Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
July 2, 2010
Aquinnah Voters Meet to Safeguard Flood Insurance
By MEGAN DOOLEY
In a blink-and-you-might-miss-it special town meeting Wednesday night, Aquinnah voters flew through seven warrant articles in under 20 minutes.
Voters approved an update to the town zoning bylaw, without which residents would have lost access to federal flood insurance on July 8.
The meeting was scheduled…
Hot Time Had at Tisbury Town Meeting
Surely Tuesday night’s Tisbury special town meeting, which finally saw police pay raises approved, set some kind of record for discomfort, noise and brevity. From the time town moderator Deborah Medders called the meeting to order until the time she declared it over, it took just 17 minutes. And it could have been a lot…
Fire Destroys Morgan Woods Home
A fast-moving fire at the Morgan Woods housing complex in the Ocean Heights area of Edgartown early Wednesday evening severely damaged two homes and left three families homeless.
Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth said the fire likely started when a small propane tank attached to a backyard grill behind 26A English Oak Circle,…
Best of the Vineyard Winners Gather
Martha’s Vineyard Magazine’s Best of the Vineyard winners and runners-up were announced Wednesday at a celebration party at Mediterranean Restaurant in Oak Bluffs.
The Net Result and Sharky’s Cantina walked away with honors in multiple dining categories, with Offshore Ale and Giordano’s not far behind.
Making a strong showing among clothing…
East Chop
RICK HERRICK
508-693-8065
(herricklr@verizon.net)
On June 23 Bob and Wini Blacklow celebrated the 100th anniversary of the building of their house on Munroe avenue. Melville Fuller, a New York investment banker, came with his family to East Chop in 1910. Toward the end of that initial visit, Fuller offered…
Chamber of Commerce Opens Board Nominations
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce are invited to submit their nominations for consideration to serve as volunteers on the chamber’s board of directors.
The board’s primary role is to set policies and fiduciary oversight; members also bring their expertise and ideas for a vibrant business community.
The nominee’s…
Garden Gate Graduates Take the Plunge
A small group of eager five-year-olds gathered on the beach in Vineyard Haven Wednesday night to celebrate an important milestone: graduation from the Garden Gate Child Development Center.
Announcing Declan
Announcing Declan
Deirdre Bohan and David Diriwachter joyfully announce the birth of their son, Declan Emmet Diri-wachter, on June 18 at 3:19 p.m. Declan weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth. Declan is enthusiastically welcomed by friends and family, including the Bohans of Vineyard Haven.
Dean’s List
Dean’s List
Megan Honey of Vineyard Haven has been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire for the spring semester, earning honors.
Strike up the Band, It’s July 4! Everybody Loves a Parade
As children, we anticipated the July Fourth excursion to Edgartown to take in that rare and wonderful “blink-and-you-missed-it” parade to be followed by hot dogs, ice cream and fireworks.
Hospital Carries Only a Debt of Gratitude
In the rush of our day to day lives with all its routines and rigors, we often fail to take note or are caught unaware of those special moments that end up being among the most important of our lives. Well, last week, we experienced exactly one of those days and we cannot let it…
An Old Ball Is Lost, But Dreamers Endure
The ancient signatures on the yellow horsehide were hard to read. But when I first held that old baseball in my hands in the early 1950s, I had barely learned to spell my own name, let alone decipher the signatures of old Pittsburgh Pirates players. My grandmother Mimmie never commented on the relic, which she…
Independence Day 2010
Islanders take the ferry to that other place, America. We even voted in Nineteen-Seventy-Seven to leave the state, and maybe the nation, too — when Beacon Hill moved to remove the Island’s seat in the statehouse, thereby leaving us with less representation for the taxation states always impose. So what if our ragtag secessionist revolution…
A Jabberwocky Brand of Independence
I have been attending Camp Jabberwocky for 47 years. Participating in the Fourth of July parade is one of my favorite activities while at camp. It gives me and my fellow campers the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day as well as our independence. In our outrageous costumes with our fun-loving counselors, we also express our…
Eastville Old Glory Flies by Tradition
On Sunday morning, a huge nine-by-17-foot United States flag will be hung at an Eastville home as part of one family’s Fourth of July tradition. The flag, which has 46 stars and is thought to be 100 years old, is known inside the Rowan family as the 1910 Battleship Flag. A descendant of Abigail Luce…
Minutes Sealed in Student Pot Case
School officials have refused to comment on student disciplinary appeals held during an executive session of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee Monday night over the six-month exclusion of four high school students for drug infractions.
Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss said any decisions would be kept confidential. “These…
Silver Fish: Net Result Turns 25
As the nation celebrates its independence this July Fourth, Louie and Beth Larsen, along with the rest of the crew at The Net Result, will be busy marking the silver anniversary of their well-known Vineyard Haven fish market.
Behind the Birth of Vineyard Revolution
Martha’s Vineyard endured a precarious existence in those heady days of the young republic. As the founding fathers debated the philosophical underpinnings of liberal democracy in Philadelphia, entire British and Hessian fleets skulked just over our horizon (as reported by contemporary whalers). The vulnerable and largely defenseless Island was caught in limbo and few natives…
Police Chief is Ready to March in New Parade
For over a decade, Antone (Tony) Bettencourt, the new police chief of Edgartown, served as the department’s special event coordinator, which meant organizing police response to large community events during the summer, including visits by President Clinton, the annual fireworks display and the Fourth of July parade.
Towns Put Under Pier Pressure From Waterfront Homeowners
The scenario has played out on the Vineyard for decades.
Someone spends a lot of money to buy an expensive waterfront home and expects to be able to build a dock to go with it. The dock is denied by a local conservation commission. The decision is appealed, denied again, appealed again. The…
Bevy of Bands in Kahoots for Concert
Bevy of Bands in Kahoots for Concert
The popular Vineyard band Kahoots will headline a summer music festival at Featherstone Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 3 on the center’s outdoor stage in Oak Bluffs. Titled The Best Festival, there will also be performances by Apollo Sunshine, Pierre, Belle and the Bees,…
New Views of the Quintessential Vineyard
The Louisa Gould Gallery presents Quintessential Vineyard, featuring the works of Christopher Pendergast, Maya Farber, Jeffrey P’an, Robert Jewett and Jules Worthington, beginning now through July 20. An opening reception is Saturday July 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Come listen to live music and enjoy refreshments. The exhibition offers a balanced mixture of different…
Buy Goods, Do Good at Fisher House Sale
On Tuesday, July 10, at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown, the public is invited to buy goods and do good at the same time. A one-day shopping event, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will feature some one-of-a-kind items, including handsome jewelry, blankets, shawls, stationery and more. Exhibitors have generously offered to provide…
Max Currier
Max Currier of West Tisbury was awarded a bachelor of arts degree from Connecticut College at its commencement ceremony on May 23.
Mr. Currier majored in East Asian studies and Chinese language and literature.
Moon and Jupiter
The last quarter moon rises in the wee hours of Sunday morning, accompanied by the bright planet Jupiter. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Pisces.
Paddy Keenan is Pipin’ Hot
Paddy Keenan is Pipin‘ Hot
Go Gaelic or go home this Saturday when Paddy Keenan takes the stage at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. Mr. Keenan has been described as the Jimi Hendrix of the uillean pipes. John Coltrane also comes to mind. But both comparisons, impressive as they are, pale…
Sharks on Canvas
Sharks on Canvas
Paul McPhee’s first visit to the Vineyard was in 2005 for Jawsfest 2005 as a licensed artist with Universal Studios. A love affair with the Vineyard that began with the movie Jaws and was strengthened in 2005 has led the artist to make the Vineyard his home. Through the use…
Sao Paulo to the Brickyard: Gabriela Herman Images
Sao Paulo to the Brickyard:
Gabriela Herman Image s
Brooklyn-based photographer and lifelong Chilmark summer resident Gabriela Herman will show her photography at the Chilmark Public Library from July 3 to 23. Titled From the Brickyard to Old Farm Road, the exhibit showcases primarily up-Island imagery that highlights an Island that…
Civil War Biographer to Address Genealogists
The Massachusetts Society of Genealogists now has a chapter on the Vineyard. Meetings are usually held at the Family History Center in Vineyard Haven on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Officers of the chapter are president Marna Waller, vice-president Mary Jane Carpenter, treasurer Patricia Johnson, secretary June Manning and membership secretary…
Historic Renovation
Historic Renovation
Six-Piece (With Sax) Plays Blues, Rock with Mr. Boch
Boston-based blues rock outfit Ernie and the Automatics will perform at Nectar’s on July 8. The show is a benefit for the Island Affordable Housing Fund in partnership with the Music Drives Foundation, headed up by the band’s guitarist Ernie Boch.
