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The Art of Giving Back
11:00 am, December 16, 2014Each year for the holidays the artists at the Night Heron Gallery create a gift bag of their art and raffle it off for charity. This year’s recipient will be the Joseph...
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MVC Hears Unorthodox Plan to Reverse Erosion at Wasque
3:10 pm, December 16, 2014Alex ElvinCan severe erosion be slowed at the easternmost tip of Chappaquiddick? Mal Jones of West Tisbury has a concept he believes will work, by sinking a 190-foot barge in...
View ArticleAnn J. Tuccelli
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 3:50pmAnn J. Tuccelli of Malden died Dec. 15. She was the cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Tuccelli and loving sister of George Tuccelli and his wife Dorothy...
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Brazilian-American Fusion: Lunch and Friendship
4:59 pm, December 16, 2014Ivy AsheEvery seat at the three long tables in the culinary arts dining room was taken during lunch on Tuesday, as students and teachers sat down for the fifth annual...
View ArticleChilmark Town Column: Dec. 19
12:41 pm, December 17, 2014Katie CarrollI know, I know, many of you have your lights up and trees have taken center stage in many a living room but, what really marks the season for me is the Chilmark...
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Christmas Warm-ups
12:50 pm, December 17, 2014Island places of worship warm up the faith-filled season with special events this weekend.The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center holds its Hanukkah celebration on Friday, Dec....
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Holiday Community Sing
1:10 pm, December 17, 2014Most every month throughout the year, Roberta Kirn hosts a community sing, inviting anyone and everyone to join together in song.
View ArticleAquinnah Town Column: Dec. 19
1:43 pm, December 17, 2014June D. ManningThe Aquinnah Public Library will host a cookie exchange tomorrow as well as an ugly sweater competition for pure enjoyment only.
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Five Golden Wreaths
1:48 pm, December 17, 2014Lynne IronsI made one of my favorite pre-Christmas purchases this week — several cans of gold spray paint. I started out spraying the still-intact sedums in a large pot at my...
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Elf Off the Shelf, and Everywhere Else
1:54 pm, December 17, 2014Suzan BellincampiJ.R.R. Tolkien was wary of elves. He advised, “Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.”
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Callie Silva Enjoyed Volunteering
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 2:48pmCallie Silva died after a brief illness on Dec. 12 at Whittier Hospital in Westborough, Mass. She was 67.She was born in Beaumont, Texas, to Anthony and Barbara...
View ArticleLand Bank Revenues: Dec. 12
3:06 pm, December 17, 2014The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $132,170 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014.
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State Grant Boosts Repair Project for East Chop Bluff
3:14 pm, December 17, 2014Olivia HullOak Bluffs got an early Christmas present this week from the state, which has awarded $225,000 to fund design work to protect the eroding bluff. The bluff underlies...
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Community Block Grants Shift According to Need
3:35 pm, December 17, 2014Olivia HullWest Tisbury, a town which has only qualified for housing rehabilitation and child care funds every three years, is now eligible every year. But in neighboring...
View ArticleThey've Got Mail
4:10 pm, December 18, 2014I write to thank the staff of the Vineyard Haven Post Office for their service and wish them a happy holiday season.
View ArticlePopulation Explosion
4:13 pm, December 18, 2014I woke up at 1 a.m. wondering how many people you could fit on Martha’s Vineyard.
View ArticleVineyard Christmas Past
4:16 pm, December 18, 2014Island business establishments have contributed as usual to the Christmas season with decorated stores and windows. Oak Bluffs leads in outdoor decorations provided by the...
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A Couple of Bulls Giving the Gift of Each Other
4:20 pm, December 18, 2014Mark Alan LovewellWe've seen the world separately aboard trains, ships, sailboats, planes and from journeys in our youth. And these days my dad is my significant other.
View ArticleChristmas 2014
4:27 pm, December 18, 2014The wind is rude at four in the morning on top of the Gay Head Cliffs. It pushes and shoves and says, if not in words then in gusts, whistles and heavy coughs, this is my turf.
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Norman Bridwell, Creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dies at 86
5:30 pm, December 18, 2014Julia WellsTributes and expressions of sympathy were heard around the country and around for the acclaimed illustrator and children’s author who delighted multiple generations...
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