Jane N. Slater

Chilmark Town Column: Nov. 11

Chilmark is enjoying a warm and sunny day in November, so peaceful and at rest, on this fierce Tuesday that threatens to change all our lives. How have we come to this? I sort of expect Chilmark to be like this on many more November days and that thought will get me through the real pain of this day.

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Chilmark Town Column: Nov. 4

Chilmark’s parents, teachers and neighbors all thank our party elf-in-residence, Katie Carroll, for another successful Halloween party at the community center on Monday evening. The Chilmark Volunteer Firefighter’s Association sponsors this annual party.

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Chilmark Town Column: Oct. 28

Chilmark grieves this week for the loss of our beloved children’s Librarian, Kristin Maloney. She died on Thursday, Oct. 20.

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Chilmark Town Column: Oct. 21

Chilmark was a busy place under the remarkable full harvest moon and with the accompanying high tides...the annual fishing derby came to an exciting close on Saturday evening with the awards on Sunday.

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Chilmark Town Column: Oct. 14

Chilmark is facing up to the inevitability of the upcoming national election. Town clerk Jennifer Christy has posted the early voting hours and dates for Chilmark.

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Chilmark Town Column: Oct. 7

Chilmark is turning to the fall and winter mode these days with fewer people on the roads and in the houses. I notice no cars in driveways that have been busy all summer; no lights in the houses I can see across the pond and no whir of the air conditioners in the neighboring house.

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Chilmark Town Column: Sept. 30

Chilmark is watching the sky this week as we hope for some of the promised drizzle to become real rain. It has been a dry summer and we need some soakers to get our gardens and our landscape ready for winter.

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Chilmark Town Column: Sept. 23

Chilmark is alive and well. I am enjoying the foggy morning with sunshine breaking through the light mist...a promise of another nice day that we can enjoy without guilt because of the heavy rains just past. I realize how appreciated that rain was as I watch a flock of little birds drinking from a hole in the old tree outside my window.

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Chilmark Town Column: Sept. 16

Chilmark is enjoying some most welcome fall days with temperatures and sunshine at acceptable levels...so nice. Many fishermen have arrived and are eagerly fishing their favorite spots for the ever-elusive winning fish in the annual Martha’s Vineyard fishing derby. Good luck to all!

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Chilmark Town Column: Sept. 9

Chilmark did not provide us with the beautiful weekend that I promised you at the end of last week’s column. So much for writing a column almost a week ahead of time. The tropical storm rolled in for the weekend and provided many with an extra day or two of vacation.

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