. It wasn’t like that. It didn’t come all at once like a bee sting, that spellbound longing for him, but I was…
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Literary Arts
A chronicler of Vineyard history
Tom Dresser, the author of 18 published books about Martha’s Vineyard and another on the way, has chronicled history for much of his life. Dresser’s first foray began at 11 in 1958: “My brother, two neighbors, and I started the Springdale News, a handwritten, four-page monthly newspaper. We kept doing…
‘Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage’ by Belle Burden
On March 21, 2020, while quarantining with her family on the Vineyard during the early days of the pandemic, Belle Burden received a voicemail from an unknown man: “‘I’m trying to reach Belle.’ He paused. ‘I’m sorry to tell you this, but your husband is having an affair with my…
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Eat & Drink
In the Kitchen with: Mia Esparini
For this month’s “In the Kitchen with,” we decided to focus on baking instead of cooking. This decision made me…
Dine: ‘Rustic minimalist art nouveau’
The beloved Linda Jean’s diner-style restaurant, on Circuit Ave. in Oak Bluffs, closed down in early 2025. Though folks miss…
Dine: Less is more
“Less is more” is one of my favorite sayings. If you have been following my food stories, you will have…
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Birth annoucements
Birth announcement
Oliver Hunter AraujoMarianna Araujo and Tyler Araujo of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Oliver Hunter Araujo, on…
Birth announcement
Meredith Grossman and Kim Carlomagno of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Julian Arthur Carlomagno, on April 13, 2026,…
Birth announcement
Amelia Brito Victoria Rolanti and Julio Brito of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Brito, on April…
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