Bridge Column: June 23

Bridge players constantly re-evaluate their hands as the bidding progresses. Here’s a example, with South dealing and North-South vulnerable:

                    NORTH
                   ♠️ A J 9 4
                   ♥️ A Q 8 3
                  ♦️ A 8 3
                  ♣️ K 6

WEST                             EAST
♠️ 6                              ♠️ Q 8 5 2
♥️  K J 7                      ♥️  6 5
♦️ J 10 7                      ♦️ 9 5 4 2
♣️ Q 10 9 7 3 2            ♣️ J 8 4

A Mark Twain Story Gets a Contemporary Spin

This weekend, Allison Snyder’s play The Campaign that Failed: A Theatrical Reimagining of Mark Twain’s Short Story premieres at the Tisbury Amphitheater. Performances are June 23 and 24, beginning at 6 p.m.

Vineyard Haven Town Column: June 23

Well, nothing warmed the cockles of my heart more than seeing the last school bus go by.

Big Easy Comes to Vineyard Haven

The New Orleans jazz funeral gets a celebration of its own with City of a Million Dreams: Parading for the Dead in New Orleans, playing June 23 at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center.

Offshore Wind Energy Takes Root in Local Waters

An entirely new energy industry in the U.S. took a step forward earlier this month when, just 14 miles south of the Vineyard, construction started on the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind energy farm.

Vineyard Left Out of New State Septic Regulations

Updates to the state's Title 5 regulations that were originally proposed for the Cape, South Coast and the Islands will now only go into effect on Cape Cod, state officials said this week.

Strawberry Weather

The strawberry festival at Morning Glory Farm last weekend was a rainy affair, but then again it often is.

SSA Audit Is Essential for Freight Ferry Expenditures

At an August 16, 2022 meeting, the Steamship Authority’s five members by unanimous vote authorized general manager/chief executive officer Robert Davis to make an expenditure of $11,275,000 for the purchase of two used oilfield support ships.

Menemsha Mourning Comes to Port

Over a long life I have spent a lot of time — many happy hours — in Menemsha.

Put Me in, Coach, It's the Little League Championships

This spring, I have found a new rite of passage. The game day car ride.

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