One by one in the moonlight there, Neighing far off on the haunted air, The unicorns come down to the sea. - Conrad Aiken
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From the Front Page Dancing to the music:
young people frolic at Saturday festival.
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Identical Seward Twins Share Common Bond Few Singletons Can Ever Know
They are tallish, spare and almost laconic men. Certainly, 350 years of pragmatic New England roots, courtesy of their mother, Barbara Flanders, is part of it.
For Doug and David Seward, there is another reason. They are identical twins.
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Vineyard WeekThursday, July 24, 2008
Blood Drive
Blood Drive is from noon to 6 p.m. at the Portuguese-American Club on Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Portraiture 101
Portraiture 101 with instructor Cara Yahrling runs Thursdays from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Old Sculpin Studio School on Dock street in Edgartown. Cost is $40; $30 for seniors and teens. For details, call 508-627-4881.
Naturalist Gus Ben David
Naturalist Gus Ben David visits the Vineyard Haven Public Library at 4 p.m. Event is free and suitable for ages 5 and up. For details, call 508-696-4211.
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Tularemia Cases Are ConfirmedWith six confirmed cases of tularemia and reports of Lyme disease coming in, the Vineyard has begun another season of documenting tick-borne illnesses...
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Vineyard Nursing Association Confronts Rapid ExpansionWhile many nonprofits across the nation are cutting staff and programs due to the weak economy and rising operational costs, the Vineyard Nursing Association over the past six months has gone in a different direction, nearly doubling the number of patients under its care while hiring new staff and expanding its programs...
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Red Cross Reports Blood Supply Hits Summer LowMassachusetts is in the midst of a blood shortage due to a decline in blood donations, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross said Monday. Meanwhile, officials at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital said demand for blood on the Vineyard has increased with the summer swell in population...
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It’s Just Wood Until Guitar Fixer for the Stars (And the Soldiers) Flip Scipio Makes it Sing
The names of Flip Scipio’s clients — Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, and Carly Simon among them — are testament to him as a guitar technician...
By MIKE SECCOMBE
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