Thomas Humphrey

Up-Island Council on Aging Hires New Director

Bethany Hammond, assistant director of the Up-Island Council on Aging, will be taking over as new director of the organization next month.

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Maida Takes Chilmark Select Board Race

Chilmark landscaper, caretaker and former fishmonger Jeffrey Maida won a race for town select board on Wednesday night, narrowly beating out William Meegan by a vote of 267 to 222.

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Chilmark Votes for Review Committee After Tennis Bylaw Withdrawn

Town meeting-floor modifications to the warrant led to a compromise solution, with a seven-member committee to be appointed by town moderator Janet Wiedner.

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West Tisbury Envisions Its Future

West Tisbury residents will get a chance this week to weigh in on what path their town should take in the coming decades at a series of public visioning sessions put on as part of the town’s Master Plan development process. 

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Shellfish Group Aims to Give Eelgrass New Life

A new chapter in Island environmental restoration is blooming in a laboratory on the shores of the Lagoon. There, in a cool tub of water at a Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group Hatchery, a small artificial meadow of eelgrass is beginning to flower.

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Tensions Run High as Tennis Debate Continues in Chilmark

A controversy over management of the Chilmark Community Center and the town tennis courts continued to roil the small up-Island town this weekend. A forum Sunday morning quickly grew contentious.

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By the Numbers: In the Wild
Thomas Humphrey and Chris Burrell

 

 

 

Illustrations by Chris Burrell.

 

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A Tale of Two Orchards

Two long-time Island fruit growers have different styles but the same challenges.

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In Tune With Life’s Journey as a Psychiatrist and Guitar Player

It was a dream that inspired Island resident Dr. Peter Halperin to record his forthcoming album, Bring On The Storm.

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Chilmark Voters to Weigh in on Tennis Debate at Town Meeting

A long-simmering controversy about the use and management of Chilmark’s town tennis courts will come before voters at annual town meeting next week, where residents will also weigh in on upping the short-term rental tax, a variety of funding articles and a nearly $14.5 million budget. 

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