Chilmark Town Column

October 14, 2021

One thing I liked about Chilmark when I moved here 30 years ago was the sense of true community connection.
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October 6, 2021

The children have stopped running up and down the dock to drop their crabs, fish and other little sea creatures in the Texaco's touch tank.
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September 29, 2021

Some surprises are hard to keep from the recipient, but all those involved with this one were tight-lipped despite the overwhelming excitement bubbling from within.
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September 22, 2021

It's been 60 years since Judy and Ted Mayhew tied the knot at St. Mary's Church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
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September 15, 2021

I realize it's a lot more complicated than the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. It has to do with axis, rotation, hemispheres, longitude, latitude and a whole lot more.
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September 8, 2021

Labor Day has come and gone, marking the unofficial end of summer.
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September 1, 2021

I write these words as I sit in my perch overlooking Menemsha Harbor, listening to sweet little 8-year old Frankie Gude sing on Squid Row.
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August 25, 2021

As the anniversary of Hurricane Bob approached and Henri seemed to be making its way to our shores, there were a number of words and phrases in our day-to-day vocabulary as we both reminisced and prepared.
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August 18, 2021

The Martha's Vineyard Seafood Collaborative is holding a series of open houses at their Basin Road location.
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