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Out-of-Towners Come Calling
3:25 pm, October 14, 2014Robert A. CulbertSecondhand information through Lanny McDowell is that a flock of seven or eight long-tailed parakeet types visited some caged parrots on a hillside between the...
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Recycling Responsibility
4:14 pm, October 14, 2014Suzan BellincampiGreat strides have been made since the Bottle Bill came into existence in 1982. This container deposit law provides for a five cent refundable deposit on soda...
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Robert Potts, Humorous Editor of Broadside, Dies at 84
4:40 pm, October 14, 2014Julia WellsMr. Potts died on Oct. 11 of complications from a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. His West Tisbury weekly, The Broadside, famously sold for ten cents at...
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Edgartown Town Column: Oct. 17
11:09 am, October 15, 2014Kathie CaseThe rain was a welcome visitor, but did it have to come on a Saturday? Anyway, we are back to sunshine and warm air. So let’s see what Mother Nature has in store...
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On Chappy: Oct. 17
11:17 am, October 15, 2014Peter WellsAs the 69th MV Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby draws to a close I like to review the leader boards for the names of Chappy fishermen.
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After 29 years Sgt. Johnson Shifts to the Beat of Retirement
2:37 pm, October 15, 2014Mark Alan LovewellNext summer, Kenneth Johnson and his wife Mary can watch the Fourth of July fireworks together for the first time. Mr. Johnson, 56, has retired after 29 years...
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Chilmark Reapplies for State Grant to Restore Squibnocket Beach
4:28 pm, October 15, 2014Alex Elvin Chilmark has reapplied for a major state grant to restore Squibnocket Beach after learning recently that the original award was in jeopardy. The selectmen have also...
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Aquinnah Town Column: Oct. 17
6:23 pm, October 15, 2014June D. Manning The First Baptist Church in Tisbury will celebrate Oktoberfest Saturday from 3 p.m. featuring sausage, sauerkraut, hot dogs and root beer.
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Chilmark Town Column: Oct. 17
6:30 pm, October 15, 2014Jane N. SlaterChilmark is backing into fall with beautiful summer days and still many visitors and fishermen. The retail and food businesses are closing as I write. Betsy and...
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Oct. 17
6:34 pm, October 15, 2014Skip Finley The lawsuit of Lillian E. Judkins vs. Thomas J. Charette and others was heard from Dec. 3, 1925 to Feb. 26, 1926. The plaintiff (Judkins) brought the lawsuit on...
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West Tisbury Town Column: Oct. 17
6:39 pm, October 15, 2014John S. AlleyThe sunset, regrettably, is now taking place just after 6 p.m. and is dropping faster each day. When daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2, we will plunge into...
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Please Adopt Us
10:52 pm, October 15, 2014The pale buff felines affectionately known on the premises of the Animal Shelter as “Merri’s kittens” will probably be gone by the time this column is published.
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West Tisbury Will Require Tent Permits
3:43 pm, October 16, 2014Sydney BenderUpgrading security at the West Tisbury town hall was a topic of discussion this week when selectmen approved a new safety and security policy for town employees.
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Airport Employee's Lawsuit Will Proceed
5:04 pm, October 16, 2014A superior court judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission by a former airport employee who claims she was wrongfully terminated from her...
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Tisbury Looks to Preserve Theatre, Owen Park
5:06 pm, October 16, 2014Ivy Ashe Repairs to Owen Park and lighting upgrades at Katharine Cornell Theatre were added to Tisbury’s initial list of Community Preservation Act projects after Tuesday’s...
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Serendipity and History
5:42 pm, October 16, 2014They were two Ruths who became friends. Ruth Redding and Ruth Bogan both overcame obstacles early in life, including poverty born of war and the Great Depression and broken...
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The Next Pandemic
5:47 pm, October 16, 2014The Ebola virus, with its terrifying symptoms and high mortality rate, evokes a dreadful fascination. But despite some well-publicized missteps in the way the disease has been...
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Looking Back on Life Lived at Full Throttle
6:23 pm, October 16, 2014Alex ElvinApproaching his 90th birthday two years ago, Nelson Bryant began writing his memoir, Mill Pond Joe, which chronicles his early years on the Vineyard, his many...
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Chilmark Voters Convene for Special Town Meeting Monday
6:33 pm, October 16, 2014Alex ElvinChilmark voters will decide whether to support a major restructuring of the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District.The meeting begins at...
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Squibnocket Progress Report Ready
6:42 pm, October 16, 2014Alex Elvin Nearly six months after a Squibnocket Beach restoration plan was narrowly defeated by voters, a town committee that has been working to develop alternative proposals...
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