Molly Purves

Massachusetts COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. This is mostly due to parties among young people (two of which happened on the Cape),...

Happy August, everyone! That’s right, the month every Islander dreads begins on Saturday. This year has been so crazy that who knows what August...

Rest in peace to John Lewis and the Rev. C.T. Vivian, who both fought tirelessly against racism and oppression in America for decades. They...

We have been blessed with some glorious summer weather of late. While our gardens need rain, nearly every day has been a beach day...

The physically distant Fourth of July parade was a success. It began on Moshup Trail and wound its way through town. Tom Murphy, one...

Come one, come all! This Saturday, the Aquinnah Fourth of July Parade will gather on Moshup Trail (at Old South Road) at 9:30 am....

The Fourth of July parade in Aquinnah will be happening this year, although it will look a little different from years past. The parade...

There will be a Juneteenth celebration at the Aquinnah Circle this Friday, June 19, from 7 pm to sunset. There will be speakers, music,...

Saskia and David Vanderhoop organized a vigil and protest in honor of George Floyd this past Friday at the Cliffs. I am sorry I...

It feels strange to be writing this from the peaceful confines of my kitchen while large parts of America are in tumult over years...

The end of May finds Martha’s Vineyard cautiously reopening, and what feels like droves of people gathering outside. The weather this past Sunday was...

Happy Memorial Day everyone, we’ve made it this far! While this weekend promises to be different from years past, let’s all be grateful for...

Just to show you that this quarantine has turned my brain to mush and my sense of time has completely collapsed — in last...

Filmmakers Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth, in collaboration with Pathways, on Thursday, May 7, at 8 pm will have an online launch celebration on...

I have wonderful news; as of April 30, Salt Rock Chocolate is officially open. Salt Rock Chocolate is a company started by Ali and...

You know what stinks about Covid-19 on Martha’s Vineyard (aside from everything)? We still have to worry about ticks and Lyme disease. You’d think...

Thank you to Jamie Spears Vanderhoop who had the brilliant idea of organizing a “social distancing” egg hunt. The parents and kids of Aquinnah...

Since I am not seeing anyone in person right now, news of Aquinnah residents’ activities is scarce. I reached out to some people via...

I have some good news this week: March is over. Since we have been at home way, way more than usual lately, my family...

“The world needs a wash and a week's rest.”  –W.H. Auden It looks like some of us are going to get that in the...