Runaway With Me, You Beauty
Runaway With Me, You Beauty
Ever wonder what Pleiades are? Nymphs of course, daughters of God’s strong man, Atlas, and mama nymph, Pleione. Beginning this weekend, and running until July 17, they’ll be helping everyone get in touch with their inner rock goddess at the new musical, Runaway Beauty Queen or The Lost…
Ambassador and CIA Man to Open Speaker Series
The Summer Institute at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center opens its six-week speaker series on Thursday, July 8, with a pair of panelists whose authority on matters of global politics is considered unmatched. Martin Indyk is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. Previously, he was founding director of…
Carol Craven Moves Visual Feast Up Island
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Gallery owners are talented. Like the artists whose work they show, they hold their craft within and they can take it to new and different places. Carol Craven is one such talented gallery owner. For 15 years she has built a well-deserved reputation, thanks to her keen eye for…
Four-Line Lessons in Life, Art from a Linoleum Knife
By LIZ DURKEE
LIFE LESSON, The Verses of D.A.W., Volume 3. By Daniel Waters. The Indian Hill Press, Martha’s Vineyard, 2010. 35 pages. $15, in paperback.
Honestly, what’s not to love about the verses of Daniel Waters? He takes a passing thought, an offhand observation, a grand world view, and cooks…
Summer Reading for Kids Begins in Vineyard Haven
The Vineyard Haven Public Library Summer Reading Program for children of all ages begins July 1 and continues through August 31. This year, the statewide theme is Go Green at Your Library. Children are encouraged to visit the library, sign up, keep a log of books read and attend programs, which will include story times,…
Novel Delves Into Seedy Side of Birding
COOLER HEADS. By William Harlan Richter. Small Fry Books, Santa Monica, Calif. 2010. 333 pages. $14.95, softcover.
Margo Datz Illustrates A Child’s Magical Night
By LIZ DURKEE
NIGHTTIDE ON A VINEYARD FARM. Lyric by Patty Schaal, Illustrations by Margot Datz. Vineyard Stories, Edgartown, 2010. $21.95, hardcover.
Sadly, I am no longer a child. Far from it. I may act like one at inappropriate times, but that’s a skill that probably hinders rather than helps write…
Tufts Degree
Tufts Degree
Duncan Pickard of Edgartown graduated from Tufts University on May 23 with a bachelor of arts degree in history, American studies and Middle Eastern studies, all magna cum laude.
Mr. Pickard was also named to the spring dean’s list at Tufts University.
Cronkite Award for Ray Ellis at Sail MV Event
Sail Martha’s Vineyard will give its first Walter Cronkite Award, in the memory of its staunch supporter and honorary chairman who died last July, to the artist Ray Ellis.
The award will be made at Sail MV’s annual Seafood Buffet and Auction at Tisbury Wharf on Saturday, July 10.
“Walter Cronkite…
Many Sparkle at l’étoile, Says Chef Michael Brisson
If Michael Brisson had the opportunity to serve God the perfect meal, he would make his spice crusted foie gras, étouffee of lobster, and his pistachio and limoncellocrèmebrûlée. He’s had 25 years on the Vineyard to perfect those recipes at his restaurant l’étoile in Edgartown, and has more energy than ever.
Daniel Sauer Goes from Table To Farm, Staying in the Zone
On a recent summer morning in Aquinnah, Daniel Sauer was tending to a tomato plant with one hand and holding the hand of his 18-month-old son, Amos, in the other. This was a typical day for Mr. Sauer, a balancing act of farming, cooking and family time.
Holly Bellebuono Instructs on Herbal Salves
On Tuesday, July 6, from 1 to 3 p.m., Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs returns to the Polly Hill Arboretum for her popular salve-making workshop.
