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Otis Rogers Jr., Proud Son of Oak Bluffs
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 3:00pmOtis A. Rogers Jr., a lifelong resident of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on Jan. 26, just shy of his 93rd birthday.Born in Oak Bluffs on Jan. 30, 1923, a son of Otis...
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MVC Approves Budget, Conditions for Southern Woodlands Plan
3:13 pm, January 27, 2016Alex ElvinThe Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week approved a $1.42 million budget for the coming fiscal year.
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Dyan Walsh Espindle, Hospice Nurse on the Vineyard
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 3:42pmDyan Walsh Espindle, formerly of Vineyard Haven, died suddenly on Jan. 23 in Punta Gorda, Fla. She was 66.Dyan was a hospice nurse on Martha’s Vineyard. She is...
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Remembering Vern Laux, 1955-2016
5:54 pm, January 27, 2016Robert A. CulbertThis week’s column would not be complete without mention of the passing of Vern Laux on Jan. 21.
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2016 Christmas Bird Count Results
5:56 pm, January 27, 2016The 56th annual Martha's Vineyard Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, Jan. 2. The cold and blustery weather didn't deter 61 Island birders, who fanned out across the...
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Frozen Carrots and Disoriented Hens
10:21 pm, January 27, 2016Lynne IronsI thoroughly enjoyed last weekend’s storm. I was able to pick quite a bit of food from my garden before the snow started.
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A Ticket to the Snow Show
10:26 pm, January 27, 2016Suzan BellincampiCrazy that snow is so simple, yet so complicated. We all know it is just frozen water, but describing it can get much more detailed.
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Close Encounters with Celestial Beings
5:06 pm, January 28, 2016Shirley Mayhew When I was growing up in a suburb of New York city, I didn’t realize how average we all were. I don’t mean that in a bad way.
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Keeping it Spicy, Till the Very End
5:20 pm, January 28, 2016Nancy Slonim AronieI am looking for a shelf big enough in my kitchen to accommodate the Costco size bottle of Sriracha.
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Fawn on the Roof, Rib Eye on the Dash, and a Man Named Jay
5:24 pm, January 28, 2016Chris Fischer I picked up a hitchhiker last Friday morning while driving down my extremely long dirt road. He was dressed head to toe in camouflage and had an obvious limp. His...
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In Praise of Coast Guard, Past and Present
5:29 pm, January 28, 2016Virginia Jones Beginning Friday there will be special screenings of The Finest Hours, a new movie about the Coast Guard rescue off Cape Cod during a 1952 blizzard.
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Cultural Tourism
5:35 pm, January 28, 2016The Aquinnah Circle has been attracting visitors since before there were paved roads up-Island. The history and culture of the area run as deep as the rich veins of clay in the...
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Goodbye Hairnet, Hello Local Food, Rocking Chef
5:46 pm, January 28, 2016Mollie Doyle It is Wednesday, which means pizza day at The West Tisbury School. Head cook Jenny DeVivo put on her hat and Mötley Crüe style headband. This is not your typical...
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With Clock Ticking, Tribe Votes to Finish Community Center
5:45 pm, January 28, 2016John H. Kennedy Leaders of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe have voted to turn away from plans to convert an unfinished community center into a gambling facility.
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Squibnocket History Evokes Glacial Time
6:17 pm, January 28, 2016Alex ElvinOn a mild afternoon, a few eiders bobbed up and down in the surf at Squibnocket Beach. Cars came and went from the town parking lot, which now juts out beyond the...
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High School Names New Principal
1:50 pm, January 29, 2016Heather Hamacek Sara Dingledy, the principal of Westchester Square Academy in New York city, has been named the new principal of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
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Chet Wisniewski, Architect, Creative Force, Menemsha Summer Resident
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 3:36pmChester (Chet) J. Wisniewski of Menemsha died on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 at his winter home in West Tisbury. He would have been 94 the following March.Chet was born on...
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Effort to Remove Munitions from Beaches Moves Forward
6:45 am, January 30, 2016Alex Elvin The Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with three projects totaling $18.5 million to remove practice bombs and other debris from former World War II bombing...
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Virginia Davis, Talented Renaissance Woman, Devoted Volunteer
Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 12:35pmVirginia Cooper Davis of Hobe Sound, Fla., died peacefully surrounded by her family on Jan. 28. She was 90.The daughter of the late Rear Adm. George Randolph Cooper...
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Dean's List at University of New Hampshire
12:47 pm, January 30, 2016Several Vineyard students were named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire.
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