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The Island Cup is always a day to circle on the calendar. But this year, it’s an event to circle with a bigger, bolder marker.
Jannette Vanderhoop, who was recently elected to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission after running a write-in campaign, will serve her first term as councilwoman after she is sworn in on Jan. 4.
Island potters headed to Merry Farm Pottery last weekend for a wood-fired kiln celebration, bringing with them food, stories and examples of their own work to share with each other.
Percival Everett won the National Book Award for his novel James, a retelling of the Mark Twain novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the slave, Jim’s, perspective.
The planned departure of Mark Higgins comes less than two years after he was hired, and is right on the heels of general manager Robert Davis’s announcement that he will step down next year and take on a consulting role.
Felix Neck Fall Festival
November 21, 2024
The 44th annual Felix Neck Fall Festival takes place, Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Island Fire Chiefs Issue Outdoor Open Flame Ban
November 15, 2024
Dukes County has issued a ban on outdoor open flames until Nov. 22 due to a statewide drought.
Ravizza Pleads Not Guilty to West Tisbury Charges
November 15, 2024
Jared Ravizza pleaded not guilty to one count of assault and battery on a household member and another count of vandalizing property in West Tisbury
NAACP Election
November 14, 2024
The Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP will hold its election for 2025–2027 officers and members of the executive committee on Saturday, Nov. 16.
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From the Nov. 26, 1926 Vineyard Gazette:
An important transfer of Edgartown real estate the past week is that of some 400 acres of land with building thereon located on or near Edgartown Great Pond, and formerly comprising the farm and other lands of the late Owen W. Norton.
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