Halina Bennet

Finding the Words to Honor a Lifetime of Fishing on Chappy

Mike Carotta first cast a line into the Martha’s Vineyard’s surf after his freshman year of college. Fifty years later, he continues to return to the Island for a few weeks every spring. This year he arrived as both a fisherman and an author.

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New Edgartown Village Market Opens, Combining Food and Art

The Edgartown Village Market debuted Tuesday, featuring 20 vendors selling food and beverages, produce and flowers and goods from local artisans.

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Tisbury Street Fair Puts Main Street Center Stage

Silly string coated Main street Saturday night as the Tisbury Street Fair brought music, local vendors, food and flocks of people to Vineyard Haven for the annual town birthday party.

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At Fluke for Luke Fundraiser, Friendship and Community Take First Prize

More than 320 people entered the sixth annual Fluke for Luke fundraiser, which is held in memory of Island fisherman Luke Gurney who died seven years ago in a boating accident.

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Coast Guard Changes Command at Station Menemsha

Coast Guard Station Menemsha said a teary goodbye to its leader Chief Warrant Officer Steven White Friday before welcoming a new hand at the helm.

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Celebrating Latinx Literature and Art

From baseball player Roberto Clemente to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Mother Goose, Featherstone's newest exhibition tells a range of Latinx stories.

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Tisbury Celebrates 152nd Birthday

The town of Tisbury celebrates its 152nd birthday this Saturday, July 8 with music, food, games and goods on Main street in Vineyard Haven.

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Gates and Shalhoub Talk Horses

Dr. Henry Louis (Skip) Gates Jr. joins actor Tony Shalhoub on July 10 at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center for a conversation about Mr. Shalhoub's connection with horses.

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Rain Doesn't Dampen the Celebratory Mood at Fourth of July Parade

They came by cars and on floats, others on oxen and some on foot, such as the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts Fife and Drum Corps, to celebrate the Fourth of July at the annual Edgartown parade.

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Keeping the Words of Frederick Douglass Alive at Inkwell Beach

More than 40 volunteers took turns Tuesday morning, reciting sections of the over 10,000 word address that Frederick Douglass first delivered to the Rochester Sewing and Anti-Slavery Society on July 5, 1852.

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