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West Tisbury: Museum exhibits, Polly Hill Arboretum, jazz documentary, and piano concert

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It’s been an on-and-off rainy week. Sometimes the rain and wind lashes our windows with vigor; at other times it has the softness and warmth of spring. Everything is muddy, as is Abigail when...

Tisbury: State of the Union, Art in the Stacks, ‘Moments in Time,’ book club,...

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Heard on Main Street: The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. Or you could say that the State of the Union event could feel like the journey...

Oak Bluffs: St. Patrick’s Day, spring equinox, wellness day, farmer panel, and M.V. Film...

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“May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.” —Irish blessing St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, the day to celebrate Irish culture. In my family of Irish immigrants, it was always...

Edgartown: Spring Fling, Daffodil Time, Paint Party, writing workshop, and candidate forum

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I love the extra daylight at the end of the day as a result of changing our clocks this weekend, but I’m discombobulated at the same time. I know my sleep schedule will catch...

Chilmark: Community kindness, Native Earth Teaching Farm, Pathways, and library classes

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A few weeks ago, a “last call before it goes to the dump” Facebook post offered a desk and chair. It has eight drawers. I’d been using a borrowed-from-the-family drop-leaf table and cardboard Ikea boxes...

Aquinnah: Town clerk, Council on Aging, new apartments, ACE MV, and Chilmark School

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You may recall that last week was the presidential primary election. I am a registrar here in Aquinnah, and had the joy of watching a steady parade of people coming in to do their...

West Tisbury: Great Pond, daffodil sale, M.V. Democrats, and Johnson & Ryan concert

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Last Tuesday was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive, especially in midwinter, when it is such an unexpected treasure. The temperature was in the 50s. The sky was a...

Tisbury: Film Center, adult crafts, day of wellness, Opera Club, jazz music, and book...

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Heard on Main Street: I wonder if there is anyone under 65 interested in running for president. The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society offers operas and many new films. Choose from one about how memory works,...

Oak Bluffs: Signs of spring, P.A. Club, Strong Martha, Parent to Parent, and free...

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“For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” —Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” Amanda Gorman, who will turn 26 years old...

Edgartown: Writing workshop, theater for adults, Sonic Flow, Cape Poge, and Community Sing

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Happy March. If it comes in like a lamb, will it go out like a lion? Or is spring just going to come in nice and early this year? I’m hoping for the latter....

Chilmark: Saintly Supper, family yoga, bag weaving, safe lawns, Pathways, and Kirtan

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The winds change in March. The pace picks up inside and out. The birds' songs are louder, and the chorus more diverse. Snowdrops are in bloom. I wish I’d cut back more of the...

Aquinnah: Garden Club, Meat Ball, Soup Social, beach grass, and Nancy Aronie

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Last week was one of the quietest weeks of the year around the Island. School was out, skies were mostly gray, and, with winter doldrums hovering about; many folks fled the Island in search...

West Tisbury: Spring break, soup and bread lunches, and town voting system

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It’s the last day of this Leap Year in February. Funny to have such a simple solution every four years to straighten out our calendar. It’s also school vacation week, so it may feel quieter...

Tisbury: Fulling Mill Brook, ‘Living on Wampanoag Territory,’ mystery movie, and Vineyard lawns

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Heard on Main Street: “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” —Dr. Seuss The Martha's Vineyard Museum opens an exhibit called...

Oak Bluffs: Bob Marley, Leap Day, Percy Cowen, Ag Fair poster, and Built on...

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“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” —Bob Marley I quote Bob Marley this week because...

Edgartown: M.V. Film Center, Senior Dinner, Neighborhood Convention, and ice skating

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Our crocuses are blooming! Does this mean spring is arriving early? Hopefully they know what they are doing. It’s lovely to see them and the snow drops and hear the birds singing. I know...

Chilmark: Animal Health Care Associates and Up-Island Council on Aging

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This week is spring break. Many are off on adventures. Many are enjoying home. Some are starting seeds. I am sick with a head cold. I am grateful for broth and yummy Island-made heat-up meals...

Aquinnah: Grateful for SSA, Tech Pro for seniors, ACE MV, and special anniversary

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Charley and I had to go off-Island last week and I want to say thank you to the employees of the Steamship Authority. Getting our reservation was easy. The ferries going and coming were...

West Tisbury: Early voting, soup and bread lunches, Howe’s House, and Jennie Greene

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Watching the snow falling Tuesday morning, I kept hearing in my head the lyrics to “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from “Oklahoma” by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Of course, I was looking at my snowy...

Tisbury: Snow plowing, Tech Pro, tea shortages, movies, and library activities

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Heard on Main Street: The best is yet to come, I hope. Supposedly I live on a town road, but I guess I need to call the DPW to remind them, because we never got...