Monthly Archives: November 2021
Time is now for SSA to think electrification
To the Editor:
With appreciation for Rob Hannemann's commentary on the need for an electrification master plan for the Steamship Authority, the SSA seems to...
Coming up at the Vineyard Haven library
There are plenty of activities for adults and families planned on the Vineyard Haven library calendar. Little Explorers Storytime happens indoors and in-person with...
Wool quilts and a civil rights doc at the West Tisbury library
Filmmaker Craig Dudnick talks about his documentary, “Alice's Ordinary People” — which is available to stream anytime for free on Kanopy — via Zoom...
Court Report: Nov. 19 to Nov. 26, 2021
Nov. 19
Francis C. Cavalcante, Chelsea; DOB 08/03/1986, first offense of using an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor...
Edgartown: The list is long
My goodness. I fumbled a wee bit when I typed in the date for this column. Dec. 2. How can that be? I was...
Poet’s Corner
Bedtime Story
by Nicole Jackson
I write at night,
Between my ears words take flight.
Judgement free, finally.
Empty my head and flush it free.
Delete all day's burdens inside...
Saudade: News from and for the Brazilian community/Notícias de e para a comunidade brasileira
A tradução deste artigo se encontra no final da versão em inglês
Lately, I've become curious about how people have changed their lives in the...
Richard Gleason
Richard Gleason, 84, of Vineyard Haven, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 30, 2021.
Richard was born in Dedham on...
West Tisbury: It wasn’t much of a snow
Mike and I saw snow Sunday morning when we walked Abby. It wasn’t much of a snow, more a fine moisture, but colored enough...
John T. Hughes
John Thomas Hughes, a man of many talents, died peacefully on Nov. 28, 2021, at the age of 99, four months shy of his...
Man charges police with knife, glass shard
Edgartown Police officers successfully took a 28-year-old man into custody without hurting him, after he allegedly threatened them with a knife, a shard of...
Edgartown to review housing bank article
The Edgartown select board sent the draft housing bank warrant article to town counsel for review at its regular meeting Monday.
Select board chair Michael...
Land Bank to hold hearing on Squibnocket Pond Reservation
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank presented its 169-page draft management plan for Squibnocket Pond Reservation on Monday to the Aquinnah Land Bank advisory board....
Bins aren’t being used properly
To the Editor:
The Red Cross is a wonderful organization, and its fundraising efforts should be well-supported. Among these efforts are collection bins in various...
Thomas Norton
Thomas (Alden) Norton passed away peacefully on Nov. 28, 2021, at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Martha’s Vineyard, at the age of...
Carol Besse Eno
Carol Besse Eno of Vineyard Haven passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Nov. 10, 2021, in her home on her beloved Island...
Art and science together
The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole presents a virtual discussion with Jane Fay Baker, veteran public school educator and printmaker, on Friday, Dec....
To eat or not to eat
It’s a question that you may ask yourself every day: What foods should I eat, and what should I not eat? On Thursday, Dec....
Path to 100 percent renewable
The West Tisbury Energy Committee offers an information session on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, about the town’s five-year plan to...
‘Winter Starts Now’ event at the Film Center
“Winter Starts Now” plays at the M.V. Film Center on Saturday, Nov. 27, for one night. It’s the 72nd annual ski and snowboard film...