The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. – Sara Teasdale
The classroom is up the open staircase to the right in room 220 at the Edgartown School. Flags of world nations hang from the ceiling. There is a quote on the door that reads, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” This is the English Language Learning room, although...
Last fall a group of nine soldiers arrived in Menemsha to compete in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. The soldiers had been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and had traveled to the Island from Bethesda Naval Hospital and Walter Reed National Medical Center where they were recovering.
Chris Hathaway and Michael Sellitti Jr. stood at the ready on the slab at Up-Island Automotive this week, waiting for the next customer to pull in. The slab is home base for the gas attendants at the West Tisbury station, bouncing off the center aisle from pump to pump attending to customers.
In a home known for fostering literary talent and housing traveling artists, conversation at the Cleaveland House has been consumed lately with talk about place settings, tablecloths, decorations and flowers. A how-to book on marrying at an older age lies on the entry table amongst works of great authors.
After concerns arose last week about noise and crowding, a leadership development conference planned for early June in Oak Bluffs will change venues.
Calendar of Events
May 23, 2013
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9:30 amScholastic Book Fair is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury.
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10:00 amPlants, People and Opportunities with Nancy Weaver and Tim Boland is 10 a.m. to noon at Polly Hill Arboretum.
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10:00 amWriters’ Group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Oak Bluffs Library. Visit oakbluffslibrary.org.
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10:30 amStory Hour for ages three to five is at 10:30 a.m. at the Edgartown Library. Call 508-627-4221.
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10:30 amMother Goose on the Loose for ages newborn to three is at 10:30 a.m.
