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Yearly Archives: 2022
New ‘West Side Story’ is a winner
“West Side Story” plays at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this weekend and into next week. It is a terrific new version of the...
Life of adventure
With half a century of painting behind her and hundreds of works of art in her studio, one would think that Norma Bridwell would...
Calling all poets and writers
The organization Pathways Arts has been hosting weekly readings of new work ever since its inception. For over a decade, it has been encouraging...
Aquinnah: It’s a new year!
It’s a new year! If you are reading this that means you’ve made it through the last couple of years, which have been a...
Funds for community education
Four grants have recently been awarded to Adult and Continuing Education of Martha’s Vineyard (ACE MV) to support workforce education. They support ACE MV's...
Chilmark: We made it
Waking up in a fog to the new year, not brain fog, but thick fog and light rain. It was a gray week leading...
Feel-good granola
In order to start a successful business that benefits the community, there are some ingredients that you can’t get by without: Pride, passion, and...
Court Report: Dec. 16 – Jan. 6
Dec. 16
Donald F. O'Shaughnessy, Edgartown; DOB 06/08/1999, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle lights violation.
Aldair J. Dasilva, Vineyard Haven; DOB 04/04/1996, unlicensed operation...
Dogcharmer: Coming when called
We have a beautiful and smart 6-month-old male Rottweiler named Dakota. He is really good with the basics of sit, lay down, and stay....
Edgartown: You are amazing
Happy New Year! 2022 is upon us. It doesn’t seem possible “Y2K” — the change from 1999 to 2000 that had us all on...
Engagement: Shannon-Holter
Sarah K. Shannon of Fort Collins, CO., and Jonathan M. Holter of Cincinnati, OH., are engaged to be married. The nuptials will take place...
Garden Notes: Sticking with the locals
Many are looking forward enthusiastically to the discoveries in 2022 that the Mars rovers may make. Perseverance, the most recently landed Mars rover, has...
Have Faith: Feast of the Epiphany
When I was a kid, my grandmother didn't take her Christmas tree down until the Feast of the Epiphany on Thursday, Jan. 6. I...
More than just a spa
For some folks, getting a massage or hitting the sauna at their local spa or gym is a means of relaxing, unwinding, and maybe...
Oak Bluffs: Many happy tears
I was looking for a quote to start the New Year, and I couldn’t find one I liked more than this from Primo Lombardi:...
Poet’s Corner
By Tracy Thorpe
Dear Winter,
How are you?
Since I last saw you the birds have nested,
fledged, and fattened for long flight
and again, I feel the drowse
pulled...
Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 27 to Dec. 31, 2021
Aquinnah
December 30, Peter Lynch, David Lynch, and Laura Lynch, trustees of Lynch Realty Trust, sold 0 Lobsterville Road to Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission...
Tisbury: I love our Island libraries
Heard on Main Street: You are too blessed to be stressed.
I am sorry the Net Result will be closed until Jan. 27. They offer...
Visiting Vet: Connections
“Do you carry electric blankets?” the voice asked when I answered the office phone. For a moment I was confused. Veterinarians use a variety...
West Tisbury: The sun is finally out
The sun is finally out after a long week of gray, gloomy, drizzly days. It’s in the 50s and expected to remain so through...