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Walking on Ice, Dreaming of Coral Bells
9:57 am, February 25, 2015Lynne IronsAfter the thaw last weekend and then the serious deep freeze, walking is downright hazardous. Every three or so steps on top of the ice break through to knee deep...
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Chilmark Town Column: Feb. 27
12:16 pm, February 25, 2015Jane N. SlaterChilmark is enjoying some up-Island quiet this week. There are very few cars on the road, and even the bell buoy off Menemsha Beach is quiet, due to the ice...
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Edgartown Town Column: Feb. 27
12:25 pm, February 25, 2015Kathie CaseJan and Floyd Norton’s daughter Debbie wrote this poem and I thought it would be a great way to start the column, since we just got three inches of fresh snow on...
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Feb. 27
12:32 pm, February 25, 2015Skip FinleyOscar Edward Denniston was born April 5, 1875 in Kingston, Jamaica. Appointed superintendent of the seamen’s mission there, he met and cared for Madison Edwards...
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Martha Mains Was Creative Landscaper and Designer
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 9:26amMartha Mary Mains of Beverly died peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Saturday, Feb. 14, following a lengthy illness due to viral...
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Aquinnah Tribe Receives Affordable Housing Grant
3:09 pm, February 25, 2015Alex Elvin Just under half a million dollars was awarded last week to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) through an annual grant for affordable housing.
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Public Record of Cases in Edgartown District Court
4:26 pm, February 25, 2015Feb. 6 Adam V. Tucker, 26, of Vineyard Haven, was arraigned on Feb. 5 charges in Edgartown of possessing to distribute a class A drug (heroin) and conspiracy to violate drug...
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Please Adopt Us
4:37 pm, February 25, 2015Call it coincidence but lately each tuxedo cat that is adopted is replaced by another one looking for a home. We still have Mickey, a black and white six-year-old male, and he...
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Social Media for Farmers
4:34 pm, February 25, 2015For farmers looking to market their goods beyond the farm stand, Slow Food MV presents a winter workshop on social media for the food and farming community.
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Creative Space for Teens at New Art Cafe
4:51 pm, February 25, 2015Sara Brown Last summer, Isabella Morais got to thinking that teenage artists on the Island would benefit from a studio space where they could gather and create art. Her dream...
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Hurricane History Told in Layers of Pond Muck
5:35 pm, February 26, 2015Tom DunlopHurricanes may begin to strike the southern New England coastline more often and more ferociously than at any time since colonial settlement, according to a new...
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Farewell to a Friend
5:38 pm, February 26, 2015He began writing for the Gazette only three years ago although it seemed like Will Monast had been around forever. Quietly competent, he was self-taught in all things, from...
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Report on Tashmoo Pond Tracks Decline in Water Quality
5:41 pm, February 26, 2015Alex ElvinMore than 10 years after the state began studying Tashmoo Pond as part of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project, a final report on the pond’s declining health is...
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Volunteers Begin Homeless Count Across the Island
5:42 pm, February 26, 2015Alex Elvin A group of volunteers has fanned out across the Island this week, looking for people without homes who they hope to include in this year’s point-in-time homeless...
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These Old Houses
5:43 pm, February 26, 2015Scattered throughout the six Vineyard towns is a cross section of nearly every type of American residential architecture.
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Dukes County Ranks High in State Study on Opiate Use
5:50 pm, February 26, 2015Olivia Hull As opiate addiction continues to devastate communities across the commonwealth, the state has released data showing prescription rates and overdose deaths for...
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Harsh Winter Strains Bird Populations
5:50 pm, February 26, 2015Ivy Ashe Frigid temperatures and snow cover have put the Island bird population to the test this winter. Many species are getting by with the help of bird feeders, while...
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Will Monast, Gazette Columnist, Dies at 67
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 6:24pmWill Monast died at home in West Tisbury on Feb. 18, surrounded by his family. He was 67 and had been battling bladder cancer.Husband, father, skilled carpenter,...
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Aquinnah Town Column: Feb. 27
6:31 pm, February 26, 2015June D. Manning Nashaquitsa Pond is mostly frozen over except around the private docks with bubblers. It has been too cold for shellfishing. Spring is just three weeks away!
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Vineyard Haven Town Column: Feb. 27
6:36 pm, February 26, 2015Nancy Gardella I am sure we all parsed the jokes, the dresses, the performances, the attitudes, and the acceptance speeches for last Sunday’s Oscars. Nonna’s favorite comment...
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