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It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: When it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. - Charles Dickens
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Crocus encounter of the March kind for Maggie Guster, 5, Peter Burke, 8, and Isabella Guster, 8, at the Tisbury School.
Feature Story
While Disney saturates the media with ads for its Tim Burton extravaganza Alice in Wonderland, young Island thespians are sending Alice tumbling through a television screen instead of a looking glass, in a play about the absurdity of media-saturated consumer culture, called Alice in Americaland.
Vineyard WeekSaturday, March 20, 2010
Mindfulness Meditation Community of Martha's Vineyard meets at the Howes House in West Tisbury from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Silent meditation followed by led discussion. All welcome, donations accepted. For details, call 508-693-6774.
Yardsale and Bakesale to benefit the West Tisbury School second grade class is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Rain or shine.
Dolls for Haiti Workshop is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chilmark Tavern, off State Road. Sally Snipes will lead the group in creating a Waldorf-style cloth doll which will ultimately make its way into the arms of a Haitian child. Minimal sewing skills required. Children welcome if accompanied by an adult. Free, bring a snack to share.
Saturday Crafts at the West Tisbury library is from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. This week: Clothespin Creatures.
Coffee Hour is at the Aquinnah Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Enjoy a hot beverage, weekend newspapers and discussion with neighbors, family and friends.
Ceramic Arts for children ages 7 to 12 is from 10 a.m. to noon at Featherstone. Cost is $20. For details or to preregister, call 508-693-1850.
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News Update: Friday, March 19An Island man arrested this week is facing several charges of rape and indecent assault and battery against a mentally retarded person...
Island Man Arrested on Rape Charges
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Hospital Ranks Fifth in Cost
Harvard Pilgrim numbers rank Martha’s Vineyard Hospital fifth most expensive in state in relative cost
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has been identified as one of the most expensive in Massachusetts in data compiled by one of the state’s major health insurers...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
Cuttyhunkers Win Comcast Net ReversalThe tiny population of Cuttyhunk has won its David and Goliath battle with Comcast. The giant telecommunications company this week reversed its decision to pull the plug on the islanders’ do-it-yourself high speed Internet service...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
More Rules Loom for Lobstermen
Martha’s Vineyard lobsters are scarce. More lobsters are landed by the Steamship Authority ferry Island Home from afar than by local lobstermen, and the prognosis is not good for the future for the whole region. From Chatham to as far south as North Carolina, the lobster fishery is in trouble...
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Tom Osmers Always Had Oysters and Pearls of Wisdom to Share
Tom Osmers, the philosopher fisherman with a generous gift for oratory and oyster shucking whose status as a true Island character was confirmed with a nickname, The Codfather, died on Friday, March 12, surrounded by friends and family who loved him tremendously. He was 57... -
Spring Burns Begin Across Island to Dampen Danger of Big Fires
“We all help each other burn each other’s property,” says Bob Bale, the Nature Conservancy’s Southeast Massachusetts chapter fire manager. It may sound like an insurance fraud pact among pyromaniacs, but Mr. Bale is describing the efforts of the Martha’s Vineyard Prescribed Fire Partnership, a group that includes the Nature Conservancy, Mass Audubon’s Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, The Trustees of Reservations, the Polly Hill Arboretum and the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation. Their aim is to protect the public from the threat of wildfire and preserve the unique fire-dependent ecology of the Island...
By PETER BRANNEN
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Spring Peepers
The vernal equinox is tomorrow, but the sound of spring arrived early: Joyce Dresser of Oak Bluffs on March 16 was the first of many this week to report hearing pinkletinks. The weekend forecast calls for sun.
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