Monthly Archives: December 2016
Conservation and affordable housing: Martha's Vineyard can have both
To the Editor:
In response to Mr. Lengyel’s essay in the Dec. 20 Vineyard Gazette : “We can have both affordable housing and land conservation”...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: December 19 – 23, 2016
Chilmark
Dec. 19, Jonathan Lash and Peter Pratt, trustees of the Pratt Family Realty Trust, sold 128 Old Farm Rd. to Keith Snedeker and Rebecca...
Community forum on Trump-era immigration
A new Vineyard-based social justice group, the Martha’s Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation (MVSJLF), will hold a forum on post-election information and action on...
Domestic Disturbances: I’m tired of being self sufficient
When I was little, I always wondered why I was born into a family that had enough to eat, rather than into a starving...
Plastic bag ban goes into effect in five towns next week
Updated Friday, December 30
At their town meetings last spring, five out of six Island towns included a ban on the use of disposable plastic...
Electric bus pilot project may be down the road for VTA
The Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) is exploring the idea of using electric buses. An alternative fuels study, conducted by the Vermont Energy Investment...
Bradford pears: Smelly, frail, and invasive
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to my neighbors who are objecting to my removing two Bradford pear trees on my property on...
Charter School “project period” allows students to explore their own interests
Students at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School recently spent eight days exploring a topic of their choice during what the school calls “project...
Pagan roots of Christmas trees
To the Editor:
With all due respect to Rabbi Glassman (Dec. 15, “Include the menorah in holiday decorations”), the menorah is a religious symbol. The...
Another entitlement to the Wampanoag
To the Editor:
If the Wampanoag Tribe exerted as much energy in getting grants and special consideration of additional grants from various governmental agencies, in...
The Musicians
Four musicians share stories about how they came to make music their life’s work.
Nancy Jephcote, Vineyard Haven
Strings teacher, singer, songwriter; guitar and fiddle
The Flying...
When Slip Away needs a tractor, Slip Away gets a tractor
From the beginning, Slip Away Farm has thrived on the support of the Chappaquiddick community. The island’s thin and sandy soil is sadly lacking...
Gwenaelle Marie Delhougne
Rebecca Delhougne and Brice Delhougne of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Gwenaelle Marie Delhougne, on Dec. 20, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard...
Ethan Alexandro Gregory
Eileen Gregory and Don Gregory of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Ethan Alexandro Gregory, on Dec. 25, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard...
Riquelme Hauch Ribeiro
Tatiara Hauch and Armando Ribeiro of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Riquelme Hauch Ribeiro, on Dec. 23, 2016, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital....
Jenna Estelle Ray
Elise Ray and James Hugh Ray of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Jenna Estelle Ray, on Nov. 29, 2016, at Martha’s...
Great Island Couples: Lauren Townes and Noah Scheffer
When Lauren Townes and Noah Scheffer said “I do” before some 125 guests at Edgartown’s Old Whaling Church on Saturday, Dec. 17, it marked...
Your body, your pharmacy
Last winter, Kristine Leone was driving to her yoga teacher-training course at Sherry Sidoti’s Fly Yoga School in Vineyard Haven when she heard an...
West Tisbury: Flowering snowdrops
As I typed in Dec. 29, 2016, it was obvious this is my last column for 2016. Another year of weather, occasions, births, and...
Tisbury: Island blessings
We had a wonderful Christmas with our son’s family. His in-laws came from Connecticut, Virginia, and Arizona. Our delightful granddaughters held a concert of...