Epicurean Exploration
1:08 pm, October 21, 2014It’s about the farm — the land, the sea and the table. It’s about eating local — shellfish, vegetables, cheese, wine, beer — all of it. And it’s about to happen.
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1:14 pm, October 21, 2014Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard sponsors a construction materials sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 475 Edgartown Road in Vineyard Haven.
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1:20 pm, October 21, 2014The Oak Bluffs library is offering more than pumpkin carving this fall. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., and just in time for Halloween, it hosts Dark Passages — Masters of...
View ArticleRoswell Scudder Patterson Was Trustee of Union Chapel
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 2:05pmRoswell Scudder Patterson of Endwell, N.Y., and Oak Bluffs, died peacefully at home on Oct. 19. He was 93.He was born on May 11, 1921 at home in Scranton, Pa., the...
View ArticleTalking Tisbury Turkey
2:44 pm, October 21, 2014Organizers of the Martha’s Vineyard’s travel and shopping website TisburyTurkey.com announced the results of its summer campaign for the Friends of Family Planning of Martha’s...
View ArticlePublic Record of Cases Heard in Edgartown District Court
3:32 pm, October 21, 2014The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.Sept. 29
View ArticleSteamship Authority Approves Fare Increases
9:03 pm, October 21, 2014Olivia HullMeeting on the Vineyard Tuesday, Steamship Authority governors approved raising fares for passengers and excursion rates on the Martha’s Vineyard route next year....
View ArticleCreative Wings Take Flight Thanks to Early Osprey Encounter
9:48 am, October 22, 2014Olivia HullSuzanne Goldsmith's first novel, Washashore, features a main character inspired by Gus Ben David. The novel received the Green Earth Book award which recognizes...
View ArticleOn Chappy: Oct. 24
2:05 pm, October 22, 2014Brad WoodgerOnce again, the Chappy ferry has spawned a union of love. Becca and Jeff — captains both — were married last weekend. On the ferry. A beautiful sight, even to this...
View ArticleSea Urchin Scrutiny
3:20 pm, October 22, 2014Suzan BellincampiSea urchins are the hedgehogs of the sea. With their round hard bodies covered in spines, they easily live up to that nickname.
View ArticlePlease Adopt Us
3:53 pm, October 22, 2014A big orange male cat found as a stray in Vineyard Haven was added to the feline population at the shelter today. He looks young, despite his large size. He has been named Morris.
View ArticleSearch Committee Formed for New MVC Director
4:20 pm, October 22, 2014Alex ElvinA search committee has been appointed to find a replacement for the outgoing executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
View ArticleHelen Hines Had a Heart for the Vineyard
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 4:29pmHelen Gans Hines, a Vineyard summer resident for nearly 40 years, died peacefully on Oct. 4 at her home in Lantana, Fla. She was 93. Helen was predeceased by her...
View ArticleIsland Eccentric Clucked to Her Own Beat
10:04 am, October 23, 2014Sydney BenderNancy Luce was born at home in West Tisbury on August 23, 1814. She is remembered as a bit of a loner. But a visit to her gravestone won’t reveal that. Today, her...
View ArticleRobert Aitken Potts: Journalist, Filmmaker, Craftsman, Gentleman
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 11:14amRobert Aitken Potts Jr. of West Tisbury died at home on Saturday night, Oct. 11, with his wife of 50 years, Marjory, beside him. He was 84. The cause was...
View ArticleDorothy Rohrer-Denalsky Loved Her Summers On the Vineyard
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 11:23amDorothy Maureen Rohrer-Denalsky, 76 years young, of Embden, Me., died on Friday, Oct. 10.Born in Hartford, Conn., to Frederic C. Rohrer 3rd and Dorothy Lagan Rohrer,...
View ArticleIsland Welcomes Porcine Pandemonium
11:35 am, October 23, 2014Next week, the subject will be pork at the third annual Swine and Dine festival. Come and celebrate all things pigtastically tasty, with expert butchers and cooks descending...
View ArticleVineyard Dead Waltz With the Living
11:47 am, October 23, 2014Bill EvillePerhaps this Halloween is the time to dig the grave just a bit deeper. It is time to walk hand in hand with the real dead. And if Holly Nadler is your guide, it...
View ArticleOak Bluffs Floating Fuel Dock Exceeds Financial Expectations
6:03 pm, October 23, 2014Olivia Hull A town fuel dock that debuted this summer has far exceeded the expectations of the Oak Bluffs officials who pushed for it. The fuel dock sold about twice as much...
View ArticleShared School Budget Up Again, Staffing Needs Lead the List
6:10 pm, October 23, 2014Sydney BenderContinuing a trend, the Vineyard schools superintendent’s budget is up again this year.
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