Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Community

Felix Neck offers accessible opportunities

Mass Audubon's Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary has created a variety of accessible experiences for teens and young adults with intellectual or learning disabilities, according to a press release. These vocational internships, which help those with...

Tisbury: Betty Burton, housing bank rally, M.V. Playhouse, climate discussions, and electric ferries

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Heard on Main Street: Get-well wishes with love to Betty Burton. She is recovering from a fractured hip at Spaulding on Cape Cod. Cards can be sent to her at the hospital at 311...

West Tisbury: New technology, Featherstone exhibit, Climate Book Club, and garden beds

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This is the first column I am writing on my new MacBook Air laptop computer. It’s tiny compared with my old MacBook, very lightweight. The page and type size are smaller, too, maybe a...

Edgartown: M.V. Museum grant, Mending for Sustainability, poetry workshop, and Woman’s Club of M.V.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, the one day of the year when everyone is Irish. I’m lucky enough to be Irish every day, which definitely shows in the winter. I get so pale...

Chilmark: Grant for farms, spring wellness, Augusta Savage, salsa dancing, and Lorna Andrade

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The birds are singing, blue myrtle blossoms are open near my front doorstep, and Albert Fischer noted, “The daffies have started blooming in Chilmark.” And yet as I write, the weather folks are predicting “damaging...

Cribbage Club results

The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Edgartown to play our favorite game of cribbage. The results are as follows: First place, Collin Evanson with a 11/5 +79 card Second...

Bertrand Paul Chouinard

Bertrand Paul Chouinard of Chilmark passed away on March 6, 2023. Born May 28, 1943, to Sam and Corinne Chouinard, Bert grew up in Lewiston, Maine, with his brother Roger, amid a large, extended French...

Michael Ayers

Michael Ayers, 59, of Vineyard Haven died unexpectedly but peacefully in his home on March 3, 2023.  Michael was born on April 9, 1963, in Salem, to the late Frederick and Geraldine Ayers. Michael grew...

John Stobart

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Stobart, one of the world's most renowned maritime artists, on March 2, 2023. He was 93 years old.  Born in Leicester, England, John...

Patricia G. Rogers

Patricia G. Rogers died peacefully at home, on Jan. 28, 2023. She was 92. She was born in Norwood to Frank Gordon Gibson and Gertrude Southwell Gibson. Growing up in Hyde Park and Dedham, she...

Memorial service rescheduled for Susan Allyn Safford

Updated March 28 Susan Allyn Safford (“Susie”) died in her sleep at her West Tisbury home on Feb. 11, 2023, with her husband Tony Omer by her side, after a courageous two-year struggle with pancreatic...

Patricia Manzoni

Patricia (Campos) Manzoni, 78, of Easton, passed away on March 7, 2023, after an extended illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Manzoni. Born and raised in Oak Bluffs, daughter of the...

Islanders read the MV Times around the world

We welcome photos of our readers near and far holding The MV Times newspaper. The Times is physically delivered to several thousand customers, including inns, hotels, and newsstands, plus digital-only subscribers through our website. Photos...

Call for nominations for Spirit of the Vineyard Award

Nominations for the Spirit of the Vineyard Award are now open.  The annual award honors those who have volunteered for one or more nonprofit organizations on the Island, and whose work has made a difference...

Date set for MVY Radio’s Night Out for Nonprofits

MVY Radio has announced it will be hosting the third annual Night Out for Nonprofits on Saturday, March 25, at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs. Doors will open to the public at 7...

William P. Costanza

William P. Costanza of Oak Bluffs, “Bill,” beautiful soul, beloved husband, father, teacher, and friend, passed gracefully on March 6, 2023, with Kathy, his life partner for more than 66 years, and his daughter,...

Trans-fur-mation

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It’s almost closing time for Rose Walsh of Oh My Dog MV — she’s covered in fur of all colors, and her clothes are soaked in dirty dog water — this is her happy...

Writing from the Heart: (Un)reality

The movie "Everything Everywhere All At Once" is nominated for an academy award. My husband and I just might be the only people who didn’t love it. We just didn’t get it. It reminded me,...

Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health

It may surprise you that Martha’s Vineyard is considered a “level two rural community,” an important distinction shared with only 20 percent of the nation. How can our bustling community be considered “rural” when...

Falmouth Academy celebrates science fair winners

Falmouth Academy recently announced the winners of the 35th Science and Engineering Fair held on Feb. 23. After nearly six months of preparation, more than 100 FA students in grades seven through 12 participated in...