Monthly Archives: June 2024
West Tisbury
Fireflies are showing themselves, making sparkly patterns in the trees and the night sky when I take Abby out. Happy to note them everywhere,...
Climate Change Connections: Nature leads the way
“My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God’s presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you...
Tisbury
Heard on Main Street:
I am pleased the Grace Church lobster rolls are back. That makes summer better.
I’ve started reading “The Comfort of Ghosts,” by...
Have books, will travel
My junior high school librarian, Mrs. D, fit the dated stereotype of a librarian to a T. She wore plaid skirts, stockings, black shoes...
Edgartown Fourth parade to honor D-Day Vet
When the Old Whaling Church’s bell rings five times in a row next Thursday July 4, Edgartown’s Independence Day Parade will step off from...
In the kitchen with Jimmy Alvarado
I showed up at Jimmy and Rachel Alvarado’s house all kinds of excited. I couldn’t wait to find out what he was preparing for...
Edgartown
I can’t believe June is winding down and the Fourth of July is just next week. Time is flying by. I’ve been to the...
Chilmark
Summer is beautiful, and many are gathering in that terribly exquisite combination of joy and sorrow, missing those who should still be here as...
Aquinnah
As we prepare for the holiday week, I’m thinking about the Fourth of July, and as I do, I’m troubled. For thousands of years,...
Oak Bluffs fixes funding defect two years later
Oak Bluffs fixed a timing defect for funding on major town projects’ during a special town meeting this week, two years after voters had...
Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty in Quincy
Jared Ravizza, the man with Island ties accused of stabbing multiple people in Braintree and Plymouth on Memorial Day weekend, pleaded not guilty at...
PETA lobster ad prompting Steamship policy change
Posters hung by an animal rights advocacy group has the Steamship Authority (SSA) reconsidering its advertising policy.
The board is considering only allowing advertisements from...
Real Estate Transactions: June 17 – 21, 2024
Chilmark
June 21, Hallett Lane LLC sold 25 Old Farm Road to Complete Package LLC for $3,473,000.
Edgartown
June 17, Michael E. Culbert and Janice A. Culbert...
Poet’s Corner: Mr. Bumblebee and Me
Mr. Bumblebee and Me
By Liz Splittgerber
I had a happy visit
Of the most unusual kind —
A bee came to my house today
And that I didn't...
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...
Births
Julia Kenney
Jovana Kenney and Jason Kenney of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Julia Kenney, on June 17, 2024, at Martha’s Vineyard...
Academic honors
Physical Therapy Research Award
Emily Turney from West Tisbury, from New York Institute of Technology School of Health Professions.
President's list
Cali Giglio of Oak Bluffs, at...
Flag-raising ceremony a joyous occasion
To the Editor:
It was a pleasure to attend the flag-raising ceremony at the Tabernacle on Juneteenth.
President Trish Hahn of the Camp Meeting Association welcomed...
Civility gone at Edgartown grocery store
To the Editor:
I was so disgusted today about the behavior of a male senior citizen in Edgartown today. A lady in her twenties with...
Supporting LGBTQ veterans in June
To the Editor:
The service and sacrifice of all our veterans should be fully recognized, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. The...