Monthly Archives: June 2024
Births
Teresa Elizabeth Kral
Elizabeth Teresa Robinson and Jaroslav Darien Kral of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Teresa Elizabeth Kral, on June 2,...
‘Brazil Fest/Festa do Brasil: A Celebration of Unity, Diversity and Rural Culture’
The Island community is gearing up for a rural celebration of unity and diversity with the inaugural Brazil Fest/Festa do Brasil, to be held...
Oak Bluffs HarborFest coming up
The 32nd annual HarborFest is Saturday, June 15, from 10 am to 6 pm, on the Oak Bluffs Harbor. Sample food, listen to local...
Chilmark
Summertime hides houses from view and turns much of Chilmark’s narrow, mixed-use roads into tree tunnels — below any hill and around any curve,...
Garden Notes: Catching up to June
The rains, the weather, all seem to have converged to create wonderful gardens this spring. Now it is June, and the season hurtles along....
Court Report: May 17 – 31, 2024
May 17
Carlos Deolivera, Oak Bluffs; 52, leaving the scene of property damage, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, negligent operation of...
Cribbage Club results
Twenty members of the Vineyard Cribbage Club met Wednesday to play our favorite game. The results are as follows:
First, Roy Scheffer with a 10/5...
Edgartown
Happy June! Summer weather is here, and I have had the great pleasure to enjoy my first beach day, complete with a brief but...
Taking off – Flying with John Levinson
The first time I flew on an airplane I was 16 years old, heading to Florida to meet my paternal grandmother. I didn’t know...
Getting jiggy with it
We’re in heaven!
Granted, living on the Island is a slice of heaven in and of itself, but if you’re a fisherman, you’re in heaven...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ‘is here to stay’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren. As a Harvard Law professor, she spearheaded the drive to protect consumers...
Stroll to La Strada
We’ve wanted to try La Strada ever since it opened on Main Street in Vineyard Haven a month ago, and I finally found some...
Walk through history
Step back in time and learn more about three centuries of Island history, led by Vineyard Preservation Trust educators. Tours begin at the iconic...
iMordecai makes for hearty laughter
“iMordecai” comes to the M.V. Film Center on Wednesday, June 12. This Miami-based comedy is directed by Marvin Samel, who will attend a post-film...
Seventy years from boatshop to catboats at Old Sculpin
The Old Sculpin Gallery, situated in a scenic spot directly across from the Chappy Ferry dock, will be celebrating its 70th anniversary this summer....
‘The 100 Languages of Children’
“The 100 Languages of Children” teems with the creativity of Garden Gate Child Development
Center students and alumni, as well as youth from Featherstone’s Children’s...
Poetry reading group
Sharing poems aloud allows readers and listeners to gain a deeper understanding of the work. The Martha's Vineyard Poetry Reading Group is an interactive...
Museum Pieces: Knowing our way through history
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the...
Bumpy road-trip
I hadn’t heard of a babymoon before reading Sidney Karger's delightfully engaging new novel, “The Bump,” but it’s an idea that makes a lot...
How to restore a herring run
To the Editor:
In connection with the story "Herring runs depleted across the Island" (May 29), readers may be interested to learn of Plymouth's experience.
In...