Commentary
August is coming to an end on Martha’s Vineyard, the 20th August I can remember in my time living on this Island.
In the depths of sorrow, gratitude is one of the hardest things to cultivate.
These days there are many of them among us. Some just arrived for a quick visit, some came earlier in the spring and some stay year-round.
Under the leadership of Beth Folcarelli, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) has made important steps forward.
When we were kids my parents got an aluminum skiff and let my brothers and me break up our old wooden rowboat, then burn the pieces night after night...
During the great age of yachting, in the early part of the 20th century, the premier ocean race, where boats and their crews were tested on a stage...
It’s a love affair that began 45 years ago on a hot, sweaty bike ride. It was also a test, although I only learned that afterwards.
As I stand in this long line at the Oak Bluffs Post Office, for a second time within an hour of already having been here, I can’t help but wonder...
We were young and foolish and unafraid to leap into what came to be called The Rib Wars of ’83.
As a child, sitting in front of
the bookcases at home,
I often revisited Beth’s death,
in Little Women, that morning in May
While some locals may have been at TD Garden for the recent Celtics win, be assured that there were more Vineyard supporters at the Garden on Sunday...
