The up-Island community boasts rolling hills dotted with sheep and horses that cascade down to Lucy Vincent beach and the picturesque fishing port of Menemsha.
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Chilmark Police help stranded dolphin
Two Chilmark Police officers pulled on waders near Abel’s Hill, a private neighborhood in Chilmark, Oct. 12 and went across the pond to reach the South Shore, where a dolphin…
Study on Lyme disease includes Martha’s Vineyard
After a warm October weekend, 165 Islanders lined up to donate their blood at the Agricultural Hall and Morning Glory Farm for a study on the public health burden of tick-borne conditions, specifically chronic or persisting Lyme disease. A mini-laboratory was set up under the wooden rafters of the Agricultural Hall on Oct. 12 for…
Lula wins Brazilian presidential reelection
Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil. —Wikimedia Commons Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, often referred to as Lula, was reelected Sunday after the electoral court announced he had 4.4 million votes (51.8 percent) over Flávio Bolsonaro. The election was watched closely by the Brazilian community on Martha’s Vineyard, where 14 percent…
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Chilmark
Sunday was bright, warm, and sunny. The forecast calls for jacket and cap weather. The Beetlebung trees are red, the ferns gold. The Chilmark library’s Book Club will meet Oct.…
Important Dates
- Monday, Oct. 26, 4:30 pm: Chilmark planning board mtg.
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, 4 pm: Town of Chilmark joint mtg.
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