Monthly Archives: December 2021
Holiday events
Aquinnah
Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11
Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair
10 am to 4 pm, Aquinnah Town Hall
Shop for a wide variety of gift items...
Religious services for the holidays
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Parish
Visit goodshepherdmv.com, or call 508-693-0342.
Tuesdays in Advent
St. Augustine’s Church, Vineyard Haven
Mass, followed by confessions, 6:30 pm.
Christmas Eve
St. Augustine’s Church, Vineyard...
The power of Indigenous art
The Aquinnah Cultural Center has teamed up with the Northeast Indigenous Arts Alliance to highlight the varied works of native artisans not just on...
Book sale at Chilmark library
It’s back this year and bigger than ever: the Chilmark library’s Big Book Sale. The sale runs during regular library hours through Dec. 30,...
Dogcharmer: Pug or poodle?
Hi Tom!
I am a 39-year-old single woman living in the city and want to get my first dog. I am trying to decide between...
New video promotes Food Basket program
The Food Baskets MV, a food donation program operated by Good Shepherd Parish, continues to serve the needs of Islanders, distributing an average of...
Aquinnah: Merry and bright
Has everyone noticed how festive our town is looking these days? From the Christmas lights around the lighthouse, the lights on the library and...
Births
Daniel Nascimento Pimento Silva
Suzan Nascimento P. Silva and Douglas Silva of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Daniel Nascimento Pimento Silva, on Dec....
Edgartown: Enjoy each moment
December is already sprinting past me it seems. I think it is my realization today that next weekend and the weekend after are going...
Have Faith: Hocus-pocus or faith?
I've been thinking a lot about Mary lately, as in the mother of Jesus. Maybe because Christmas is looming. Over the years I've heard...
Poet’s Corner
Effortlessly
By Mark Halperin
Today
my postponed life
came to a crystallized moment
as I
hesitantly
snowshoed on three feet
of freshly fallen snow
asking myself
“how shall I live?”
Then
in the void of silence...
All things Christmas
The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury hosts a slew of holiday events this year, including special Christmas services, a crafts faire and silent...
Real Estate Transactions: Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 2021
Chilmark
Nov. 30, Bari Boyer and Marshall Katzen sold 82 South Road to Edward Painter for $1,525,000.
Dec. 1, Harry M. Lasker sold 0 Hancock Beach...
40th annual Christmas in Edgartown schedule
Friday, Dec. 10
7:30 am – 6 pm
Santa Coloring Contest, Edgartown Meat & Fish Market
8 am – 6 pm
Third annual Window Decorating Contest
10 am –...
Christmas in Edgartown
Last year, due to COVID concerns, the annual Christmas in Edgartown celebration was scaled way back. This weekend, visitors will once again be able...
Protect voting rights
To the Editor:
I want to thank Senator Julian Cyr for his support of the VOTES Act, which passed the Massachusetts Senate in October on...
Masayuki Hirai Kimball
It's been two weeks since my father died, and it still feels so raw. I've tried getting through writing this obituary for over a...
High school may hold off on electric buses
In considering budgetary restrictions and the need to develop support infrastructure for electric buses, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) officials are leaning toward...
Holding vigils against racism
Martha’s Vineyard Black Lives Matter (MVBLM) invites Islanders to join in its monthly vigils. The vigils are on the first Sunday of each month...
Vineyard Haven library surpasses donations challenge
In late September, Vineyard Haven Public Library was issued a challenge from the Sibbri Foundation: Raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. If it was successful,...