Connie Berry
Salad-to-go
Weekends are for whipping up things I can bring into work the rest of the week, unless I forget, in which case I pick...
Shopping without your wallet
The parking lot was filled last Saturday at the Dumptique, next to the West Tisbury transfer station. Customers hustled inside ready to find buried...
What are you watching?
Ever subscribe to a streaming service just so you could watch one show? I did: HBO Max. I saw previews for “Mare of Easttown,”...
Have Faith: Dark to light
It’s early morning, and I’m sitting in the dark in a hotel room on Palm Sunday in Kingston, N.Y., where my son Dan and...
Winter stars shine
For some Island students, the end of the school day means the beginning of something they really love to do — spread their theatrical...
Have Faith: Lent has arrived
Well, it's Lent, and not only did I not get ashes on Ash Wednesday, but I also forgot to go to Eucharistic Adoration last...
Fabulous feta
Remember when TikTok brought us that tomato and feta recipe? The one where the feta melts into creamy oblivion when you mix it with...
What Are You Watching?
“City on a Hill”
I have always loved Kevin Bacon, and he is at his best playing less-than-wholesome FBI agent Jackie Rohr in this Boston-based...
Food Truck euphoria
I’ve been singing the praises of the Food Truck, parked at the M.V. Ice Arena, for some months now. A few lucky co-workers took...
Have Faith: Small but mighty
Well, I drove up to Aquinnah for church last Sunday. I made it to the 10 am service before it got underway and was...
Love stories
The Times asked some longtime Island couples to share some of their best tips and some of their best times together for Valentine’s Day....
Have Faith: What’s app?
I had a couple of good ideas for the column this week, but wouldn’t you know it, they both fell through. Best-laid plans. This...
What Are You Watching?
‘After Life’
You're either a die-hard Ricky Gervais fan, or you really can’t stand him. I love him. Even more so since I discovered “After...
Treasure hunting
Walking into Second Treasures MV is like walking into a museum that you have to go back to again and again to take in...
Have Faith: Traditions
I always love it when I hear from readers. Always, even when they point out mistakes. Because they should point them out, and because...
Have Faith: Remembering Dr. King
Editor's note: The following is a reprint of Connie Berry's Have Faith column from 2021. A reminder that today, the NAACP of Martha's Vineyard...
Have Faith: Feast of the Epiphany
When I was a kid, my grandmother didn't take her Christmas tree down until the Feast of the Epiphany on Thursday, Jan. 6. I...
Lynn Thorp: ‘It can bridge gaps’
Lynn Thorp has been interested in sign language for almost two decades, ever since her husband Bill became hard of hearing. She thought it...
Magical dining
It was Thursday evening, which feels a lot like a Friday night around the Times’ office, and some of the production staff were talking...
Have Faith: Hocus-pocus or faith?
I've been thinking a lot about Mary lately, as in the mother of Jesus. Maybe because Christmas is looming. Over the years I've heard...