Connie Berry
Veggie spaghetti
We were out at the Cape Cod Mall, picking up my annual supply of Bath and Body Works goodies, when I decided we needed...
Have Faith: Easter at the Tabernacle
I can't begin to find all the words needed to describe how great it was to gather at the Tabernacle on Easter Sunday afternoon...
Biscuit business
Jen Wood's Voyager class at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School has embarked on a business venture that's producing a new local product: Purple Paws...
More power to you
I started ordering ‘power bowls’ — those good-size serving bowls filled with things like quinoa, brown rice, raw kale, roasted veggies, and sometimes a...
Have Faith: Easter and Passover
It's that time of year, when I ask Island clergy about Passover and Easter services. It's also that time of year when they're probably...
Potato salad anytime
If you haven’t purchased “The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100” by Dan Buettner by now, I’ll wait while you pick...
Summer Camps and Programs 2021: Island adventures
Updated April 14, 2021
This year more than ever, children and families are looking forward to summer and being outdoors. When school lets out, children...
Have Faith: Time to try meditation
Have you ever had a conversation with people who meditate on a regular basis? I have and I have to say, we don't always...
Honoring those who have died from COVID-19
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha's Vineyard will ring the church bell in the Stevens Chapel on Friday, Feb. 26, at 5 pm in...
Living a sweet life
“My life is awesome,” is how Ed BenDavid began our conversation last week. He's 85 (although he did tell me at first that he's...
Have Faith: Hello, my old friend
When you grow up Catholic, Lent is a very big deal. And when you're a child, it's an even bigger deal, because you can't...
Happy birthday, dear Florine
Florine Rogers turned 90 last week and it was quite a surprise for her to see the Tisbury police coming up the road to...
Have Faith: A new shepherd
Anytime I can take a drive up-Island to Aquinnah I do it. Usually it's when we have visitors and they want to see the...
Have Faith: Deep listening
In the days after the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, it seemed a good idea to gather with and listen to what...
Man with a mission
After you've lived on the Island for a couple of years in the off-season, you start to recognize people everywhere you go. Steve Soriano,...
Have Faith: After COVID
There are many things to miss these days, and we've all likely lamented them in one form or another. Before COVID, and before I...
Have Faith: New year, new hope
Dear Readers: I’ve decided to re-run the column I wrote last year. I find it bittersweet after what 2020 turned out to be.
When I...
Lisa Belcastro: ‘It really is an honor and privilege’
Lisa Belcastro is in her element whenever she's helping someone else, whether it's at church with youth groups or in her role as coordinator...
Michael Wexler shares ‘sticky’ memories in latest book
In April, I reviewed The Times’ sometimes freelancer Michael Wexler's book “The Work From Home Survival Guide,” and admitted it cracked me up. Last...
Have Faith: Taking care
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a...