Louisa Hufstader

Peabody Museum Exhibit Pairs Tribal Members With Wampanoag Artifacts
Louisa Hufstader

Three members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) are among seven Wampanoag tribal members whose voices guide a virtual exhibit that opens today at the Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

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West Tisbury Voters Back Climate Action Plan, Bike Path for Old County Road
Louisa Hufstader

Meeting at the Tabernacle, voters strongly backed an ambitious climate change initiative and agreed to take the first steps toward a bike path along Old County Road.

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Film Festival Turns 20 at the Drive-In
Louisa Hufstader

Cancelled in March, the 20th Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival returns this week, with screenings that begin Thursday and run through the weekend at the drive-in at the YMCA in Oak Bluffs.

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Scrappy to the Last, Katama Hangar Comes Down
Louisa Hufstader

The World War II-era hangar at Katama Airfield was reduced to scrap on Thursday afternoon — not for the first time, but definitely for the last.

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Hospital Pledges $150,000 to Aid Shelter for the Homeless
Louisa Hufstader

To tackle the challenge of protecting homeless Islanders this winter, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has pledged $150,000 toward establishing and staffing temporary shelters.

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West Tisbury Tackles Unfinished Business at Special Town Meeting
Louisa Hufstader

A tax on recreational marijuana sales and a nonbinding resolution to make the Vineyard 100 per cent renewable by 2040 are among the articles on the warrant Tuesday.

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Tisbury Selectmen Ding State for Beach Road Silence
Louisa Hufstader

Selectmen expressed frustration Tuesday at what they said has been a lack of communication from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation about its long-planned work on Beach Road.

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Graceful Memorial Honors Jabberwocky Campers Who Have Died
Louisa Hufstader

On the hill that crowns Camp Jabberwocky in Vineyard Haven, a memorial is taking shape that will honor the memories of lost friends.

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Red Stocking Surprise: Kerry Alley Honored With New Fund
Louisa Hufstader

Red Stocking Fund stalwart Kerry Alley, who has always shunned the spotlight, learned the surprise news on Wednesday that a six-figure fund has been named in his honor.

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With Hunting Season Set to Begin, Deer Donation Program Will Repeat
Louisa Hufstader

When deer hunting season on Martha’s Vineyard begins Oct. 5, so will the venison donation program. Coordinated by Island Grown Initiative, the agricultural society and the tick-borne illness prevention program, the system allows hunters to donate surplus meat that will go to feed hungry Islanders.

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