Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Cynthia Riggs and Howard Attebery were married Saturday before a crowd of family, friends and well-wishers in the West Tisbury Congregational Church, adding a long-awaited chapter to a love story that has captured hearts and imaginations around the country.
A fire at the Grey Barn farm in Chilmark late Friday damaged the creamery at the organic dairy farm off South Road.Chilmark fire chief David Norton said volunteer firefighters from Chilmark and West Tisbury responded to the call at 11 p.m.
A New Hampshire man charged with vehicular manslaughter after an accident on the Vineyard last July that killed his son and his son’s girlfriend pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Friday in Edgartown district court.
On the morning of May 22, Charlotte Holloman packed up a few items, helped her 91-year-old mother into the car and drove away from their home at the edge of Lagoon Pond for what could be the last time.
Barring a last minute reprieve by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the house will soon be demolished to make way for the new Lagoon bridge.
Work continues on a massive house moving project on Chappaquiddick following the discovery of an archeological site of interest that turned out to be an old refuse pit probably used by Native Americans centuries ago.
Project engineer George Sourati said the tribe suspected there could be a significant archeological feature at one location.
Calendar of Events
May 26, 2013
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9:00 amMemorial Day 5K Road Race and Fun Run starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Wesley Hotel in Oak Bluffs.
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9:00 amGarden Club Plant Sale is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Mill in West Tisbury. Call Barbara at 508-627-8146.
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10:00 amFriends of Family Planning Art Show is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.
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10:00 amName and Rank Memorial Day Worship begins at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist at the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs.
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10:00 amVineyard Artisans Spring Festival is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. Rain or shine.
