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Photos of the week Dec. 10-16
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View ArticleReal Estate Confidential: First-time home-buying on Martha’s Vineyard
By Fred Roven, MV Buyer Agents. Weekly chit-chat about new listings, sales or other insider info on MV Real Estate. When I discuss “a good time” to buy real estate, many Island home buyers on Martha’s...
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Visitation Tuesday, services Wednesday for Ruth Mary Rocha
Ruth Mary Rocha, 94, died on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at her home in Vineyard Haven. Visiting hours in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road in Oak Bluffs, will be held on Tuesday,...
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To the Editor: It was the morning after the rain before The sun soon would be shining on our fair shore A few flakes of snow hung in the cold air The road was empty, the pavement bare When what to my...
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Christine H. Abrams
Chris Abrams (Christine Iannone Hudson Abrams) died painlessly and peacefully on Dec. 8, 2017. In her final days she was surrounded by family, friends, and the wonderful caregivers who selflessly...
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Sandra Lee Gramkowski
Sandra Lee Gramkowski, or Sandy, as her friends called her, died on Nov. 15, 2017, in Cape Coral, Fla., at the age of 68. Sandy was born on August 10, 1949, to Doris E. Rowand and Eugene G. Hehl. Sandy...
View ArticleRiley Craig awarded Outstanding Sea Cadet Medal
In a ceremony at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Dec. 10, MVRHS senior Riley Craig was presented with the Outstanding Sea Cadet Medal by the Martha’s Vineyard Seacoast Defense Chapter of the...
View ArticleAcademic honors
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School honor roll The following scholars were inadvertently omitted from last week’s printed honor roll. Grade 11 High honors: Jasselle Wildanger Grade 10 High honors:...
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Jonas Budris to be featured soloist for Handel and Haydn
Martha’s Vineyard native Jonas Budris will be a featured tenor soloist in Handel and Haydn Society’s “Bach Christmas,” taking place Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 pm, at NEC’s...
View ArticleTisbury Police Department hosts luncheon for seniors
The Tisbury Police Department invites Island senior citizens to a holiday luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 24, between 12 pm and 2 pm. According to a press release, food will be prepared and served by members...
View ArticleBlueray, Noepe Design, and Refabulous plan grand opening
Bluewave Body Co., Noepe Design, and Refabulous Decor announce their grand openings on Dec. 15 from 6 to 9 pm. Bluewave and Noepe Design are located at 10 Union St. in Vineyard Haven, and Refabulous is...
View ArticleCommunity Sing and Winter Concert, directed by Roberta Kirn
The 17th annual “Community Sing and Winter Concert: Songs of Peace, Hope. and Light,” with the Martha’s Vineyard Family Chorus, directed by Roberta Kirn, will take place at the Hebrew Center, 130...
View ArticleLearn capoeira with the Yard
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, the West Tisbury library will offer a capoeira Workshop for tweens and teens. According to a press release, you can move with the Yard’s guest artist, Will...
View ArticleThe Edey Foundation requests proposals
The Edey Foundation provides grants to tax-exempt organizations for natural resource conservation on Martha’s Vineyard. According to a press release, the primary purpose of the foundation is to provide...
View ArticleAnnual West Tisbury library Holiday Party
On Monday, Dec. 18, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, the community is invited to the West Tisbury library’s annual Holiday Party. According to a press release, you can celebrate the season with your friends and...
View Article‘Zaza Rising’ screening and Q and A
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7 pm, the West Tisbury library will host a screening of the short documentary “Zaza Rising,” followed by a Q and A with Lena Strothe, the film’s director, and Pam Putney,...
View ArticleBirth: Dec. 6
Aria Grey Abdelnour Christina Izzo and Douglas Abdelnour of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Aria Grey Abdelnour, on Dec. 6, 2017, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Aria weighed 5 pounds, 5.3...
View ArticlePoem: Autumn on the Vineyard
Airbeds asleep ’til summer ’17. Sandy floors swept. Outdoor showers sigh in relief. Harried drivers disappear. Car horns cease their sting. Hibiscus and cosmos sport late blooms but Autumn daisies and...
View ArticleLewis – Colligan
Melanie Ann Lewis and Thomas E.A. Colligan were wed on Nov. 12, 2017, at Holiday Village in Holiday, Fla. The Rev. Paula Strople (mother of the groom) officiated at the ceremony. The ceremony was...
View ArticleM.V. swimmers set school records
The Martha’s Vineyard High School swimming teams traveled to Middleborough on Saturday for an invitational, nonscoring meet. Catholic Memorial, Archbishop Williams, and host Middleborough also...
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