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Yearly Archives: 2021
Visiting Vet: The jury is still out
One of my favorite families lost two dearly loved dogs in recent years, so I was delighted when they arrived at my door, pre-pandemic,...
Garden Notes: Fresh start
A lot has happened that we did not imagine at this time one year ago. Stating the obvious, the year 2020 has been a...
West Tisbury: Town services
Our whole living room is perfumed by a pot of paperwhite narcissus that opened in time for New Year’s Day. Mike brought them home...
Tisbury: ‘The Splendid and the Vile’
Heard on Main Street: New Year’s resolution: Do whatever your Rice Krispies tell you to do.
I used to hear my brother-in-law speak with a...
Oak Bluffs: Remembering from the heart
When you say the year 2021, it still sounds like a science fiction book to me. But let’s turn it into a year that...
Edgartown: A shift in perspective
Happy New Year! Goodbye 2020. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Welcome 2021. I saw a post on Facebook that...
Chilmark: Shared Use Path
As I wrap my orange scarf around my neck I realize hunting season has officially ended, despite gunshots heard on my Saturday morning Peaked...
Aquinnah: Library events in winter
I hope everyone had good holidays and a peaceful start to the New Year. Most of all I hope that we all stay healthy...
Births: Dec. 29, 2020 – Jan. 2, 2021
Felix Robert Becker
Emily Becker and Oliver Becker of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Felix Robert Becker, on Dec. 29, 2020, at...
Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 28 – 31, 2020
CHILMARK
Dec. 29, Joshua A. Muskin, R. Bennett Muskin, and Amy Shelton sold 13 Kapigan Rd. to 13 Kapigan LLC for $2,400,000.
EDGARTOWN
Dec. 28, Owen Norton...
Court Report: Dec. 21 – 31, 2020
Dec. 21, 2020
Felix Reagan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 7/20/96, possession of class B drug (cocaine): continued to pretrial conference.
Dec. 24, 2020
Keilla L. Geddis, Aquinnah; DOB...
Robert B. Dayton
Robert B. Dayton Jr. ("Bob"), 93, of Williamsport, Pa., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital. Surviving...
Marcia B. Merrill
Marcia B. (Hope) Merrill, 85, of Vineyard Haven, passed away at her home on Jan. 4, 2021. She was the wife of the late...
Osmana Bianchi
Osmana (Boschi) Bianchi, 86, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on Jan. 3, 2021, at her home.
A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Jan....
Thomas D. Mullins
Thomas D. Mullins died peacefully at his home in Lambert's Cove on Dec. 31, 2020. He was 85. A full obituary will appear in...
16 new COVID cases Tuesday
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday all from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
The 16 new cases come the day...
Open up to other viewpoints
To the Editor:
In characterizing Republicans by implication as operating out of "fear of threats or conspiracies founded on delusion and irrationality," Jack Fruchtman (“The...
Farmers make hay with ferry policy
Updated Jan. 6
How dangerous is hay? The Steamship Authority thinks it’s dangerous enough to relegate to open freight boats. Local farmers disagree. They find...
High school begins surveillance testing program
During a meeting Monday, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee members received an update on the surveillance testing program rollout, which is currently...
Baker: More contagious COVID is likely here
Gov. Charlie Baker, during a press briefing on Tuesday at Baystate Health in Springfield, said healthcare officials in the state believe a more contagious...