Monday, March 18, 2024

Aquinnah

Aquinnah: Town clerk, Council on Aging, new apartments, ACE MV, and Chilmark School

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You may recall that last week was the presidential primary election. I am a registrar here in Aquinnah, and had the joy of watching a steady parade of people coming in to do their...

Aquinnah: Garden Club, Meat Ball, Soup Social, beach grass, and Nancy Aronie

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Last week was one of the quietest weeks of the year around the Island. School was out, skies were mostly gray, and, with winter doldrums hovering about; many folks fled the Island in search...

Aquinnah: Grateful for SSA, Tech Pro for seniors, ACE MV, and special anniversary

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Charley and I had to go off-Island last week and I want to say thank you to the employees of the Steamship Authority. Getting our reservation was easy. The ferries going and coming were...

Aquinnah: Winter walks, waddling ducks, war in Gaza, and community work

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Today the sun is shining and everything looks sparkly; sparkly, that is, unless you look at the driveway, filled with snowmelt mud. It is a balmy 40° out there; sparkly, that is, except for...

Aquinnah: Stop & Shop, school field trips, ‘Saving Moms,’ and Polished Dental

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Charley and I did our weekly down-Island get-the-errands-done journey today. We went to the bank, the library, the grocery store, the pharmacy, and Morning Glory Farm. The grocery part of the journey included a...

Aquinnah: Variety show is coming together

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Right this minute I’m looking at a cloud-free, sun-filled landscape. The bare trees are proudly showing off their bent limbs, there are robins in the yard pulling out worms, and the bullies at the...

Aquinnah: Black History Month, Polished Dental, Island Health Care, and ACE MV

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February is Black History Month. It’s a time to educate yourself on history, and to inform yourself about what is happening right now. At 10 am on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Oak Bluffs...

Aquinnah: Wintertime quiet, creative flow, and Aquinnah Variety Show

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Even with the wind howling, this is actually the quiet time of year here in Aquinnah. Many of us see our work slowing down (or stopping) for the season. Visitors are infrequent. Gardens are...

Aquinnah: Flooding, emergencies and CERT, baby seal, and Tri-Town Ambulance

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Last week I found myself in the terrifying position of driving my new-to-me vehicle through a rushing river, complete with waves. I wasn’t in the wilds of Montana, I was on Beach Road in...

Aquinnah: Outermost Inn, ice skating, Howes House, and library positions

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I write this column on Sunday mornings, and this Sunday morning feels special. It’s a rainy Sunday in January. Is there any more blissful moment? The world is quiet. There is no way we...

Aquinnah: New year tidying, song of hope, Howes House, and town library

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We’re taking down our Christmas tree. Packing away beloved ornaments, many of them silly creatures like a cloth cow in fancy hat and high-heels, a wooden hedgehog on skis, another cloth cow in housedress...

Aquinnah: Yossi Monahan, Philbin Beach cleanup, and gratefulness

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The place on Philbin Beach where the stream meets the sea is becoming one of those spirit-lightened places. For a long time, locals have gathered there to celebrate birthdays, to mark anniversaries, and to...

Aquinnah: Holiday preparations, reusable gift wrap, and Wishing Tree

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Although this is a dampened holiday for sure, we are nonetheless preparing for the pending arrival of all our immediate family. Son Alex and his wife Madalena are arriving with their three little ones...

Aquinnah: Mice and rats, home repair, holiday spirit, and Long Point cleanup and crafts

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Many years ago, Jeffrey Madison joked that you could describe one aspect of our Island as made up of “mice, lice, and mold.” True that. Right along with the breathtaking beauty, kindly souls, good...

Aquinnah: Holiday Fair stories, town sprucing up, Howes House, and holiday crafts

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Sunday morning, Dec. 3, and I’m writing my column from behind a table at the Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair at the Aquinnah Town Hall. Saturday, yesterday, saw our Town Hall packed with holiday shoppers...

Aquinnah: Bird feeding, Artisans Holiday Fair, children’s art show, and foster parent recruitment

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Outside, there is frost on the ground, and the cold world is clear and sunny. I’m inside at my workspace, watching a wonderful mystery of sorts unfolding at the bird feeder. Charley and I...

Aquinnah: Waylon Sauer

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Once again. Once again. I write this on the morning after we lost yet another of our beloved young. Waylon Sauer, 17 years old. Just beginning. A junior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School....

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It is years since I was in New York. Decades. I had gone there as a young woman, and marveled at the energy, the fact that on every street there was at least one...

Aquinnah: The human race, ‘Inhabitants’ film, playground volunteers, and community

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Well, I finally finished putting away all of the lightweight summer clothing, and unpacking the woolly sweaters and long johns. My next domestic task will be to wash and put away the porch pillows,...

Aquinnah: Out-of-town guests, beautiful playground, library services, and Forrest Alley

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I write this column on Sunday mornings, having promised our editor that I’d have it in her hands by noon every Sunday. Every time I sit down to write it, I am filled with...