Richard Lewis Taylor

Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 23

Union Chapel will begin its first series of celebrations recognizing the 150th year of the chapel by dedicating the rebuilt and totally refurbished 1924 Austin Organ. Minister of Music Bill Peek has selected internationally acclaimed organist Alcee Chriss 3rd to deliver the dedication recital. It will take place on August 4 at 7:30 p.m.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 16

Martha's Vineyard was well represented this past Sunday on Channel 5's City Line program. The television host and award-winning commentator Karen Holmes Ward is an Oak Bluffs resident.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 9

The Polar Bears opened their 75th season on July 4 at the Inkwell Beach with 25 people in the exercise circle and seven freelance swimmers stroking from jetty to jetty.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 2

Independence Day celebrations are all about family gatherings as we celebrate the red, white and blue and salute the birth of a new nation.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: June 25

Juneteenth Celebration, Father's Day and a cottage blessing intersected on Pennacook avenue this past Sunday.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: June 11

Congrats to all of the seniors who graduated as class of 2021 recently. It was a year full of challenges and complexities.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: June 4

On a typical Memorial Day Weekend, we spend time painting yard and deck chairs, blasting pollen from the porch and getting flowers and mulch in place.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: May 21

In reflecting on the 175th year of the publishing of our beloved Vineyard Gazette I have been thinking about the origins and evolution of my own Oak Bluffs town column here in the paper.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: April 16

As the fickle weather glides from warm days to cool days and back again we are reminded of the late spring and early summer to come.

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Oak Bluffs Town Column: Jan. 12

The Georgia-Martha's Vineyard connection.

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