Monthly Archives: January 2024
Garden Notes: First light
Late January. Along the path, buds and new growth are revealed. Peeping out from wet oak leaves, the hellebore seedlings trail parent plants and...
This Was Then: The Jetties
Until a major storm reconstructed our coastline around 1725, Cape Poge and the whole northern tip of Chappaquiddick — the landmasses we sometimes refer to...
On My Way: A walk in the clouds
We were above the treeline traversing the summit in the clouds for a moment.
This is not entirely true. Trees were all around us, and...
Writing from the Heart: Aging is a full-time job
Aging is a full-time job.
I thought of that as a title while trudging through the woods yesterday. I say trudging because hiking is a...
A doorway to healing
“Trauma is not the bad things that happened to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you.” —Dr....
Visiting Vet: A heart murmur can mean many things
Smurf is a classic example of what veterinarians call an LWD. That’s a Little White Dog. He happens to be a Maltese–toy poodle cross,...
A Beacon: Working through the cycles
It returned in much the same way as it always had, a little at a time, deceptively gradual. Three years ago, for six months,...
Get ready to swing and promenade at the Grange Hall
Join the Vineyard Preservation Trust at the Grange Hall on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm for a night of contradancing and...
Films, lawns, and live music at the West Tisbury library
On Saturday, Feb. 10, at 3 pm, the West Tisbury library hosts a presentation about Vineyard Lawns with Sam Look, executive director of the...
Tisbury: M.V. Museum, Neighborhood Convention, tax returns, and Cultural District
Heard on Main Street: It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
Why...
Oak Bluffs: Babe Ruth, Orchid Show, Gloria Wong, and contradance
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” —George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth
Babe Ruth was one of the greatest baseball players of all...
Edgartown: Island Alpaca, library fundraiser, ballroom dancing, and ‘The Wisdom of Trauma’
It’s still January, as I write. It seems like such a long month. I’d love to see some sunshine. I love the warmer weather...
Chilmark: Wellness, Nancy Aronie, Music & Light, Saintly Suppers, and Slow Stitching Circle
I’m looking for the light.
I found it Saturday night at the Chilmark Potluck Jam. I found it in a reflection in a puddle. I...
Aquinnah: Black History Month, Polished Dental, Island Health Care, and ACE MV
February is Black History Month. It’s a time to educate yourself on history, and to inform yourself about what is happening right now. At...
Health Beat: It’s not too late to protect yourself
With COVID and RSV cases on the rise, as well as patients dealing with the flu this winter, there’s no time like the present...
Poet’s Corner: ‘January Gems’
January Gems
By Ellie Bates
Night
black velvet sky
wears
crescent pearl
necklace
Morning
flakes
of chalcedony
veils
dress the fields
of fallen snow
Ellie Bates lives year-round in Edgartown, and is a member of the MV...
Cribbage Club results
Nineteen Vineyard Cribbage Club members met on Wednesday at the MVRHS Culinary Dining Hall in Oak Bluffs to play our favorite game. The results...
Real Estate Transactions: Jan. 22 – 26, 2024
Chilmark
Jan. 24, Tower Lane Collaborative LLC sold 31 Tower Lane, 34 Ebens Lane, and 0 Middle Line Road to SanctuaryMV LLC for $2,900,000.
Edgartown
Jan. 24,...
Court Report: Jan. 5 – 29, 2024
Jan. 5
Roger V. Goncalves, Edgartown; 19, breaking and entering a vehicle/boat during daytime for felony, trespassing: continued to pretrial hearing.
Jan. 8
Bruce J. Smith, Vineyard...
Academic honors
Dean’s list
Aiden Joseph Rogers of Edgartown, at Curry College.
Cali Giglio of Oak Bluffs, at the College of Charleston.
Andrea Morse of Oak Bluffs, at the...