John Milnor Wilbur 3rd, known as Jay his entire life, died on Dec. 22. He was 72. Jay was born in Newton on Feb. 27. Boats and the Atlantic Ocean were a focus of his life from a very early age either ...

Rebecca (Becky) Chandler Luce died in Grantham, N.H. on Dec. 27. She was 70. During her courageous battle with cancer, she never lost her compassion for and generosity to others. Her joyful sense of ...

The cookie jar sits empty now. Elena C. Messina left the kitchen quietly on Dec. 26, at the age of 89. There are women who cook, and then there are women who cook. Elena was the latter. Her meals ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $363,665.02 for the business week ending on ...

From the Dec. 31 and 1965 edition of the Vineyard Gazette ...

Marilyn G. Maynard died on Dec. 17 in Pembroke. She was 91. Marilyn was born in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1933. to Washington I. and Cecile B. Goewey. She grew up in Newburgh, N.Y. with her sister, ...

Sydell Rabin died after a brief illness on Dec. 6. Sydell was born in Philadelphia in 1927 to Reba and Louis Grossman. She graduated from Temple University. After traveling to Europe, she met and ...

The experts didn’t know what to make of an unfamiliar jellyfish recently observed on the North Shore.

It did not take long for the 65th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count to become history. Planning started long ago.

The Edgartown select board will promote Lieut. Chris Dolby to police chief next week, choosing the longtime Edgartown officer over two other ...

On behalf of the Chappy ferry captains, deckhands and behind the scenes employees, thanks for all of the thoughtful and yummy holiday gifts bestowed upon them by the Island community.

The Visit of young Jack Kennedy to Martha’s Vineyard as a young yachtsman in the summer of 1941 hasn’t been forgotten. The adventures of the future President and his brother began before they reached ...