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Buchanan – Valenti

Bri Buchanan, daughter of Frances Pizzella and the late Robert Buchanan of Vineyard Haven, married Ethan Valenti, son of Patricia and Peter Valenti of Edgartown, at Slipaway Farm on Chappaquiddick on July 25, 2015....

The dark side of fall

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“If you like fall,” one of my insect-enthusiast friends recently griped, “you’re basically saying that you like watching insects die slowly.” It’s true. There are certainly positive aspects to a Vineyard fall: vibrant foliage, bird...

Bridge notes

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At the Edgartown Bridge Club on Oct. 26, seven tables were in play. Finishing in first place in the North-South direction were Barbara Silk and Dave Donald, followed by Bea Phear and Sue Collinson...

How are you voting?

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Bemused readers ask novelist Nicole Galland for her take on navigating the precarious social landscape that comes with living on the Vineyard. Nicole, who grew up in West Tisbury, is known locally as the...

Tisbury: embracing technology

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Paintings by William Carter are on display at the Vineyard Haven library. These are oil paintings of lovely landscapes, including swans and the Gay Head Lighthouse. He mostly paints copies of photographs that appeal...

Holiday show at the Hebrew Center

For the third year in a row, the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew School will hold an eclectic holiday bazaar on Nov. 15. The event will include a bake sale and a raffle that will feature...

Charter School seniors awarded scholarships

Based on high academic achievement on their MCAS exams, four students from the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School qualified to receive a four-year John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. Charter School seniors Cyrus Kennedy, Zale...

The 12 steps to spiritual awakening

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It’s no secret that 12-step programs have demonstrated positive, life-changing effects on those suffering from addiction since their creation over 75 years ago. Herb Kaighan, sober since 1984, and an author and international lecturer...

Practice bomb for sale is a relic of one man’s passion

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“Inactive practice bomb for sale” read a recent ad in The Martha’s Vineyard Times classifieds section. There was very little information; the ad said only that the bomb had been used for practice during...

Neil Welch fundraiser

A fundraiser for Neil “Apple” Welch will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Portuguese-American Club from 5 pm to 8 pm. Neil is recovering from injuries he received in a car accident on...

Oak Bluffs: Upcoming Holiday Celebrations

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We are now on the cusp of the whirlwind that starts the upcoming holiday celebrations, but let’s enjoy this quiet time while it lasts. Even the weather seems to be holding steady for these...

West Tisbury: November's beauty

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A gloomy start to November with gray skies and leftover debris from last week’s heavy rain and wind. Our woods look raggedy. The trees still have some leaves, too many to show just the...

Edgartown: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

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Welcome, November! Did you remember to turn your clocks back this weekend? I must admit that I love that first Sunday morning when I roll over thinking that I have to get up and...

Poet’s corner: To This Wonder

By Jeffrey Agnoli In two days of storm all remaining leaves are shorn. Fields of diamonds open in the vastness between branches. In centuries of fear all angelic insight seems to disappear. Gardens of wisdom grow in the deep beds between errors. In endless years...

William C. Mill

William (Bill) Mill of Vineyard Haven, predeceased by his beloved wife Muriel (Sue), died Oct. 31, 2015, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, surrounded by his family. Thanks are due to Father Nagle and the...

Daniel Kaeka lll

Daniel Kapioanuenue Kaeka lll, 79, of Hilo, Hawaii, died on Oct. 29, 2015, after a long-term illness. Danny "Hawaii 5-0" Kaeka was born on Dec. 12, 1935, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a longtime...

Helen F. Issokson

Helen F. (Goldberg) Issokson, 90, died on Saturday morning, Oct. 31, 2015, at her home in Vineyard Haven. She was the wife of S. Bernard Issokson and mother of Judy Issokson. Her funeral service...

They walked (most of the way) around the Island: Two old girlfriends circumnavigate the...

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Catherine Urban, with a husband, Russ, four grown children, and a captain’s house on Main Street in Vineyard Haven, and Anne Rose from Boulder, Colo., with three grown kids — both of them 58...

Slideshow: Trick or treat on the Vineyard

The Times covers costumes and candy on Halloween.

Setting the record straight

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Bemused readers ask novelist Nicole Galland for her take on navigating the precarious social landscape that comes with living on the Vineyard. Nicole, who grew up in West Tisbury, is known locally as the...