Thursday, October 3, 2024

Town Columns

Chilmark

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We were privileged to join the celebration of Connie Williams on her 90th birthday. In my last column, I mentioned some of Connie’s professional accomplishments, but it is her remarkable spirit, one that is...

Aquinnah

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Last Saturday the Aquinnah Circle was crowded with hundreds of people gathered for Aquinnah Public Safety Day and for the Aquinnah Cultural Center’s Native Artisan Market and Festival. The hot and sunny day was...

West Tisbury

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“I wanted you to know Aunt Prudy passed away yesterday morning,” was the message from Tara Whiting-Wells. Prudy and I had just seen one another. It feels impossible that she isn’t still just around the...

Chilmark

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Empty your lungs and take a deep breath. Listen. Wonder. Accept that change and imperfection are inevitable. Ask questions. Have courage and learn. I want to wish Connie Williams a joyous 90th birthday. Connie is...

Aquinnah

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It seems to me that this is a moment when we need to stop being intimidated by all that is wrong. We need to notice when progress is made. We need to pay attention...

Tisbury

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Heard on Main Street: If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be...

Oak Bluffs

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“No form of violence can ever be excused in a society that wishes to call itself decent.”  –Nelson Mandela I am writing as we are watching a violent attack on the Republican candidate for president....

Edgartown

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I don’t know about you but I’ve been feeling a little soggy for the past week or so. Between the humidity and the rain, everything is damp. But the gardens surely have benefited from...

West Tisbury

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I am not a covetous person, but every year when those orange late azaleas bloom at the entrance to the Polly Hill Arboretum, I am seized by a passionate envy beyond all bounds. They...

Tisbury

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Heard on Main Street: If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. Years ago, my young granddaughters met Gus Ben David. They were youngsters who soon after had a small pet snake, a lizard,...

Oak Bluffs

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“July is a blind date with summer.“ –Hal Borland How’s our date with summer going so far? It has been hot, with great beach weather, and it certainly was crowded over the Fourth of July....

Edgartown

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Wow! It sure was busy here last week, wasn’t it? So many people. But whenever we went out to do errands, we made out pretty well and had good experiences. Back roads and having...

Chilmark

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Let Age not prevail over heroic dreams as we gather here on the field of screams Through divots and errors Those foul lines, Oy Vey Our spirits are high here on opening day –Sig Van Raan, co-commissioner of Chilmark Sunday Morning Softball Barney...

Aquinnah

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In this country, whether in city or town, there has almost always been at least some form of bakery that offers up a variety of breads and pastries, some that hold deep cultural meaning....

Oak Bluffs

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“There’s an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes.”  –Forrest Gump Well, I am now in my flip-flops every day — what does that tell you about me? The Sunset Concert Series...

Tisbury

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Heard on Main Street: Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. After watching...

West Tisbury

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...

Chilmark

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Forgive me. The combination this week of an earlier deadline, the new limited length for our town columns, news of a beloved friend's sudden passing, and a head cold leave my brain conducting a...

Edgartown

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We’ve officially reached the high-paced season on M.V. Hold onto your hats. The next 8 to 10 weeks will be wild. Happy belated birthday to my brother, Bob Gardner, who celebrated on June 25. Other...

Aquinnah

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COVID seems to be having something of a flare. I’ve been down with COVID and know of several people besides me who have been stricken recently. Having to isolate at this time of year...