Todd Hitchings update:
In our Sept. 7 issue we featured an article entitled, “A hike on the Long Trail forges a path to opioid recovery” that told of Todd Hitchings’ effort to crowdsource $10,000 for Martha’s Vineyard...
View ArticleYard Sales – September 16 & 17
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View ArticleMEMA: prepare for mid-week impact from Jose
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has issued a situational awareness statement regarding Hurricane Jose. On Friday, the National Weather Service provided some additional information...
View ArticleCronig’s withdraws from Our Island Club
As of Dec. 31, the Our Island Club discount card will no longer be accepted at Cronig’s markets or Healthy Additions, according to a newsletter issued by the discount card. “We have been informed by...
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Update: Norman Vunk
Updated 9/18 Norman Vunk, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many on the Vineyard, died on August 9, 2017, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, after a 21-month battle with...
View ArticleSteamship Authority diverts some ferries from Oak Bluffs
The following trips departing or arriving in Oak Bluffs have been diverted to Vineyard Haven. M/V SANKATY from Woods Hole 1:35PM M/V SANKATY to Woods Hole 2:50PM The Steamship suggests travelers check...
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Christine Eissenstat
Christine (Prada) Eissenstat of Frederick, Md., died of a heart attack on Sept. 4, 2017, while in Rochester, N.Y., attending a family celebration. Chris was born and raised in Edgartown, and attended...
View ArticleSamuel Alexander Campbell
Samuel A. Campbell (a.k.a. Magic Sam), 74, died on June 27, 2017. He crossed over to the spirit plane after a long battle with cancer. His wife of 35 years, Ann Rosenkranz (Antigone), was at his side...
View ArticleSteamship Authority and other Jose cancellations
Island-wide services The Oak Bluffs library has cancelled tonight’s event Nat Benjamin’s Sail to Haiti due to the oncoming tropical storm. They plan to reschedule the event to an evening in October....
View ArticleChico, the Windemere parrot, passes away
Chico, the Windemere parrot, passed away on Friday, Sept. 8. Chico was born in Panama in 1962, and moved into Windemere 20 years ago. According to a press release, Chico brought joy to the Windemere...
View ArticlePoet’s Corner: Just Sweet Enough
By Kristen G. Norman If your life Had been A full pie — native berry Or even A spongy cake It was Cut in half Yet, that life was full Have to remember Such; and recall it Sweet native berry,...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: September 11 –15, 2017
Aquinnah Sept. 14, Donald D. Worley, individually and as trustee of the Leonard F. Vanderhoop, Jr. estate and Vanderhoop Family Trust, sold Set Off Lot 48 at 955 State Rd. to the Martha’s Vineyard Land...
View ArticleHealth care planning workshop at Tisbury Senior Center
Hope Hospice, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, Honoring Choices Massachusetts, and the Tisbury Senior Center are partnering to present “Who’s Your Agent?” a free health care planning workshop, on...
View ArticleMemorial service for Jane R. Lison
A memorial service will be held for Jane R. Lison, husband of Walter Lison and mother of Barbara Gubitose and Karen Campbell, on Monday, Sept. 25, at 11 am at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 51 Winter...
View ArticleBrine – Nason
Miss Katharine Ann Brine and Mr. Joshua Leavitt Nason were united in marriage on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at five o’clock in the afternoon at the bride’s parents home on Chappaquiddick. The ceremony...
View Article‘Your scarf, it was apricot’
The Kara Taylor Gallery in Chilmark hosted an exhibit of Carly Simon’s peony prints, as well as silk scarves printed with the photo images, and Ellen Questel’s pastels and mixed media landscapes over...
View ArticleDelays and cancellations due to Jose
The Oak Bluffs library has cancelled tonight’s event Nat Benjamin’s Sail to Haiti due to the oncoming tropical storm. They plan to reschedule the event to an evening in October. According to the...
View ArticleBeach cleanup day
Love Martha’s Vineyard beaches? Help keep them clean this Saturday, Sept. 23, from 8:30 to 10:30 am at the annual Oak Bluffs Beach Cleanup Day. Meet at Oak Bluffs Beach and help pick up trash from the...
View ArticlePapermaking with fall fibers
Seastone Papers in West Tisbury will celebrate the first day of autumn on Friday, Sept. 22, at 9 am. The papermaking studio will host a plant fibers workshop, using locally grown fibers for paper- and...
View ArticleService for Gregory John Ortiz
A graveside service for Gregory John Ortiz, who died on July 27, 2017, at the age of 51, will be held in the Old Westside Cemetery, Cooke Street, Edgartown, on Friday, Sept. 22, at 1 pm, officiated by...
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