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For Canadian-born ice hockey executive George McPhee, Martha’s Vineyard offers a much-needed respite after a busy National Hockey League (NHL) season. The former forward, who once played for the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils, currently serves as the president of hockey operations for the Vegas Golden Knights, traveling around the United States and Canada during the regular season.
By Sydney Bender
What did it take to bring the Martha’s Vineyard Skatepark to life? Oh, just a dedicated crew of skate heads working hard for over a decade. Twenty years later, it’s still going strong.
By Sydney Bender
For the Indigenous people of the Island, bringing stolen ancestral remains home for reburial has been a protracted, often frustrating process.
By Thomas Humphrey
The end of the year marks a pretty good time to stop and reflect. And boy, what a year it's been.
By Vanessa Czarnecki
Abstract? Landscape? Artist Walker T. Roman can do it all, while drawing inspiration from the natural world and bringing it all back home.
By Gwyn Skiles
Joan Nathan, the “godmother of Jewish cooking,” has written twelve cookbooks on the subject. For her latest, she’s interwoven her life story with recipes close to her heart.
By Sydney Bender
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The resident artist and manager of Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks respects the unforgiving nature of his medium.
By Emma Kilbride
Homesteader, gardener, and longtime Vineyard Gazette columnist Lynne Irons isn’t afraid to make her opinions known on everything from hydrangeas to leaf blowers and posturing politicians. At seventy-eight, she shows no sign of slowing down.
By Elizabeth Bennett