Monthly Archives: March 2016
Bread baker extraordinaire launches Cinnamon Starship
Cinnamon Starship may sound more like the name of a jam band than a food CSA, but oddly and fantastically enough, they are baking...
Borges – Williams
Bobbie Brennan and Ron Borges of Concord and Littleton are pleased to announce the wedding of their daughter, Lora Molly Borges of West Tisbury,...
Charlie Kaufman inspires adult animation in ‘Anomalisa’
“Anomalisa” by director Charlie Kaufman, and “Hello, My Name Is Doris” open at the MV Film Center this weekend. The first is a haunting...
Bridge notes
The weekly bridge games at the Edgartown Bridge Club on March 21 and the Martha’s Vineyard Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven on March 22...
So, you think that’s funny, do you?
We’re certainly not above trying to pull off the odd April Fools joke around here. Last year, we reported on the invasion of the...
Oak Bluffs: Easter celebration
How wonderful it was to have the sunny, if somewhat cool, weather on Sunday. None of the traditional outside Easter services had to be...
Martin Luther King membership drive
The Martha’s Vineyard Branch of the NAACP is holding its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Membership Drive Celebration on Saturday, April 2, at 11...
Tisbury: Spring is trying to show its face
Belated birthday greetings to Rhoda Diamond. She celebrated her 95th birthday yesterday.
Spring is trying to show its face. It is amazing that the tiny...
Ode to Longboarding
By Landen Osborn Stromsoe
I grab my board
Drop it on the ground
I give a push
I'm on my way down
Going down a hill
Collecting speed
I feel the...
People who get chomped by a cat often learn this the hard way
“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” At least, (rumor has it) so said Abraham Lincoln. OK,...
West Tilbury: our library turns 2
Congratulations to Emily and Keston Smith on the arrival of their baby, Seraphine Thistle. What a lucky baby she is to have Gideon as...
Aquinnah: Happy April Fool’s day
The great Gay Head egg hunt was held this Sunday at the Duck Inn. Thanks as always to Elise LeBovit who along with a...
Chilmark: Happy birthday, Bobbie
Spring is here, right? Even though we may wake up to a morning frost or cold rain, daffodils and tulips are brightening up the...
The West Tisbury Young Authors Project: Transported by Noepe
By Menasha Leport
Last fall, Annemarie Ralph launched a young-authors project at the West Tisbury School, and asked the MV Times if we would be...
Plan, prepare, plant!
Vegetable gardens are coming awake. Mine has been semi-active, actually, throughout this warm winter. We enjoyed lamb’s lettuce (mache), parsley, cilantro, and weeds such...
Have faith: Rabbi Caryn Broitman will study at Harvard next year
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
Caryn Broitman, rabbi at the Martha’s...
Edgartown: Looking forward to warmer days
I hope that you all enjoyed a relaxing and family-filled Easter Sunday. Easter is an odd family holiday for me as an adult. As...
(Re)Vitalize your routine on Martha’s Vineyard
The definition of the word “retreat” is a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director. While the Island...
Have a (meat) ball at Ag society dinner
The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society will host The Meat Ball, and evening of dinner and dance, on Saturday, April 2, from 6 to 10...
Putt around the library with golf in the stacks
The Oak Bluffs library will host two sessions of mini golf in the stacks this weekend, with an adult event on Friday, April 1,...