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Aquinnah: Earth Day beach clean-up
Easter Sunday started with a sunrise service at the Gay Head Community Baptist Church led by pastor Sean McMahon, and ended with perhaps one...
Aquinnah: Best of the Vineyard
This past weekend was Passover, and this coming weekend is Easter, the time of rebirth has begun. While it may not be time for...
Aquinnah: Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
While all large in-person events have been cancelled on the Island, many arts organizations are doing amazing work online. The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is...
Aquinnah: Senior discussion group
Did anyone notice the snow fall on Sunday? It was a sunny if cool day and then the clouds rolled in, the temperature dropped...
Aquinnah: Playground design ideas
Anne Vanderhoop wanted to thank everyone for making her 90th birthday special, so she wrote a thank you note. Here it is:
“Dear Friends and...
Aquinnah: Town electricity
It was a quiet vacation week here in town. I did not see pictures of or hear of many people going away to warmer...
Aquinnah: Butternut squash surplus
This past Sunday was Anne Vanderhoop’s 90th birthday and her family organized a birthday caravan to drive past her house and wish her all...
Aquinnah: M.V. Book Festival
We are actually having a bit of a winter wonderland season this month. Although I wish I were closer to a ski mountain, I...
Aquinnah: Black History Month
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. If you are still in love with your partner after a year of pandemic quarantining, you will probably be together...
Aquinnah: Leveling the Playing Field
The snow is coming down fast and heavy. It is a wet snow with large flakes, there is wind too, as there frequently is...
Aquinnah: Service, art, and culture
If you are looking for ways to give back to your community or to be more involved, or you really like attending meetings, read...
Aquinnah: Treasure Boxes exhibit
Well, hopefully we had a safe and peaceful Inauguration yesterday. At the time of writing, it seemed like the intelligence community, police departments, and...
Aquinnah: Indian Police Academy
A very hearty congratulations to Ranger Christopher Manning for graduating from the United States Indian Police Academy on Jan. 7. Before he attended the...
Aquinnah: Library events in winter
I hope everyone had good holidays and a peaceful start to the New Year. Most of all I hope that we all stay healthy...
Aquinnah: Story of the wishing tree
Well folks, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for since about March: the end of 2020. For many communities, the past few years...
Aquinnah: The Polar Express
There are many things and people to miss and mourn this holiday season, but one thing I will truly miss is the annual Aquinnah...
Aquinnah: Twinkling wishing tree
The other day I was wondering if Pam Glavin had put up Carl’s tree yet. She always calls me to let me know when...
Aquinnah: Kate Taylor’s recording project
The wind around here has been doing me in lately. I recognize that part of life here on an island and especially in Aquinnah,...
Aquinnah: Local holiday gifts
It seems like most people had a quiet holiday last week in town, keeping guests to immediate family from what I heard. In walking...
Aquinnah: Indigenous Artists Market
Thanksgiving can be a touchy subject in Aquinnah. For years, American schools and culture presented it as a harmonious event between two cultures when...