On The Vineyard
On the Vineyard is a weekly 10-minute wrap-up of news from Martha’s Vineyard compiled by the Vineyard Gazette. New episodes every Friday. Listen right here or wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, hundreds of people gathered at the Portuguese American Club to remember an Island couple who were killed when bad weather caused their skiff to capsize while they were scalloping together on New Year’s day.
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This week we share a 10-minute wrap-up of 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard news, we are listening back to some archival sound. In each episode we try to add Vineyard voices from the past. We do this with the help of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum and their extensive audio archive. In today’s episode we meet the woman who maintains and grows the archive, and hear some of the voices from this year’s episodes.
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This week we share a 10-minute wrap-up of 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard news – from the effects of funding cuts from the Trump administration to a rise in ticks and a raid by ICE. And a bombshell report blasting the Steamship Authority for blowing millions in public funds on redesigning a new website that is still not functional. We listen to clips from the major stories of the year, and we remember the people and pla...
In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, a report from the state Inspector General blasted Steamship Authority leadership for blowing millions in public funds on redesigning a new website that is still not functional. And Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has a new leader in a long-time employee.
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, State officials came to Oak Bluffs to discuss ways to confront the increasing number of tick-borne illnesses on the Island. And Christmas in Edgartown is here!
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, loneliness among Island seniors is a growing concern for healthcare providers. And the future looks dim for Island Music, the Vineyard's only music store.
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse and Circuit Arts say the organizations will soon come together as one entity. And where did all the turkeys roaming the Vineyard come from?
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette, the off-season in Oak Bluffs is getting more difficult with businesses closing. Also, a new site on the African American Heritage Trail in Woods Hole.
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In this week's 10-minute wrap-up of the news from the Vineyard Gazette newsroom, the Steamship Authority is getting a new general manager and the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse is losing its iconic director.
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True Vineyard Color, with host Sylvia Farrington, is a conversation with the eclectic people who call Martha's Vineyard home. This week, Sylvia talks with Vineyard Gazette publisher and On the Vineyard producer and host Monica Brady-Myerov about her love of storytelling, local journalism, and finding community on the Vineyard.
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An Islandwide election will be held next year on a proposal to fund the renovation of the regional high school. And volunteers dig in to move quahaugs from a polluted lake to a healthier pond, so in the future they will be fit for consumption.
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The regional high school football team pulls out of the Island Cup because of injuries, while the girls and boys soccer teams won Golden Anchors over Nantucket. And Halloween on the Vineyard gets spooky, with ghost stories, zombie crawls and haunted houses.
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Concern over PFAS in the water in Chilmark leads Chilmark School to use only bottled water. And ferry rates on the Steamship Authority are going up in the new year to help close a budget gap. And we visit the Shearer Cottage on the African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard.
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The state considers a fee on high-end real estate transactions to help with the housing crisis. And Vineyarders love their classic cars – and shared bragging rights at a recent car show.
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Martha’s Vineyard Airport is going to double in size with a long-awaited expansion and upgrade. A silent disco rocks out on the sand in Vineyard Haven. And it's time to order your Island-raised turkey from local farmers!
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Students did better than the state average on standardized tests. And the Mocha Motts in Vineyard Haven and the Plane View Restaurant at the airport plan to close as their owners retire.
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Tribal leaders met with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as part of an annual meeting that happened to take place on the Vineyard. And a beautiful goodbye to Black Dog founder and sailor Captain Bob Douglas.
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Summer for local businesses was a mixed bag, with July a bit slow and August on fire. And concerns about an immigration crackdown led organizers to again postpone a Brazilian festival.
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The Gazette celebrated the 50th anniversary of its in-house Goss Community Press with a guided tour and special print run, and after fourteen years of jerk chicken and ribs, Chef Deon’s Kitchen at the VFW post is closing.
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The Martha's Vineyard high school renovation and addition plan cleared a hurdle this week. And the Martha’s Vineyard Museum says goodbye to its very successful Jaws exhibit. Also a musical sendoff to Jim Thomas the creator of theUS Slave Song Projects’ Spirituals choir.
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