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
June 24, 2022
Moon and Five Planets
Tomorrow morning offers a big event, a thin crescent moon near the planet Mercury and Venus. Add to that, a line up of the planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. If weather doesn’t cooperate try again on Sunday morning, when the show continues. The crescent moon will be closest to Venus, the brightest planet of them…
Winds of Freedom Steer Shenandoah to Edgartown Harbor
On Sunday, the last of Shenandoah’s crew arrived for the summer.
Gazette Names Brian Boyd New Editor, as Julia Wells Retires
The Vineyard Gazette will welcome a new editor in July when Brian P. Boyd succeeds Julia Wells, who is retiring after 18 years as newsroom leader. Mr. Boyd, 53, joins the Gazette from Shore Publishing on the Connecticut coast, where he is editor.
From City to Island, a Strong Connection Is Made
Beginning 15 years ago, Neighborhood First has come to Martha’s Vineyard for a week each June to give teens and preteens from the Philadelphia area a chance to relax and have fun on the Island.
Land Bank Revenues
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $324,535 for the business week ending on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Reliable Market Owners Buy Phillips Hardware Building
The building housing the Island’s last main street hardware store, 30 Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs, has changed hands after more than 90 years under the ownership of the Phillips family. The buyers are Robert and Donna Pacheco.
Chicken Alley Sales Top $1 Million in Banner Year
With less than two weeks to spare in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Chicken Alley Thrift Shop surpassed one million dollars in sales for the first time.
Tisbury School Faces Costly Dilemma
With the Tisbury School gym scheduled for demolition in August, school and town officials are looking for alternative places to hold a special town meeting this fall.
Hospital Announces New Primary Care Doctors
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has announced the addition to its staff of two new primary care physicians, Dr. Zachary L. Gitlin, and Dr. Ruppert A. Hawes.
Vineyard Bookshelf: The Italian Prisoner
At the beginning of Elisa Speranza’s fiction debut The Italian Prisoner, young Rose Marino is poised on the brink of committing a daring social act.
Middle Mark
From the June 22, 1956 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Seasonal Fragrance Is Powerful Path to the Past
Now is the time of year to be indulging in floral scents.
Truth and Joy Festival
For the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition’s (MVDC) Truth and Joy events this weekend, the narrative will travel full circle, from the hard reckoning of history, to the potential for celebration.
Wild About Harry
The Edgartown Library is hosting a screening of Wild About Harry on June 29 at 7 p.m. and a discussion with the film’s producer, James Egan.
Please Adopt Us
It’s been another great week for adoptions.
Steamship Authority Struggles to Fill Key Jobs
The Steamship Authority is having trouble hiring enough port engineers to maintain its 10-vessel fleet, while other positions also lack candidates, general manager Robert Davis said this week.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending June 17
SBS Properties LLC purchased 85 Pilgrim Road in Edgartown from John Guadagno and Scott M. Stearns for $1,900,000 on June 16.
Vineyard Haven Town Column: June 24
Juneteenth events on the Island went very well.
Oak Bluffs Town Column: June 24
The inaugural program to celebrate the first national holiday of Juneteenth on the Vineyard kicked off at Union Chapel on Friday night.
Edgartown Town Column: June 24
On Sunday — Father’s Day — I was sitting in a chair with a sweater on and a blanket on my lap while I was writing.
Chilmark Town Column: June 24
Although their kids and grandkids are not able to travel to town for the occasion, they’ll be sending lots of good cheer to John Furst as he celebrates the big 7-0.
Chappaquiddick Town Column: June 24
The Chappy Ferry steering committee will meet on Thursday, June 23 at 5 p.m.
Mighty Mites
Susan Straight of Chilmark isn’t being saucy when she insists that she finds the most interesting things in her outdoor shower.
Blossom Smile Some
The beginning of the week favored us with a couple of fabulous weather days.
Shearwater Show
This is the time of year for shearwaters. They are never common near us; generally we have to go offshore to see them.
Land Bank Expands Wompesket Preserve
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank’s purchase of 18 acres in West Tisbury this week effectively doubled the size of its Wompesket Preserve property. The preserve is located in West Tisbury, just past the town line.
Free Summer Lunch Program Returns
Free lunches will be provided to Island families for the sixth year in a row this season as the Island Grown Initiative summer lunch program returns from July 11 to August 19.
State Police Investigate Fatal Car Crash in Oak Bluffs
A single-car accident in Oak Bluffs early Wednesday morning resulted in the death of the driver and left a passenger critically injured, state police and Oak Bluffs safety officials confirmed. State police identified the driver as Micah P. Anderson, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Made for Shade; Rolling Shelter Created at Island Grown Initiative
An airy, wood-slatted mobile shelter was designed and built behind the Thimble Farm greenhouse by a team led by architects Keith Moskow and Robert Linn as part of their Studio North summer workshop.
Celebrating James Joyce In Words and Song
On Saturday, 100 years after the publication of Ulysses, the spirit of Joyce’s seminal work returned for the annual Bloomsday Celebration in West Tisbury.
State Wildlife Officials Suspect Avian Flu as Cause of Bird Mortality
State environmental officials said Wednesday that they now “strongly suspect” that avian influenza is responsible for the death of large numbers of seabirds washing up on Island shores.
On the Road to Edinburgh With Peter Pan
This weekend, students at the charter school debuted Peter Pan and the Quest to Save Neverland, a reinvention of J. M. Barrie’s play that will travel next summer to Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival.
Speaking Out Against Gun Violence
Remarks delivered by the author at the nationally broadcast Peoples’ Filibuster for Gun Safety (24-7).
MVC Airs Demolition Plan for House at Institute Hill
How best to preserve the Island’s historic architecture was once again a topic before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday at a hearing on a plan to raze an old house in Oak Bluffs.
Boys Relay Team Places First in Division at Nationals
On Saturday, the regional high school boys 4×800-meter relay team placed first in their category at the Nike Outdoor Nationals track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.
Vineyard’s Juneteenth Celebrations Honored Past and Present Fights for Freedom
The Vineyard celebrated its first formal Juneteenth holiday in grand style, feeding body and soul.
Taste of the Vineyard Returns With Style
All manner of food and fashion, from stars and stripes suits and bedazzled dresses, to tacos, tofu and tuna, were on full display at Taste of the Vineyard Thursday night.
