Monthly Archives: April 2010
We promise safe, regulated beer and wine sales
As we wind up the town meeting season and head into the ballot there is one vote that many will be coming out on Tuesday to cast.
We must provide expected services
As a resident of this Island who enjoys eating out fairly often, I encourage others to vote yes for beer and wine in Tisbury for several reasons.
Noteworthy
Due to popular demand, the Sustainable Book Club resumes meetings next month.
Reel Picks
Alice in Wonderland (PG)How could you not love a spin on a Lewis Carroll classic with a dolled-up Johnny Depp, a funny, fierce Helena...
Exploit the dry brand
In times of financial constraint, capitalizing on quirkiness is often the best strategy.
Beer and wine tops Tisbury’s ballot questions Tuesday
A question about beer and wine is generating the most fizz from voters among six questions on Tisbury's April 27 town election ballot.
A boost for Brenda
It was no surprise, really, that over 200 people jammed the P-A club last Friday night to support Brenda Lehman of Oak Bluffs in her fight against breast cancer.
Art shorts
You don't need to have fancy equipment or know much about the technical side of photography in order to enjoy Vineyard photographer Peter Simon's workshop, just enthusiasm and a desire to learn.
Iris Iacono
Iris "Fi" Iacono 89 of Palm Harbor, Fla.
quote
"A lot of people don't understand who we are and what we do, and unfortunately, we often meet them on the worst day of their life.
Red Cross blood drive is Tuesday
School vacations and mild spring weather have contributed to a drop in blood donations.
Charles Sprague
Dr.
They’re back!
I visit osprey nests each day.
Veteran Tisbury selectman faces two challengers
Tisbury voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide a three-way race for a seat on the board of selectmen, in which longtime incumbent selectman Tristan Israel faces challenges from Angela Cywinski and Bruce Lewellyn.
A performance beyond expectations
After two years of fundraising, four months of evening, Saturday and Sunday rehearsals, and months of intricate planning and coordination, 28 MVRHS Minnesingers and their chaperones boarded the ferry in Vineyard Haven bound for Prague in the Czech Republic.
Nancy Luedeman
On Easter evening, April 4, an unassuming great woman left us.
Authors speak on “Island Life”
Who would have guessed that 82 species of spiders, at least 463 species of moths, 201 saltwater fish and one lamprey have been recorded on and around our Island? These were among the fascinating bits of information Allan Keith and Stephen Spongberg shared with an interested audience at the Martha's Vineyard Museum Saturday afternoon.
West Tisbury
One of the best parts of my day is the walk-around-the-yard assessment.
She’s studying for the Bee
I want to thank you for sponsoring me for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC from May 30 to June 6.