Finding Forever Homes for the Furry Friends of the Island

For Lisa Dawley, manager of the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard, every day at the office can be an emotional roller coaster.

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Keeping Memories of the Disenfranchised Alive

Peggy King Jorde, an expert on African burial grounds, has dedicated her life to ensuring memories of the disenfranchised are kept alive.

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Chilmark Adopts Indoor Mask Mandate, Joining Other Towns

Joining four other Vineyard towns, the Chilmark board of health voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt an indoor mask mandate for all public spaces and all private spaces open to the public, citing the rapid spread of the Delta variant.

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Built to Dance Like Never Before

Built on Stilts turns 25 years old this summer as it returned to Union Chapel for three nights this past weekend and continues next weekend from August 21 to 23.

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Fleet Feet and Lots of Heat at Chilmark Road Race

Defeating a crowd of nearly 1,200 runners and soaring thermometers, Michael Schroeder won the men’s division and Sarah Tully won the women’s division.

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Public Schools Amend Mask Policy Slightly

Martha’s Vineyard public schools will continue to require universal masking indoors and on school transportation for all K-12 students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, but with an amendment allowing masks to be removed when outside.

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Book Festival Keeps the Stories Going

For four days in two locations, 22 of the country’s leading authors and thinkers gathered for the biennial Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival.

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Field Gallery Turns Half a Century

Tom Maley founded the Field Gallery in 1971 in the West Tisbury field behind his family’s home with fellow artists Robert Schwartz, Eleanor Coen and Max Kahn. Chris and Sheila Morse own the gallery today.

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Summer Baseball Season Comes to a Close

The energy was electric on Tuesday night as the Sharks faced the Danbury Westerners for the southern division championship. In a hard fought, close game the Westerners prevailed 7-5.

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Trustees Report Paints Dire Picture for Coastlines

The second annual State of the Coast report released last week by The Trustees of Reservations paints a stark picture of the future for Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Gosnold.

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