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Looking at History and In the Mirror Are Keys to Addressing Pillars of Racism
4:09 pm, August 19, 2013John KennedyPolitics are poisoned by bitter partisanship, economic disparities between whites and minorities are widening and trust between these groups seems to be eroding,...
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Food for Thought and Food for Justice Is Focus of Race and Health Panel
4:53 pm, August 19, 2013Olivia HullBlack Americans on average die four years before White Americans, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistic released last month. “When...
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Judge to Decide Whether Chilmark Affordable Housing Deal Still Valid
5:11 pm, August 19, 2013Sara BrownIn 2007, the town of Chilmark, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank and the Howard Hillman family announced a three-way land swap that was designed to save a historic...
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Personal Connections Attract Performers to On the Vine Kidney Disease Benefit
5:27 pm, August 19, 2013Olivia HullForty years ago Dr. Karl Skoreki trained in nephrology in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. During his time there, he noticed that many members of the same family...
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Breaking Down the Basics, Wynton Marsalis Serves up Jazz for Kids
12:33 pm, August 20, 2013Ivy AsheIt don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. That was just one of the lessons imparted by Pulitzer Prize–winning jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis during...
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Family Perspective Defines New Film Set During Civil Rights Movement
12:56 pm, August 20, 2013Katie RuppelWhen Tonya Lewis Lee became a mother 17 years ago she could not find many picture books featuring children of color as everyday kids. So years later she and her...
View ArticleCharges Dismissed Against Tisbury Police Officer
5:18 pm, August 20, 2013Sara BrownCriminal charges against an embattled former Tisbury police officer have been dismissed.Last Friday in Edgartown district court all charges were dropped against Kelly...
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Siblings Embrace River of Words and Each Other
2:20 pm, August 21, 2013Remy TuminFact and fiction sat across from each other over coffee one morning this week. They also happened to be brother and sister.“I write history, and was jealous of the...
View ArticleLand Bank Revenues: Nov. 9
6:34 pm, November 15, 2012The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $285,556 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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State Road Restaurant Fined for Violations
1:15 pm, August 22, 2013Remy TuminThe West Tisbury selectmen had stern words for the owners of State Road Restaurant this week over special permit violations and a failed health inspection in...
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Island Theatre Workshop Follows the Yellow Brick Road With Ageless Cast
2:16 pm, August 22, 2013Heidi SistareDirector Kevin Ryan stands inside the Performing Arts Center at the regional high school rehearsing for the Island Theatre Workshop’s latest production....
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Stop & Shop Says It Will Rework Parking, Delays Public Hearing
7:23 pm, August 22, 2013Sara BrownA controversial plan to expand and renovate the Vineyard Haven Stop & Shop, scheduled for continued public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission next...
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State Sen. Dan Wolf To Resign Post, Suspend Gubernatorial Campaign
10:07 am, August 22, 2013Sara BrownState Sen. Dan Wolf announced Thursday that he has suspended his campaign for governor and will resign his state Senate seat next week in the wake of a state ethics...
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Trading Ladders for Flippers, Oak Bluffs Fire Department Dives In
7:25 pm, August 22, 2013Olivia HullTraci Monteith is afraid of heights but she loves depths. She’s been diving in Vineyard waters for more than 10 years, but only recently has she been working toward...
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President Wraps Up Nine-Day Vacation on Martha's Vineyard
7:13 pm, August 22, 2013Sara BrownPresident Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters left the Vineyard quietly last Sunday night, departing the Island on Marine One in a steady...
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Walking in Grace’s Footsteps, Family Finds Measure of Peace
7:22 pm, August 22, 2013Julia WellsChris and Lynn McDonnell spent their vacation on the Vineyard this year the way they always do. End-to-end walks on Lighthouse Beach, filling Solo cups with shells,...
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Journey Back from Lyme Disease Is Comfort and Call to Action
7:26 pm, August 22, 2013Sydney BenderShe took her first antibiotic at the age of 19.“I never really got sick,” Katina L. Makris told an audience of about 30 people on August 18 at the Chilmark...
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With A Few Exceptions, Island Businesses See Bump from Obama Visit
7:24 pm, August 22, 2013Sara BrownFrom mussels for the president to lobster rolls for the press, from publicity to dollars, the economic impact — and the buzz — from President Obama’s Vineyard vacation...
View ArticleFour Vineyard Applicants for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
3:44 pm, August 23, 2013Julia WellsA West Tisbury whole health practitioner and Oak Bluffs businessman are among 181 applicants on a list released Friday by the state Department of Public Health.
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Motown Legend Smokey Robinson Delights Tabernacle Crowd
7:04 am, August 24, 2013John KennedyHe has sung Tears of a Clown, Tracks of My Tears, Cruisin’ and his other hits thousands and thousands of times — as he did once again Thursday night in Oak Bluffs —...
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