Chilmark Town Column

September 8, 2021

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

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.

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.

August 18, 2021

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

August 11, 2021

I met Susan Wilder Hobby more than 30 years ago. I look at three pieces of her artwork daily: a barrel stave painting of Menemsha Texaco, a small watercolor of Station Menemsha, and a shadow box with dried flowers, shells and a few little trinkets that have since passed their prime but still bring me joy.

August 4, 2021

They all laughed at me and rolled their eyes when I said I thought I could smell a slight smoky aroma in the haze that enveloped us. Sure enough, that haze was courtesy of wildfires far, far way.

July 28, 2021

August is upon us so let’s all take a moment to revel in those words by Moliere: "Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."

July 22, 2021

After Hans Solmssen, with a great big smile on his face, described the fantastic state of his and Sally's household, my thoughts immediately went to a children's story by Cynthia Rylant titled The Relatives Came.

July 14, 2021

Eleven years ago, on the afternoon of July 12, island-wide alarms sounded. The USCG Station Menemsha boathouse was on fire.

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