At the Bridge Table: June 28

Discovering a 4-4 fit in a major suit can produce excellent contracts. Unfortunately, many players don’t know how to search for the match.

MVC Opens Hearing on Family Subdivision

The Marthas’s Vineyard Commission week opened a hearing last week on Chilmark landowner Susan Eddy’s plans to subdivide her Welles Way property for family use.

Camp Jabberwocky Celebrates Opening of Summer Season

As the first Camp Jabberwocky campers arrived on-Island Sunday morning, a camper leaned over the ferry railing and pumped his fists in the air. “Are you ready?” Seth called out from high above on the boat.

Cyanobacteria Warning Extended

The cyanobacteria bloom advisory in Chilmark Pond has been extended to include the Abel’s Hill and Doctors Creek areas in addition to the middle of the pond.

Striking in Solidarity for Women's Rights

Women on Martha’s Vineyard are being urged to demonstrate at Edgartown’s Lighthouse Beach on June 24.

At the Bridge Table

Winning in bridge involves not only playing well but recognizing when you get a gift from the opponents.

Southernmost Full Moon

Tomorrow night's full moon is in the constellation Sagittarius, the southernmost zodiacal constellation. The full moon doesn't get any more southerly and close to the southern horizon on nights around the summer solstice.

This should make sense as we already know the sun is now at its highest in the sky, in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, near Gemini.

Steamship Board Ties Management Pay to Rank and File Raises

The Steamship Authority board of governors voted this week to tie upcoming salary increases for its 100 or so non-union staffers to the weighted average of pay raises for unionized workers.

Vineyard Celebrates Juneteenth Holiday

Juneteenth became a federal holiday just a few years ago, on June 19, 2021, and ever since events around the Island to commemorate the day have grown.

Another Frabjous Summer Begins at Camp Jabberwocky

Camp Jabberwocky’s summer sessions begin this Sunday, with campers arriving in Vineyard Haven at 11:30 a.m. for the start of the eight-week season.

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