Stereotypes abound, but are the Islands all that different?
Shelley Christiansen
It started with an entrepreneurial grocer and a diligent doctor. Today, Verizon and Comcast are battling for your dollars. A look at phone service on the Island says a lot about this place and the people who live here.
Shelley Christiansen
Just thirty years ago, the Vineyard and neighboring islands voted to secede from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mike Seccombe
No longer a commercial thoroughfare, the Dr. Fisher Road still spans the Island’s midsection – despite being overgrown in places and downright difficult to find.
Tod Dimmick
1. Which of these Vineyard women was a poet who seemed to prefer the company of chickens to people?
a. Rebecca West b. Lucy Vincent c. Lydia Norton d. Nancy Luce
2. Who was Thomas Mayhew Jr.? a. a Chilmark sheep farmer b. a famous sea captain c. a missionary d. the founder of Mad Martha’s
3. Which two boats ran aground in Vineyard Sound?
Tom Dresser
After Hurricane Carol roared through Martha’s Vineyard on August 31, 1954, Shirley Mayhew and her camera went to Menemsha harbor – where few others were allowed entry.
Shirley Mayhew
The Chappy ferry is making headlines. Passenger rates may go up, the lines may get longer, and the owner plans to sell. A look at the history of the service shows this isn’t exactly new news.
Tom Dunlop
The first thing you notice when you compare the pictures is the absence of telephone poles in the older one.
HJ Bernstein