This fun, hands-on workshop starts with a walk to identify and collect medicinal herbs and weeds on the arboretum grounds. Next, participants make their own oil infusions and…
Island Watercolorists Exhibit Work
Every Friday afternoon, for the last half-dozen years, Island watercolorists have been meeting and painting at the Up-Island Council on Aging. Though there have been retired art teachers among them, there has been no organized instruction. The group has simply gathered from 1 until 3:30 or so to do what it enjoys doing — to…
East Chop Bungalow Turns 100
There is a centennial house on East Chop, and last week the owners put on an afternoon birthday party for the old girl. Robert S. Blacklow and his wife Winifred (Wini) dressed up for the occasion; the house was dressed up too.
The house at 143 Munroe avenue looked the part. Set back…
Producer’s Diary: Collaborators, Caffeine, Chicken Wire, Chaos
Curry simmering in the kitchen, a guitar strumming down the hall, World Cup on the television, the quiet tapping of keys on a laptop, impromptu concerts on the porch, papier mache, laughter, singing, conversation, debate and a giant puppet named Emmett Jones. These are just some of the memories we have of the first week…
Play-by-Play at Art’s Cutting Edge
The folks responsible for the musical Witness Uganda were seated in a circle of folding chairs in a large mirrored Vineyard Arts Project studio Tuesday afternoon, taking a needed break from their rehearsal schedule to talk about the origins of their project. Writer and director team Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews offered tales of their…
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 25 82 67 .00
June 26 79 63 .00
June 27 81 65 .14
June 28 82 69 .00
June 29 82 69 .02
June 30 88 63 .00
July 1 77 53 .00
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Island Lab for Artistic Adventure: It’s World Class Play in this Yard
When most people think of the Yard in Chilmark, an arts colony full of modern dancers comes to mind. Perhaps a touch of bohemia, too, with artists living and working on the grounds off Middle Road, running around barefoot with grace and poise. The Yard is all of those things, but at the fifth anniversary…
Artist MarieLouise Rouff Embraces Chaos Inside
How and why does an artist make the move from representational to abstract art? For recent washashore MarieLouise Rouff, it was about making friends with a machine.
Chappy
BRAD WOODGER
508-627-4216
(ibwsgolf@aol.com)
Kim and I have just returned from a quick trip to Logan (dropping nephews off, and spending an hour with our new friend Amy, Jet Blue check-in trainee), and a visit to Kim’s homeland, Lake Winnipesaukee. Had a lovely time. Truly beautiful part of the…
West Tisbury
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
alleys@vineyard.net
Happy Fourth of July on Sunday and welcome to the summer season and all the excitement it brings. If you went downtown for any reason last weekend, the traffic was heavy; every building in town is now occupied, the busses are comfortably full and…
Chilmark
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Chilmark is ready for July with the temperatures stuck on high and the buzz of folks coming and going filling the air! Bring it on! We are ready.
The Community Center opened this week past and is already in full swing. The…
Edgartown
Kathie Case
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
Our heat wave has given us a little reprieve as we now can breathe a little better. It sounds like we are going to have a good Fourth of July and the beaches should be great.
Happy birthday to all who celebrated their…
Forecast is Fine for Flags, Floats, Fireworks
There’s something comforting about wandering the streets of Edgartown and being able to see inside the extra large doors of the old whaling captains homes, knowing so much history has crossed those thresholds.
And as American flags go up this week decorating the streets of the Vineyard, and red and white flower pots…
Vineyard Fishermen Sue in U.S. Court to Block Cape Wind Associates
Like David against Goliath, the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association and a well-known Menemsha draggerman last week filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, claiming that the giant wind farm planned by Cape Wind Associates for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound threatens to put Island fishermen who work the…
Woods Hole Institution Plays Key Role in Oil Spill Research
Six weeks ago, as the oil giant BP sought to rehabilitate its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company announced it would put $500 million into scientific research into the effects of the spill. Now, it appears that money may not be forthcoming. And that has thrown into disarray plans involving the…
Oak Bluffs
BETTYE FOSTER BAKER
508-696-9983
(bdrbaker@comcast.net)
Happy summer! Happy Fourth of July! How wonderful it is to be back on the Island after a long, snowy winter in Pennsylvania. It occurs to me each spring, when I return, that this is a revered destination. A place where if only for…
Vineyard Haven
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)
On Sunday morning, July 4, flags will go up at the Oak Grove Cemetery beginning at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help with this patriotic task. The flags come down again at 3 p.m., and if you are not an early riser and want…
Welcome Agatha
Welcome Agatha
Elizabeth and Eduardo Nunes of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Agatha Eliza, on June 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Agatha weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces at birth.
