Land Bank Revenues: Week ending August 28

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $394,521 for the business week ending on Friday, August 28, 2020.

Finding Poetic Power in Early Travelers

Fan Ogilvie, former poet laureate of West Tisbury, is getting ready to publish her latest collection of poems, entitled The Berth.

Beaches Closed to Swimming as Portuguese Man O’ War Wash Up

Beaches along the south shore of the Island were closed to swimming as of early Thursday morning, as unusually large waves of the creatures continued to wash up.

Sheriff’s Meadow, Land Bank Will Buy Kennedy Family’s Red Gate Farm

The two conservation organizations announced Thursday that they will buy 304 acres of undeveloped land at the rare oceanfront estate in Aquinnah owned by the family of Caroline B. Kennedy.

Up-Island Schools Approve Reopening Plan, With Amendments

The up-Island school committee voted Tuesday to approve the public school re-opening plan currently on the table, with two district-specific amendments.

Seasonal Shift

Although Caspian terns often show up in late September and October, their southward migration from Canada to Mexico along the Atlantic Coast is now peaking.

Seeing Red

If, as Bill Blass suggested, red is the ultimate cure for sadness, then it is time to say so long to your sorrows.

Let it Rain

I was happy last week at the possibility of a rainy Saturday.

Sarah Gianni to Wed Nicholas Toscano

Nicholas J. Toscano, nephew of Louis R. Toscano, proposed to Sarah M. Gianni on the rocks at Menemsha Beach.

Welcome Josephine

Indaia Whitcombe and Sebastian Hiatt, of Chilmark, announce the birth of a daughter, Josephine Rae Whitcombe.

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