Edgartown Town Column
One of my fondest memories comes from a sail my family and I did over the summer last year aboard Tigress, captained by Capt. Kurt Peterson. On a bright and sparkly July day, we...
Chilmark Town Column
Family and community showed up in the rain at the West Tisbury cemetery and filled the Grange Hall for Johnny Athearn. A beloved brother, uncle, teacher, and friend with artistic talent, a terrific sense...
Oak Bluffs Library’s Community Library
Oak Bluffs Library director Allyson Malik has created an exciting new endeavor — the Community Library. The initiative arose from her concern about AI-generated information that is not authentic, accurate, or reliable infiltrating the...
Fred Pekari
There will be a celebration of life for Fred Pekari, who died on August 9, 2024, on Saturday, April 26, at the Portuguese-American Club, Vineyard Avenue in Oak Bluffs, from 1 to 4 pm....
Julie Miguel
A celebration of life for Julie Miguel will be held on Saturday, April 19, at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs from 2 to 4 pm.
Ron Rappaport
Please join the family of Ron Rappaport for a celebration of his life and impactful legacy, on Saturday, May 31, at 3pm at the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, 35 Panhandle Road in West Tisbury.
In...
Services Thursday for Elizabeth Brady
Elizabeth Brady (“Betty”) of Vineyard Haven, a lifelong community builder, mental health advocate, and dedicated executive assistant and office manager, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2025.
Born in New York City in 1933, she...
Garden Notes: Blooms in early spring
We hope “April showers bring May flowers,” because it has been damp and chilly this first week of April. Drought status of our region of the commonwealth remains “significant.” Daffodils do not mind the...
Act Two Secondhand Store supports the community
Flipping through a list of nonprofits recently, I discovered Act Two. I was immediately intrigued by this Vineyard Haven secondhand store, which, filled with alluring previously owned goods, uses funds from its sales to...
Cultivating grief literacy on the Cape and Islands
Grief is universal, whether the result of losing a person or beloved animal companion, or the aftermath of any trauma. I was particularly interested in Sharing Kindness’ “Grief 101” presentation at the West Tisbury...
Dogcharmer: Building trust
Dear Dogcharmer,
We have a 9-month-old pit mix named Crackers, whom we got at 7 months of age, and whom we often refer to as Crackhead. He's the first dog for both my wife and...
The duty of the Patriot boat
Locals know it as the Patriot. Some old timers still call it the “Paper Boat.” Officially, it is referred to on the website as the Vineyard Shuttle. Whatever one chooses to call it, the...
Sometimes we need a little humor: The Hope Diamond
Yesterday I was attempting to open a new bag of espresso beans. It was a massacre. This wasn’t my first rodeo, though. I’ve been battling bullheaded packages for years. Last summer I saw an...
On My Way: Ramble Trail and Brightwood Park
I descended the trail. The slope was short and steep. I went side to side for footing in the untouched snow. My heart beat with exhilaration. The crisp cold was welcomed. The heels of...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
“I’m not such a fool as to not take the moon very seriously.” —Orson Welles
If you take the moon seriously, like me, be prepared: The full moon rises on April 12. This moon has...
Robert M. Sawyer
Robert M. Sawyer of Tisbury passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025, at his home on Martha's Vineyard. He was 87 years old.
Robert was born in 1937 to David and Thelma Sawyer in...
West Tisbury Town Column
We are finally getting some much-needed April showers. Daffodils are blooming all over town. There are tiny green leaves showing on the earliest autumn olive and multiflora rose bushes, the first pale blossoms on...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out.
Spring is here! The forsythia is blooming. April showers are doing their job. Give many thanks to the hands that carefully...
Edgartown Town Column
I hate to say it, but April showers bring May flowers, and I hope to all that’s good and holy that this season’s hydrangeas are awardwinning, because this rainy weather is truly putting a...