Monthly Archives: October 2023
Voices of Veterans: Benjamin Mayhew III
Benjamin (“Skipper”) Mayhew III grew up in Chilmark, and served in Vietnam as a medic.
I was in the Army as a medic. Vietnam: two...
Robert Fischer
Robert Fischer (“Bob”) of West Tisbury left his earthly home on Oct. 14, 2023, after a seven-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. He was fortunate...
New SSA website launch anticipated after Thanksgiving
Updated Oct. 26
The Steamship Authority’s (SSA) new website and app won’t be making its debut until after Thanksgiving.
The redesigned website and new app were...
SSA board approves budget, rate increases
The Steamship Authority (SSA) Board unanimously approved its 2024 operating budget, as well as increasing seasonal rates, during a Tuesday morning meeting at the...
Jonathan Bernstein
Jonathan Bernstein died on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at his home on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by his loving family.
He was a film producer, business...
Lease to Locals
As housing bank and local option transfer fee legislation move through the State House, Island housing advocates continue to seek new alternatives that could...
Around the Bookstore
It is unbelievably October, another month slipped away in what seems a headlong race toward the holidays. It is quieter, the summer throngs gone,...
‘Light Over the Sound’
Tachina Rudman-Young is a San Francisco–based artist and a creativity facilitator. She has been coming to Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and children since...
Love comes at last in this Italian film
“Never Too Late for Love,” a 2022 Italian romantic comedy, comes to the M.V. Film Center on Friday, Oct. 27, and plays through Nov....
From Beethoven to Washington
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society is bringing back the Cape Cod Chamber Quartet, which is presenting an enticing program on Friday, Oct. 27,...
Four fine Island whines: Not Chardonnay or Montrachet
Tipping
Lord knows I believe in tipping. I may be poor, but I’m not cheap. In fact, I usually overtip to make up...
Fruit of the sea
Last Sunday was the final day of the weekend-long M.V. Food and Wine Festival, and it was a lot brighter than the day before....
More transparency needed on zoning changes
To the Editor:
The Oak Bluffs planning board has just concluded a series of four meetings designed to share the work of zoning reform subcommittees....
Letter of thanks
To the Editor:
I want to thank the town of Tisbury, the staff and board of the Council on Aging, and colleagues and friends for...
Garden Notes: Lovely autumnal colors
It seems sudden, like — overnight: Aronias dripping with ruby fruit, hollies winking red, and sumac’s scarlet foliage topped in crimson velvet cones. In...
What’s in a name?
The African American Heritage Trail and the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School began an exciting collaboration in 2020, when Deirdre Brown’s history classes worked...
Musical inspiration
The string teacher for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Rebecca Laird, happens to also be the high school orchestra director, and she goes into...
Have Faith: A spiritualist’s journey
I don’t often get an opportunity to talk to people who have a different perspective when it comes to their faith journey, so when...
Problems solved
In a world filled with turmoil in so many arenas, it was a true breath of hope to speak with communication and outreach coordinator...
Monarchs and milkweeds
Is there a butterfly more recognized and loved than the beautiful orange and black monarch? Most people are familiar with the basic monarch story:...