2:32 pm, March 26, 2015
The teacher who had taught in the art room before me was a gray-haired superhero in an apron. I know this because she was once my teacher.
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Finding Your Calling Can Be an Art Form
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Shaping it Up at the YMCA
3:11 pm, March 26, 2015
On Fridays at 3:30 p.m. the YMCA After-School Program is hosting art days with a different theme and teacher each week. This Friday, March 27, Althea Miller will work with children in creating block printed stamps.
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Public Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
3:20 pm, March 26, 2015
The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
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March Goes Out
5:03 pm, March 26, 2015
After months of deep snow and bitter cold, it comes as little surprise that spring has struggled to begin.
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Gutter Ball
5:04 pm, March 26, 2015
When developer Sam Dunn came before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last year seeking permission to build his bowling alley in Oak Bluffs, one key selling point was the plan to build a nitrogen-removing septic system.
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Discovery of Endangered Plant Poses Problem for Gay Head Light Project
11:19 am, March 25, 2015
The Gay Head Light relocation project has hit a potential snag following recent notice from the state Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program that the site contains habitat for the broad tinker’s weed, an endangered wild plant.
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Preserving the Future and the Past, Gazette Upgrades Printing Process
6:22 pm, March 26, 2015
The Vineyard Gazette this week welcomed a new piece of technology into its decades-old printing operation with the addition of a new computer-to-plate unit.
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In Aftermath of Fatal Fire, Officals Stress Preparation
6:27 pm, March 26, 2015
Victims of a house fire in Edgartown that claimed the life of 32-year-old David Cleary last week have received an outpouring of support from the community, including an online fundraising campaign that has raised thousands of dollars.
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Center For Living Looks to Towns for Help with Building Purchase
6:32 pm, March 26, 2015
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is looking for support for a new building from town meeting voters in all towns, who will be asked whether to support a $1.6 million bond for the purchase of the former Vineyard Nursing Association building.
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State Challenges Airport Appointments
6:45 pm, March 26, 2015
The state agency that oversees airports is casting doubt on the official makeup of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission, following a vote by the Dukes County Commission early this month to replace incumbents with new members.
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Court Backs Town in Boch Helicopter Dispute
6:53 pm, March 26, 2015
The town of Edgartown can legally prohibit resident Barbara Boch from taking off and landing a helicopter on her lawn, according to a land court ruling in a long-running dispute between the widow of car dealership owner Ernie Boch and the town.
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Verdict Is In; Judge Williams Declares Himself Retired
6:59 pm, March 26, 2015
The Hon. H. Gregory Williams has had a career path that led him from herpetology to English major to 10 years as the first justice in the Edgartown district court. After he retires Friday, the judge plans to spend his new-found free time volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary.
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MVC Names Four Finalists in Search for New Director
2:35 pm, March 27, 2015
A search committee has recommended four finalists for the post of executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The candidates were chosen from an original pool of 33, and the commission plans to interview the finalists and vote on a new director in two weeks.
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Candidates for Selectmen Appeal to Oak Bluffs Voters
5:48 pm, March 27, 2015
As a five-way race heats up for two seats on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen, candidates made their pitch to voters at a forum Wednesday. There are two incumbents and three challengers. The town election is April 16.
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Margaret Howe Freydberg, Chilmark Poet, Dies at 107
7:59 pm, March 27, 2015
The poet and novelist whose grace, elegance and remarkable longevity spanned more than a century of life, died at her home overlooking Stonewall Pond on Friday afternoon, surrounded by her family. She published her 11th book three years ago at age 104.
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MVC Decides Not to Review Mullen Way Subdivision
12:44 pm, March 28, 2015
A project to develop seven acres of land near downtown Edgartown will bypass a regional planning review, following a vote at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night. The regional planning board voted 7-4 with one abstention against holding a public hearing for the subdivision on Mullen Way.
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Peggy Freydberg, Beloved Novelist, Poet, and Friend
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 1:25pm
Margaret (Peggy) Freydberg, novelist, poet, source of inspiration and great friend to so many, died at home on March 27 surrounded by people who loved her. She had celebrated her 107th birthday three weeks earlier.
Peggy was born and had her early schooling in Rochester, N.Y. As a young woman she attended the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., where she discovered to her surprise and delight that she had a strong and original mind. Soon after her graduation from Dobbs, she married Samuel Sloan, moving first to Cambridge, Mass. and then in the late 1920s into 1930, to Paris where Sam worked as a literary talent scout. Her first published writing was a series of dispatches to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle describing her life in the French capital.
After Sam’s death in 1945, Peggy worked as an editor at his publishing house, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, and later taught creative writing at New York University and at the Linden Hill School for youth in need. She met and married Nicholas Freydberg while she was living in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. and they moved to the Vineyard full time in 1968. Peggy and Nick shared a great love and respect for each other. Their rich relationship and the mysteries of love and fulfillment were inspiration for her books, and Nick’s death in 1994 was a tremendous loss that is reflected in many of her later poems.
Peggy wrote articles and short stories and then moved to novels. Her first novel, The Bride, was published in 1952 by Harper and Brothers, and was followed by The Lovely April, Winter Concert, Katherine’s House, The Consequences of Loving Syrah, and Growing up in Old Age. When she was in her 90s Peggy turned to poetry, publishing the collections Evening on the Pond, Wanting, and In Other Words. Her final piece was a short story, Cruachan: The Battle Cry of Scottish Chieftains. A book about her, including a collection of her poetry, writing, and photographs, is expected to be out in May.
Over the many years she lived here, a large, diverse, and loving group of friends of all ages developed around Peggy. Her beautiful home and light-filled living room overlooking Stonewall Pond is fondly remembered by many who were engaged with her in a variety of groups involving music, literature, mindfulness, and gatherings of all sorts. As she grew older, Peggy received wonderful support and love from numerous people who gently and graciously cared for her until her end of life. Peggy and her family are forever grateful to these individuals. Peggy was known for her great spirit, her appreciation of nature and beauty, her elegance, and her deep care and interest in the people around her. In her later years, she fondly recalled the Dobbs school motto from her childhood, “Do it with thy might!” She lived life with all the spirit, passion and enthusiasm this phrase embodies.
In her immediate family she leaves a daughter and a son, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be planned for early summer. The Chilmark Library and its staff was one of Peggy’s great loves. Should anyone wish to make an offering in her memory, please consider donating to the Margaret Howe Freydberg Fund at the Chilmark Library.
In her final instructions to her family in preparation for her death, she left us the following message taken from the book Oriental Tales by Marguerite Yourcenar. “I’m going to die,” he said with difficulty. “I cannot complain of a destiny I share with the flowers, the insects, and the stars.”
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Vineyard Skaters Take the Ice for Annual Figure Skating Show
5:45 pm, March 28, 2015
Divas on Ice, the 27th annual Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club spring show, featured performances to music by Aretha, Whitney, Dolly, Beyonce, and Taylor (among others), with skaters of all levels getting the chance to display their skills.
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In Drill, First Responders Train for Crash Disaster
5:50 am, March 30, 2015
It was the best kind of disaster, the simulated kind. Martha’s Vineyard Airport safety teams staged a disaster drill at the airport Sunday simulating the crash of a 50-passenger aircraft.
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Real Estate Transactions: March 23 to March 29
9:30 am, March 30, 2015
Caroline R. Flanders purchased 13 Rock Pond Road in West Tisbury from Paul Lazes for $505,000 on March 26.
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