Welcome Eli
Welcome Eli
Angela and Josh Aronie of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Eli Gunner Elvis Danzer Aronie, on June 26 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Eli weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces at birth.
Announcing Victor
Announcing Victor
Michelinne Cardoso and Jadivan DaSilva of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Victor Carvalho DaSilva, on Sunday, June 27 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Victor weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.
Liam Arrives
Liam Arrives
Shawna Medeiros and John O’Donnell of Oak Bluffs anounce the birth of a son, Liam Sean O’Donnell, on June 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Liam weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.
Kyan Arrives
Kyan Arrives
Patricia and Rodrigo Assis of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a baby boy, Kyan Oliveira Assis, on June 27 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kyan weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth; he joins big sisters Kylee and Kaelah.
Vineyard Volunteers
The Martha’s Vineyard Donors Collaborative has started a new project to create an Islandwide volunteer database. The collaborative’s Web site has a list of volunteer opportunities ranging from answering the phone to keeping counts of horseshoe crabs. Check it out at mvdonors.org/volunteers.
Sundog Owner Frank Foltz Turns Hotelier in Canada
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Frank Foltz, the owner of Sundog, a men’s clothing store in Edgartown, hasn’t been around much. Instead of greeting his customers at the store, the active 77-year-old entrepreneur has been spending his time up in Jones Falls, Ontario, running a recently acquired 133-year-old historic hotel.
The Hotel…
Vineyard Power Cooperative Members Debate Management
As the nearly 800 members of Vineyard Power — the Island’s nascent energy cooperative — vote on their future, at least 12.5 per cent of them need to actually show up in person to legally do so as a quorum. Members who attended Wednesday night’s meeting to vote on rather mundane bylaw changes were disappointed…
High School Finds Savings to Put Into Future Capital Plans
By MEGAN DOOLEY
In its final meeting for the 2010 school year, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee put its year-end financial house in order, and thanked the district’s financial team for working diligently to tackle the many roadblocks encountered throughout the school year, including cuts in state funding that led…
Please Adopt Us
Please Adopt Us
Nobody Offside at Coop de Ville, Island Focus of Football Fever
For one month every four years, much of the world speaks the same language: Soccer (or football in its non-American dialects).
For one month every four years, much of the world speaks the same language: Soccer (or football in its non-American dialects). It’s a language of footwork, free kicks, and yes, flops, and…
Jemima James Brings True, Low Voice and True Fellow Travelers to Her Show
Next Monday night Jemima James will treat the public to the kind of concert that regularly takes place in her own home. With two musically accomplished sons (her older is currently touring Europe with Norah Jones) and Ms. James an Island legend in her own right, she has become a matriarch of sorts for the…
Shaw Cramer Gallery Takes It to Second Level
It’s Double Features at the Shaw Cramer Gallery for the summer season. The first double show — one on each level — opens with an artists’ reception on Friday, July 2, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The main gallery show will introduce the abstract expressionist paintings of Marie-Louise Rouff, with Kari Lønning’s baskets…
Animal, Vegetable, Art Miracle: A Season of Island Gallery Life
Chris Morse fell in love with West Tisbury’s Granary Gallery as a teenager, when he worked summers there through high school. Fifteen years ago, he purchased the gallery with his wife, Sheila. Five years after that, they bought the Field Gallery, also in West Tisbury. And another five or so years later, they purchased what…
Seasonal Services in Three Towns for Methodists
Beginning in July, in addition to the traditional Sunday worship service at the Trinity Worship Center in Oak Bluffs, the United Methodist Church of Martha’s Vineyard will hold worship services at their Edgartown and Vineyard Haven locations.
