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Away to Tarpaulin Cove We Shall Sail
10:33 pm, July 29, 2015Lisa Stout On Sunday, July 26, the Holmes Hole Sailing Association race headed to Tarpaulin Cove on the southern shore of Naushon Island.
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Giving Back at Vineyard House Water Tasting
10:46 pm, July 29, 2015Alex Floyd Vineyard House is offering food, music and a variety of waters for its annual water tasting fundraiser on Thursday, August 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Captain...
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The Moth Returns to Martha's Vineyard
10:56 pm, July 29, 2015The Moth returns to Martha’s Vineyard on Friday, August 7.
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Opera at Featherstone
11:04 pm, July 29, 2015Opera returns to the Vineyard Friday night, July 31, at Featherstone Center for the Arts. The event is produced by Wendy Taucher and honors Judy Belushi Pisano.
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Documentary Week Arrives at Martha's Vineyard Film Center
11:07 pm, July 29, 2015Megan Cerullo Five films will be screened from August 3 to 7 at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center as part of its first annual Documentary Week.
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Yerbury G. Burnham Was Active Volunteer, Expert Wood Carver
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:15pmYerbury G. Burnham died Dec. 2, 2014, at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Fla.Yerb was born March 8, 1928 in Montclair, N.J., the son of Mr. Beverley Burnham and...
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Varian Cassat, Gazette Chappy Columnist, Was Active in Community and...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:21pmVarian Hentz Cassat died peacefully on July 21, surrounded by family at her residence in Weston. She was 89 years old.Varian was born on Nov. 21, 1925 in Little Ferry,...
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Albert Scott Dies at 102
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:26pmAlbert Scott Dies at 102 Albert Lyon Scott Jr. died peacefully on July 25 in Alameda, Calif., at the age of 102.Born in Newton Centre, Mr. Scott was a Vineyard summer...
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Arlene Simpkins Was Beloved Guidance Counselor, Loved the Beach
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:30pmArlene Hook Simpkins died peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 26. She was 78 years old.Arlene was born in Steubenville, Ohio on June 25, 1937 to her parents John...
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Bob Tilton Was Consummate Gentleman, Well-Known Islander Beloved by Many
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:34pmBob Tilton, a lifelong resident of Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at his home on Main street on July 23 at the age of 84.To his family and friends, Bob was very...
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Animals as Social Beings Is Not Such a Wild Idea
5:09 pm, July 30, 2015Heather HamacekWith a PhD in ecology and a jaunty writing style, Carl Safina isn’t so much a science writer as he is a writer who is a scientist.
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A Dragger and Her Captain, Soon to Part Ways
5:45 pm, July 30, 2015Alex ElvinWithout any federal or state permits, the Unicorn is likely nearing the end of her long residency in Menemsha harbor. Capt. Greg Mayhew recently sold his groundfish...
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A Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma With No Conclusion; Art Heist Still Mystifies
5:47 pm, July 30, 2015Alex Floyd Stephen Kurkjian’s new book has the characters, intrigue and pace of a mystery novel. All it lacks is the culprit. That’s because his subject matter, the burglary at...
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To Make History a Page Turner, Stay Curious
5:49 pm, July 30, 2015Louisa McCulloughErik Larson’s advice to those who want to write? “Work as a cop on the side,” he told the Gazette in a recent interview. “Immersing yourself in life is the best...
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Hooked on Each Other, Menemsha Couple Are True Island Keepers
5:57 pm, July 30, 2015Mollie DoyleNothing can stop Roberta Morgan. Not even her husband Jimmy, who has suggested that she might want to pull the car over. It’s early July, early morning and the Morgans...
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By Digging Up the Whole Story, Writer Honors the Death of His Roommate
5:55 pm, July 30, 2015Alex ElvinThe Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, released last year to wide acclaim, is Mr. Hobbs’s memorial to his Yale roommate Robert Peace's life, telling the story from...
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Making Fast Dinners Without a Fuss; It's the Holy Grail for Every Family
6:07 pm, July 30, 2015Remy Tumin What’s for dinner? That’s the question the four Pollan family women kept finding themselves asking one another. The Pollan Family Table, written by Corky Pollan and her...
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Study Commissioned by Tribe Says Bingo Could Be Big Money
6:09 pm, July 30, 2015John H. KennedyAccording to a study done for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), a class II casino — essentially, an electronic bingo facility — would net more than $4.5...
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Authors and Panels That Inform and Provoke Define Book Festival
6:17 pm, July 30, 2015Alex ElvinAuthor Ta-Nehisi Coates headlines a sold-out public discussion Friday that explores the idea of a post-racial America. The discussion kicks off the Martha’s Vineyard...
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A Communion of Dictators Binds Fascism and the Catholic Church
6:19 pm, July 30, 2015Alex FloydBenito Mussolini is long gone, but the institution that helped bring him and keep him in power may not be, according to a new Pulitzer Prize winning book by historian...
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