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Some people know Ghost Island Farm, and its owner Rusty Gordon, for the extravagant Halloween displays and oddities tucked into the greenhouses. Others know the farm for its accessible CSA, and others, for its tomatoes.
The board of the Aquinnah Land Initiative talked to a standing room only crowd at Stillpoint on Sept. 2, and said they are hoping to raise $8 million to purchase, restore and care for the prominent property along the Gay Head Cliffs.
The weeks-long threat of a Vineyard Transit Authority bus driver strike appears to have been averted after the drivers’ union and management came to a tentative contract agreement this week.
Across the Island, the five elementary schools, regional high school and public charter school will all welcome back students on Tuesday. When they arrive, they will be greeted by new staff, new infrastructure and new strategies for keeping students educated.
Two abutting Katama properties sold for a combined $43 million this week, marking one of the highest residential real estate sales in Vineyard history.
Sengekontacket Reopens to Shellfishing
August 28, 2026
Sengekontacket Pond is back open to shellfishing nearly two months after the state closed it due to a heavy rainstorm and flooding.
Dead Whale Towed Out of Edgartown
August 28, 2026
The Edgartown shellfish department towed a decomposing whale out to sea Thursday after it had washed ashore in Katama Bay.
Select Board Details Reasons for Fireworks Cancellation
August 27, 2026
On Wednesday, the Oak Bluffs firework committee released a statement explaining that unfavorable seas and weather forced the town to cancel the longstanding August tradition.
Oak Bluffs Reminds Businesses of Plastic Bottle Ban
August 27, 2026
The Oak Bluffs select board is making a new effort to remind businesses of a town bylaw banning the sale of most single-use plastic bottles smaller than 34 ounces.
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From the September 3, 1929 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The opening of schools, now at hand, is quite different from the opening of schools on the Vineyard half a century ago.
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