Claire Ganz
Chilmark
We were privileged to join the celebration of Connie Williams on her 90th birthday. In my last column, I mentioned some of Connie’s professional...
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Empty your lungs and take a deep breath. Listen. Wonder. Accept that change and imperfection are inevitable. Ask questions. Have courage and learn.
I want...
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Let Age not prevail
over heroic dreams
as we gather here
on the field of screams
Through divots and errors
Those foul lines, Oy Vey
Our spirits are high
here on...
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Forgive me. The combination this week of an earlier deadline, the new limited length for our town columns, news of a beloved friend's sudden...
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Summer is beautiful, and many are gathering in that terribly exquisite combination of joy and sorrow, missing those who should still be here as...
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The light in June and the weather are exquisite. Peonies and roses are blooming. The hums of bees and bossy hummingbirds seem to harmonize...
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We lost two vibrant pieces of our community last week. Janice Haynes was an unforgettable presence, with an unapologetically sassy and uninhibited nature that...
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Summertime hides houses from view and turns much of Chilmark’s narrow, mixed-use roads into tree tunnels — below any hill and around any curve,...
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It is delightfully warm, and time to open the windows, mow the lawn, and touch up the classic white paint on the wooden Adirondack...
Chilmark – Menemsha blessing, Diana Freed, Memorial Day Picnic at the Tashmoo Waterworks
Memorial Day Weekend is a lovely time on the Island. It is a time to savor the blooming flowers. Soak up moments when the...
Chilmark: ‘Jaws’ tour, sculpture fund, book reading, and the fifth dimension
North Road is narrow, curvy, and rural. Leaves are bursting out of branches. Dogwoods are in bloom. Tunnels are appearing overhead.
Who saw the northern...
Chilmark: Town awards, Kentucky Derby, Peaked Hill Studio, and Jason Mazar-Kelly
It was an awardwinning week for Chilmark. Bradley Carroll received an award for exceptional service from Oak Bluffs Fire and Emergency Services. Congratulations, and...
Chilmark: Author Africa Brooke, town election, folk pottery trail, pizza night, and a poem
There is nothing as engaging or comforting as the sensation of recognition when a much younger writer eloquently describes a perspective you have honed...
Chilmark: Pathways, ‘Critical Hope,’ Tending Our Grief, tennis courts, and North Tabor Farm
How lucky are we that nature’s first golden greens have begun to drip like stars down branches of the willow? The sun heats the...
Chilmark: Town polls, Kirk Safford, Ed Merck, Native Earth Teaching Farm, and Pathways
I am still riding the lift of the eclipse and Tuesday evening pizza, conversation, and Bananagrams with friends and neighbors at the Chilmark Church...
Chilmark: Linda Fischer, League of Women Voters, First Light Cafe, and Christina Montoya
Undeterred by the horrid wet, wind, and cold, vast patches of daffodils are blooming along the roads in Chilmark.
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of...
Chilmark: Potluck Jam, spreading light, Yoga Barn workshop, and Linda Fischer
Friday night the rain stopped, the clouds cleared, and the sun threw out beautiful colors while it set. It was a Good Friday, a...
Chilmark: Women farmers, Candidate Forum, library cleanup, and Easter activities
This time of year is full of contrasts. Beautiful sunny days can be followed by cold, rain, and high winds. It is too soon...
Chilmark: ‘Between Tattoos,’ Pathways Arts, Sundays at Sea, Saintly Supper, and Grange Hall
Jane Slater’s daffodils are blooming in Menemsha.
“The mind can be controlled. Our secret weapon is the heart.”
At Pathways Arts at the Chilmark Tavern, on...
Chilmark: Community kindness, Native Earth Teaching Farm, Pathways, and library classes
A few weeks ago, a “last call before it goes to the dump” Facebook post offered a desk and chair. It has eight drawers.
I’d...