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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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Remarkable Water View House and Guesthouse
9:33 am, July 31, 2015Karen M. Overtoom Real EstateThis outstanding, year-round and highly energy-efficient compound was designed and built by South Mountain Company to its owner’s exacting standards....
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Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Businessman Who Challenged Wall Street, Owner of...
5:56 am, August 1, 2015Julia WellsThe private equity industry visionary who became one of Wall Street’s biggest critics, quiet philanthropist, family man, nimble third baseman on the Chilmark softball...
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In Era of Texting and Email, Considering the Unedited, Face-to-Face Life
9:06 pm, August 2, 2015Alex Elvin Sherry Turkle, a sociologist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, warned more than 200 people gathered at the Hebrew center last week about “a flight from...
View ArticleDrug Task Force Makes Arrests After Oak Bluffs Home Search
9:31 pm, August 2, 2015Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force arrested an Oak Bluffs man last week on several drug-related charges, police said, including heroin trafficking.
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Planning Board Strikes Initial Deal Over Former Kupersmith Property
12:10 pm, August 3, 2015Heather HamacekA hefty contribution to affordable housing and strict limits on nitrogen are the two main elements of a deal struck late last week between the Oak Bluffs planning...
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Read All About It: Book Festival Is Big Draw for Authors and Readers
12:07 pm, August 3, 2015Alex Floyd The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival celebrated its return to the Island for the sixth time this weekend. The festival featured a wide range of writers talking about...
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Never Too Old or Young or In Between to Create Art
3:39 pm, August 3, 2015Louisa McCulloughEvery summer since 1958, the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs has been the proud host of the All Island Art Show. Artists are on hand to explain what inspires them, even...
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No Injuries After Rough Landing at Katama Airpark
4:47 pm, August 3, 2015Steve MyrickA single engine aircraft tipped up on its nose following a rough landing at Katama Airpark Monday. The pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA 32-260 was unhurt, but the...
View ArticleEast Chop Town Column: August 7
4:37 pm, August 3, 2015Rick HerrickAbout a year ago I was channel surfing, and I came across a familiar voice. Anne Carmichael Lemenager was broadcasting a girls field hockey game. I was impressed. She...
View ArticleEdgartown Selectmen Order Inn to Stop Doing Business
5:45 pm, August 3, 2015Steve MyrickEdgartown selectmen asked the owner of Arbor Inn at 222 Upper Main street, to stop doing business without a valid lodging license. The selectmen voted unanimously...
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