Oak Bluffs Town Column

September 7, 2017

Labor Day was born out of the days of long ago when the average worker was underpaid, worked 12 hours or more per day, and the abuses of child labor were rampant.

August 30, 2017

Richard L. Taylor

The waning summer days have given way to cooler nights and glorious sunshine without the humidity.

August 23, 2017

Rick Herrick

This will be my last column. After 11 years of writing the East Chop column, I am running out of people to profile and things to say.

In the middle of one of the most tumultuous weeks in recent American history, as we all try to comprehend the fallout from the tragedies of Charlottesville, a forum on the life and legacy of Edward W. Brooke was held at Lola’s.

August 17, 2017

Rick Herrick

I ran into Ben Cornell at his parents’ 60th birthday party. The last time I had seen him was at his wedding to Adriana three years ago. I learned that a lot of amazing things have been going on in their lives. Eighteen months ago they moved to Karen, Kenya, a suburb of the capitol city of Nairobi.

August 17, 2017

Richard L. Taylor

The Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts is senior pastor at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York city. His presence at Union Chapel on Sunday, August 20 at 10 a.m. connects several important dots that tell a historical narrative about life in Oak Bluffs.

August 9, 2017

Richard L. Taylor

Today is Prof. Charles Ogletree Day on Martha’s Vineyard as declared by Morehouse College. On Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the home of Lou Sullivan, he will receive the 2017 Lux Award on the occasion of their 150th anniversary.