Generations Green Gathers for Summit
Teenagers and young adults, some from the Vineyard, others from the Caribbean, were on an unusual bus tour of the Island last week, taking in the Dumptique, school gardens, Island Cohousing, the Farm Institute and Morning Glory Farm. The young group was part of the Stone Soup for the World Youth Summit, and the sight-seeing…
Streetball Tourney is Slam Dunk
Streetball Tourney is Slam Dunk
Got game? Then prove it at the 8th annual streetball tournament at Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs. Games are three-on-three, double eliminatin for students age 10 to 18. Show off your skills while helping to refurbish the courts; a portion of the proceeds benefits the Oak Bluffs Parks…
Dramatic Oils and Glass Works Open at North Water
The North Water Gallery announces its opening show for the summer season, which runs from July 1 to July 14. The following artists will be featured:
Mason Fischer
Mason Fischer
Mason F. Fischer of West Tisbury received a bachelor of science in computer science during the University of Vermont’s commencement ceremonies on May 23.
Firefighters’ Memories Light Museum Progress
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
In an incomplete building behind the Edgartown Fire Station on Pease’s Point Way, they talk fire. Not recent fires. This talk is about history and a growing group of firemen’s enthusiasm for preserving that history. It’s been burning in the department for years — to the point where they…
What We Loved and Lost: Now and Zen Authors Urge Islanders to Hesitate
Some years ago, as a fresh washashore, I made the mistake of honking my car horn.
It was at the blinker, coming from Vineyard Haven on an off-season day. There were but two cars: mine, and that of the woman in front who had been unaccountably stopped, for maybe a minute, maybe less.…
Summer Sailing Season Blows Into Vineyard Haven Harbor
The Holmes Hole Sailing Association commenced its summer season of handicap sailboat racing from Vineyard Haven harbor with a tune-up race on Sunday, June 20. It was a gray, humid early summer day at the noon start, with a brisk, west southwest wind of 15 to 20 knots.
Thirteen boats posted for the…
Business, Ethics Prof. Taylor to Speak at Union Chapel
Richard L. Taylor, professor of business, law and ethics at Suffolk University in Boston, will be speaking at Union Chapel on Sunday, July 4 at 10 a.m. The title of his talk is The Declaration of Independence: A 21st Century Perspective.
Alma West’s Day: Read, Ride, Red Sox
What follows is a day in the life of Alma West, a resident at Island Elderly Housing, in her owns words.
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I get up early — I am a morning person and have a routine. I do most of all my own housework and everything. I cook a little less now, but…
Housing and a Whole Lot More: Elderly Venture Proves Success
For 30 years it has been the Island’s best-kept secret.
And today Island Elderly Housing (IEH) also remains one of the Island’s best success stories, thanks in part to the original founders, Margaret Love, Marguerite Bergstrom and Carol Lashnits, who had a strong and far-sighted vision of what was needed for not only…
Small Business Loans
Small Business Loans
The Southeastern Economic Development (SEED) Corporation has closed on five small business loans in the Cape and Islands totaling $750,000. The loans enabled the business to expand and create new jobs. Twin Oaks Inn received a loan of $75,000 under SEED’s Revolving Loan Fund for working capital for their bed…
Katherine Graduates
Katherine Graduates
Katherine Campbell of Vineyard Haven graduated from Emmanuel College, cum laude, with a degree in psychology, counseling and health on May 10.
A Boat Called Vanity
The 21-foot wooden catboat Vanity has been crisscrossing the Edgartown Harbor in the last several weeks, the start of what will be a busy summer. Vanity is one of the most storied catboats on the Atlantic seaboard, and one of the last of the working wooden catboats to have survived changing times.
And…
The One That Got Away
Bird watchers the world over experience the frustration of “the one that got away.” It isn’t that we don’t spot the bird, it is that we did not see enough of it or have the bird in sight long enough to make a final call (identify it).
June 25: Summer Has a Foothold on the Vineyard
Friday, June 25: Summer has a foothold on the Vineyard. Bright sunshine, warm with temperature rising to the 80s in the sun. A stiff breeze on the water.
Homegrown Remedies
I am fond of weeding. Not just any weeding, mind you. My vegetable garden has raised beds to accommodate poor drainage and less than perfect soil.
Hydrangea Heaven
Though I would never admit to being a cheerleader, I somehow find myself surrounded by pom-poms.
These pom-poms won’t cheer for the team (although they may cheer you), and they come in many colors besides Vineyardpurple. Look for pink, white or blue pom-pom-like poufs all around town: after all, summer in Edgartown means hydrangeas.
