Monthly Archives: December 2012
Academic Honors
Oliver Filley of Edgartown at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.
Literary events this week on Martha’s Vineyard
Thursday, Dec.
Farm Neck Foundation makes charitable gifts
The directors of the Farm Neck Foundation have announced their annual grants for 2012.
Reel Picks
The screenplay is by Tom Stoppard from the Tolstoy novel of the same name that sits near the top of most people's best books of all time lists.
Sidelights: Questions about the MVC’s scope of activities
Some commenters at a public hearing last week questioned whether the Martha's Vineyard Commission should let town boards take the reins.
Named to governor’s youth council
Douglas Andrade and Isabella Hazel El-Deiry, two seniors from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, became members of the Governor's Statewide Youth Council (GSYC) for Dukes County, in a ceremony on November 30.
Fundraiser planned to help Mike and Ashley Waters
A pasta dinner for Mikey and Ashley Waters will be held Sunday, December 9, at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs, from 5 to 7 pm.
Edgartown plans to increase EMS staff, reduce overtime
Town officials say adding a paramedic will give the department some flexibility, and provide additional service.
Stop and Shop to end bag rebate program
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, which has stores in Edgartown and Vineyard Haven, recently announced plans to end its rebate program that awards customers five cents a bag for using their own.
Oak Bluffs man arrested on child porn charges
An Oak Bluffs man was arrested December 5 on child pornography charges in a coordinated investigation that involved State Police on Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs Police, and State Police assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office.
Poets Corner: Bark
Bark
gray
stri-
ations
bridge
no crossing
limb too light
a word
reaching to hold
Something
Someone
no outstretch can meet
naked
bark dressed
hidden until perfect
systems
wrapped fine tiny
not leaf leaf
fowl you
green
Fan Ogilvie
Fan Ogilvie, the second Poet Laureate...
Martha’s Vineyard District Court report
November 15, 2012
Stephen L. Jenkinson, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/24/68, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth; no inspection/sticker:...
Charter School rowers take first in Open Water Championships
Six students from the Charter School stroked against 250 of the Northeast's best young rowers, November 17, in the "Icebreaker" race in Hull.
Vineyard QB Alec Tattersall a face in the Sports Illustrated crowd
Alec will appear in the magazine's Faces in the Crowd feature for the Dec.10 issue. Former MVRHS field hockey player Liane Dixon graced SI in 2004.
MVRHS winter sports preview
Swimming joins the winter sports varsity mix as the Vineyard teams try to match the unprecedented success of 2011-12.
Martha’s Vineyard Community Notes
Falmouth Academy will host an information session for Martha's Vineyard families on Thursday, December 6, at the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven.
West Tisbury
Yesterday morning I went over to the fire station across the street to thank the guys putting lights up as they do every year.
Oak Bluffs
To me, music has always been the perfect introduction to the Christmas/holiday season and last Sunday afternoon was a wonderful start.
Edgartown
The holidays are now in full swing, what with the turkey day leftovers tossed aside for ribbon and holly and twinkling lights.
Aquinnah
I am tired of Christmas already and it's still three weeks away.