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Stories by John H. Kennedy

John H. Kennedy

For Michael J. Fox, Nothing Easy About Looking on the Bright Side

February 18, 2021
John H. Kennedy

As he was lying on his kitchen floor, alone and unable to get up, Michael J. Fox discovered that his characteristic optimism may have reached its limit. It was the summer of 2018. Mr. Fox had lived...

The Tragic Echo of John Hersey's Hiroshima

September 3, 2020
John H. Kennedy

Early last month, the 75th anniversary of the detonation of an atomic bomb over Hiroshima was marked with remembrances and renewed pleas for a ban on nuclear weapons. A related anniversary passed...

A Rock Garden for Rose

April 23, 2020
John H. Kennedy

It’s no exaggeration that Lew French has been obsessed with stone for decades. Now that passion is on full display at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, where he’s creating an outdoor...

Not a Year to Drift, 2018 Offered Up Hard Choices

December 27, 2018
John H. Kennedy

As 2018 comes to a close, it may be best remembered as the year Islanders learned just how fragile their bridge to the mainland is. And while the Steamship Authority, plagued by unprecedented numbers...

Storied Graham Estate Goes on the Market

August 2, 2018
John H. Kennedy

The majority of the storied north shore estate once owned by legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, a diverse and historic stretch of waterfront property in West Tisbury, goes on the...

Vineyard Tribe Chairman Introduces Senator Warren

February 15, 2018
John H. Kennedy

When U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a closely watched speech this week to a group of Native American tribal leaders, it was the chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) who...

Supreme Court Clears Way for Tribe to Build Bingo Hall

January 11, 2018
John H. Kennedy

On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to wade into the Wampanoag casino case, tribal leaders said this week they are ready to move ahead with plans to build a bingo hall on the...

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Casino Case

January 8, 2018
John H. Kennedy

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to wade into the legal fight over the Aquinnah tribe’s gaming aspirations, clearing the way for an electronic bingo facility on Martha’s Vineyard. In a...

Shifting Tides of 2017 Reverberate on Martha's Vineyard

December 28, 2017
John H. Kennedy

Reversals of fortune. Institutional turmoil. Environmental stress. This could be a pencil sketch of 2017 in America — and a way to envision the year on Martha’s Vineyard as well. Among...

From Island to Island, Tobias Vanderhoop Still Leads the Way

December 28, 2017
John H. Kennedy

Tobias Vanderhoop may have moved clear across the country, but in many ways he finds himself in familiar surroundings: on an Island serving in a leadership role for a tribal community. Mr....

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