Thomas Humphrey

From Chilmark to Down Under

Jane Slater's new book The Mosher Family Tree is a story 150 years in the making.

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Bringing the Community Together Through Music

The Chilmark Community Center was packed Saturday night, with every seat filled for the long-awaited return of the Chilmark Potluck Jam.

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Short-Term Rental Receipts Bring Windfall to Island Towns

As the short-term rental business continues to boom, planners and housing advocates are weighing everything to address the industry's impact.

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Chilmark Potluck Jam Returns

Another long-awaited Island tradition will re-emerge this Saturday, as the Chilmark Potluck Jam returns to the Chilmark Community Center.

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Louisa Gould Gallery Hosts Stan Murphy

In what would have been his 100th birthday, Stan Murphy is having a renaissance on the Island.

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P.A. Club Looks to Tradition To Keep the Community Rocking

Before the Portuguese American Club was formed, before its cozy bar in suburban Oak Bluffs was built, there was just the Holy Ghost Society and a parade.

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After Mulling Changes, Towns Stand Firm on Housing Bank Draft

Chilmark, West Tisbury and Oak Bluffs became the first towns to weigh in on proposed changes to draft housing bank legislation, with all three voting not to modify the document’s structure before sending it off to the state.

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Island Grown Schools Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

Teachers, farmers and students all gathered at the Grange Hall on Friday to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of Island Grown Schools.

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MVC Approves Navigator Homes Project

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission approved a proposal to develop hospital workforce housing and a skilled nursing facility on a 28-acre forested plot in Edgartown.

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Conch is Big Business But Still a Mystery

On a blustery November day, in choppy waters somewhere off the western shore of the Island, Capt. Otto Osmers winched in his first conch pot of the day. At its peak in 2011, 1.4 million pounds of conch were harvested in Dukes County, with a monetary value of over $3 million.

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